A principal dancer makes her Sugar Plum Fairy debut in Miami City Ballet's Balanchine Nutcracker, performing at the Adrienne Arsht Center Dec. 12–28 with full festive staging.

"My goal," said Lincoln Jones, "is to create an experience today that has the depth of [the art of the past] but also the immediacy of what those things had in their own time." (Jane Kim / For The ...

The holiday classic, George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, returns to the Academy of Music on December 6. Angel Corella, Artistic Director for Philadelphia Ballet, calls the ballet the number ...

Weeks ahead of “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ ” the Sugar Plum Fairy is getting ready to entertain. Her wand at hand, she has magic to command. At her palace in the Land of the Sweets the ...

PHILADELPHIA — It’s hard not to be charmed by The Nutcracker, even after multiple viewings year after year. Maybe, especially after multiple viewings year after year. It’s like watching a favorite ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Nutcracker is a beloved show, for both dancers and audiences alike. "We're very excited to be able to bring it every season," says Angel Corella, Artistic Director for ...

While celebrating its 75th anniversary this fall, New York City Ballet is performing 18 ballets by its founding choreographer, George Balanchine. But to get a sense of the global standing of ...

The next step for “Ballade,” coached by its original ballerina, Merrill Ashley, is to keep it in the repertory. Especially with Mira Nadon in the lead. By Gia Kourlas It can feel overwhelming to watch ...