A Salon.com essay making the rounds calls out the E.T.A. Hoffmann’ original 1816 tale, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” for its “creepy” energy — and its “br… ...

Some “Nutcracker” scores are reimagined; others are remixed. But “The Hip Hop Nutcracker,” a 2014 production by Jennifer Weber that has become a touring staple in the United States, is a ...

In short, to paraphrase the famous Samuel Johnson line about London, if you are tired of “The Nutcracker,” you might be tired of Christmas itself.

Photo: Disney+. What’s great about The Hip Hop Nutcracker as presented by Disney+, though, is the way it beams in decades of hip hop dance history into the homes of millions. That’s ...

Milwaukee Ballet performs "The Nutcracker" through Dec. 24 at the Marcus Performing Arts Center, 929 N. Water St. For tickets, visit milwaukeeballet.org or call (414) 902-2103.

Jeffrey Brown: It's part of a broader movement in the art form. "The Nutcracker" was first staged in 1892 by Russia's Mariinsky Ballet. The New York City Ballet, which premiered George Balanchine ...