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 ...

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 ...

For many San Diego families, it’s not Christmas season unless there’s a “Nutcracker” on the schedule. Set to a score by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and based on E.T.A. Hoffman’s 1816 short story “The Nutcracker ...

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 ...

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.

With its year-after-year performances, a long-burnished classic like “The Nutcracker” gains new glow when a gifted ballerina takes command for the first time of a prominent and career-elevating role.

Anyone who has been to the Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker in the last decade has seen choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s work in full artistic force. Now, the prolific English dancemaker, who is known ...

Experience the magical spirit of December with the top show of this Holiday Season at the Ajkun Ballet Theatre. Over 100 years of tradition, timeless music and beautiful dances performed live in New ...

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 ...

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 ...