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 ...

The story opens on Christmas Eve with a busy party scene with six dancing couples and many young dancers recruited from the community. During the celebration Herr Drosselmeyer presents his goddaughter ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - On this very merry edition of Wear it Wednesday, sugar plum fairies visited the station for a sneak peak of the costumes from Panama City Ballet’s upcoming performance ...

“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 ...

To learn about the costume making for Dayton Ballet’s “Nutcracker,” watch the video above. When Brandon Ragland applied for the Dayton Ballet’s artistic director position, he was asked whether or not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First performed in the United States in 1944, “The Nutcracker” became a tradition in 1954 with ballet companies across the country ...

PORT TOWNSEND — With its timeless magic, lavish costumes, and Snow, Dew Drop and Sugar Plum fairies, The Nutcracker takes fans on a dream-like journey of music and dance. The classic holiday ballet is ...

Please check your inbox for your confirmation. The crotch in your pants tears open — wide. You’re not at home or in a bathroom stall at work. You’re on stage in front of an audience of thousands, ...