With its sparkling celesta and dreamlike rhythm, “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” has become a sonic hallmark of Christmas. But its festive identity is a modern invention. Born in a 19th-century ...

Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, featuring the celesta’s magical sound, became iconic through The Nutcracker. Initially criticized, its popularity soared via Disney’s Fantasia and ...

The Washington Post ran a rave review when Atlanta Ballet premiered Yuri Possokhov’s thrilling “Nutcracker” at the Kennedy Center Opera House in December 2019. Dance critic Sarah L. Kaufman described ...

The beloved fairy tale of overcoming adversity and hardship with the help of some loyal mice friends and a magical Fairy Godmother comes to the stage through “Cinderella!” a ballet production by East ...

My favorite thing about cats is their ability to have the most fun out of nowhere, no other company necessary. Albus the Ragdoll cat lives his whole life this way, but felt especially moved one ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A production featuring graduates of Le Jardin des Voix, run by Les Arts Florissants, with choreography by Mourad Merzouki, comes to Lincoln Center on ...

Albemarle Ballet Theatre is giving youngsters an opportunity to see favorite fairy tales told through dance — and learn for themselves onstage how the magic happens. “Once Upon a Time,” the ballet ...