Houston Ballet’s costume shop, in late November, bursts at the seams with costumes for the The Nutcracker. When I visited the week before Thanksgiving, the show’s 1,750 opulent costumes bulged from ...

After a successful $5 million capital campaign, Milwaukee Ballet is rolling out a new edition of "The Nutcracker" in December, with new costumes, new sets, more children and some new choreography. But ...

The holidays aren’t the holidays without a Nutcracker ballet production, and the experience promises to be even sweeter this time around. George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, opening Thursday night at ...

“The Nutcracker is a blessing and a curse,” says Chris Takashima. “We call it a beast.” She’s not talking casting or choreography—it’s the costuming that makes her head spin faster than a dancer doing ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – The Richmond Ballet is in full preparation mode for their holiday production of ‘The Nutcracker’ at the Dominion Energy Center. The Richmond Ballet will perform 17 productions ...

Fort Wayne Ballet each year small makes changes to “The Nutcracker” such as a updated costumes or set pieces. The 2024 production includes new costumes for a few key roles as well as a look toward ...

The weather outside was stormy and warmish. Inside the Houston Ballet's wardroom shop, it was chilly enough to craft snowflakes. There, in a space that looks like a cross between a kitchen and a ...

“The Nutcracker,” an annual student-run ensemble by Cardinal Ballet Company (CBC), has been transporting audiences to a winter wonderland since 1993. On Dec. 8, CBC brought the holiday season to life ...

DENVER — Though the pandemic put a few wrenches in their plan, dancers at the Colorado Ballet will perform on a new set in new costumes for their annual "The Nutcracker" performance at the Ellie ...

It’s officially holiday season in Las Vegas when the red battledress, plum tutu and Mouse Queen mask come out of Nevada Ballet Theatre’s immense costume closet. The Nutcracker, built upon Pyotr Ilyich ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Just two days before the curtain rises on Ballet West's iconic "Nutcracker" performance in downtown Salt Lake City, the company is facing heartbreaking news at the sudden loss of a ...