Every year, the Fidalgo DanceWorks production of “The Nutcracker” adds new elements and changes some of the choreography to keep the story fresh, but there are usually a few staple dances that remain.

The story opens on Christmas Eve with a busy party scene with six dancing couples and many young dancers recruited from the community. During the celebration Herr Drosselmeyer presents his goddaughter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. João Percilio da Silva and San Francisco Ballet perform in Tomasson's "Nutcracker." (Lindsey Rallo/San Francisco Ballet) While the ...

Zachary Hench, artistic director of Juneau Dance Theatre, may have been too young to remember the first time he was on stage for a performance of “The Nutcracker,” but he knows the story well. His ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Tickets are now on sale for a local production of "Nutcracker in a Nutshell." It's a shorter, family-friendly, 1-hour version of the classic Nutcracker ballet. The ...

Choreography: Terrence S. Orr Music: Peter I. Tchaikovsky Costumes & Set Design: Zack Brown The magic of The Nutcracker illuminates the stage with more than 150 performers, hundreds of costumes and ...

“Nutcracker” performances are upon us yet again with this fairy tale ballet from 1892 relegating comparatively more recent Yuletide entertainment traditions like “It’s a Wonderful Life” to the status ...

In 1892, composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreographer Marius Petipa debuted “The Nutcracker,” a two-act ballet about a young girl named Clara who receives a nutcracker for Christmas. When the ...

The Ruth Page Center for the Arts is proud to present its annual live production of “Ruth Page’s The Nutcracker” featuring original choreography by Ruth Page and directed by the artistic team of ...

While the San Francisco Ballet's much loved production rises to the top of many dance lovers' holiday wish lists, it's far from being the only "Nutcracker" in town. Across the Bay Area, several local ...