It takes some doing in this country to be more than about 25 miles from a production of “The Nutcracker” during the Christmas season. The ballet has become as American as Friday Night Lights ...

If you answer yes, chances are you saw The Nutcracker—a production so iconic it is often an audience member’s first (and sometimes only) exposure to ballet. The classic, with music by Russian ...

It wasn’t until 1954 its staging by George Balanchine with the New York City Ballet, however, that “The Nutcracker” became a holiday staple. Balanchine, the Russian-born founder of the New ...

At “The Nutcracker’s” premiere on Dec. 18 ... author of “Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today.” “The reason Moscow became its ...

Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker stars principal artists Ekaterina Bortyakova as Masha and Akzhol Mussokhanov as the Nutcracker Prince. Spectacular scenic design, sumptuous costumes ...

In the ballet "The Nutcracker" the lead, Clara is thrust in a magical far-off land, where she meets new people and goes on wonderous adventures. While there, she battles mice, pirouettes through ...

Tkachenko says Ukraine's allies can fight back by rejecting Russian artists ... for the esteemed New York City Ballet come from its five-week run of The Nutcracker, Reuters reported last ...

Talmi, which has been sending its unique take on "The Nutcracker" out to some 140 cities in North America each winter since 1992, used to call its production “Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian ...

and Russian Troika, ostensibly to engage with their cultures, but have frequently been criticized for containing offensive stereotypes. Given that “The Nutcracker” is ultimately ballet ...

Orlando Ballet keeps the traditional title of “The Nutcracker” for its run ... in the program is the elimination of the traditional Russian Dance number. It was removed to show support ...