As the iconic music swells and the curtain rises in the Buddy Holly Hall, a ballet performance of "The Nutcracker" plays out on stage with colorful costumes, intricate choreography and detailed sets.

Madeline Woo is a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet — where the first ever full-length production of The Nutcracker was performed in the United States Woo has danced in her fair share of ...

The Colorado West Performing Arts Company will present eight performances of the holiday ballet “The Nutcracker” from Dec. 19–23 at Asteria Theatre, 864 Bunting ...

ATLANTA - How big is Atlanta Ballet’s production of "The Nutcracker" this year? Let’s put it this way: It took nine semi-trucks to carry more than eight tons of lighting, scenery, and props to the ...

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To learn about the costume making for Dayton Ballet’s “Nutcracker,” watch the video above. When Brandon Ragland applied for the Dayton Ballet’s artistic director position, he was asked whether or not ...

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 ...

Setting scenes into motion is nothing new for Danny Mitsios, as a dancer and the artistic and executive director for Montgomery Ballet. But for this year's production of "The Nutcracker" on Sunday, ...

Woo, a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet, tells PEOPLE about the one 'Nutcracker' scene she says feels like doing "ballet on hard mode" Each year when the holidays roll around, hundreds ...