Lithuania’s then-Culture Minister Simonas Kairys decided that performing Russian composer Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky’s classic ...

Jackson Prep students who performed in Ballet Mississippi’s Nutcracker included (from left, back) Mary Harr Payne, Ruby ...

BOSTON - An instantly recognizable character in the Boston Ballet's holiday classic The Nutcracker only appears for a few minutes in the first act, but the bear is a real crowd pleaser.

The Nutcracker is responsible for so many famous pieces of classical music played in popular culture that many people will ...

ENB’s astoundingly pretty new production of the Christmas classic hits the sweet spot - 4/5 This fun version delivers Quality ...

Jeffrey Brown: It's part of a broader movement in the art form. "The Nutcracker" was first staged in 1892 by Russia's Mariinsky Ballet. The New York City Ballet, which premiered George Balanchine ...

This weekend, Detroit Lakes' Summit School of Dance is going to take a crack at presenting its own version of that ballet — but with a little twist. Two performances of "The Nutcracker Twist" are set ...

José Pablo Castro Cuevas as the eponymous Nutcracker battled the Rat King in a toy soldier uniform and paper mache head.

The Alabama River Region Ballet's 9th annual production of "The Nutcracker" at the Davis Theater in Montgomery once again ...

The annual gatherings with turkey-filled plates and frantic retail adventures mark the end of fall festivities, and the Boston Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” marks the beginning of wintry ...