Yet “The Nutcracker” gives it a friendly spin. “The Franco-Russian alliance was depicted in the original costuming,” Morrison says. “Initially the nutcracker is fighting the mice on his ...

The Kalinin Russian Dancers will perform the Russian ... performance Pasadena Dance Theatre is presenting its 23rd annual “Nutcracker” ballet at the San Gabriel Civic Auditorium for three ...

Once upon a time at Christmas... Moscow Ballet is bringing its holiday classic the Great Russian Nutcracker to the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 26, featuring ...

Or, for that matter, Russia, where it originated in 1892. There are many delights in Moscow Ballet’s “Great Russian Nutcracker,” which the touring company of dancers from assorted Russian ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ukraine's culture minister is calling on the nation's Western allies to temporarily boycott Russian artists and ... quintessential Christmas classic The Nutcracker, is a big ask — and a late ...