Nutcracker dolls can trace their little wooden development back to the Ore Mountains of Germany in the late 17th century. Most often depicted as toy soldiers, they became gifts and symbols of good ...

Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet returns to The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium on Dec. 23. Review for Nutcracker!: This year marks the 31st annual North American tour of this beloved ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The magic of the Nutcracker has dazzled audiences for decades. We continue our Countdown to Christmas series tonight as Holly Brantley takes us behind the scenes at the ...

THUMBNAIL SKETCH: Tchaikovsky’s ballet, THE NUTCRACKER, presented in two acts, has enchanted audiences for generations with its blend of fantasy and festive holiday charm. The ballet begins at a ...

A Montgomery holiday tradition is also a dream come true for 13-year-old Haylee Anthony, a dancer at Alabama River Region ballet. "I've always wanted this role," said Anthony, who will be Clara and go ...

In 1816, the German Romantic and Gothic horror author E.T.A. Hoffmann published the story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". This dark fairytale, which featured a nutcracker doll that comes to life ...

Clara dreams of becoming a ballerina and asks for a pair of pointe shoes for Christmas. And when Uncle Drosselmeyer's gift of a nutcracker transports her into a sugar plum dreamscape, Clara dances her ...

Performances of “The Nutcracker” can be found almost any weekend in December in towns across America. Set to Tchaikovsky’s famous score, “The Nutcracker” is about a girl named Clara who is given a ...

Ballet Arkansas' 17 professional company members join a community cast of nearly 300 children and adults to enact whirling snowflakes, waltzing flowers, belligerent rodents, angels, dancing bonbons ...