Good news: If you want to see “The Nutcracker,” you have ample opportunity. Companies all over the Indianapolis area will perform Tchaikovsky’s iconic holiday ballet this season. National tours, local ...

Butler Ballet has been performing The Nutcracker since 1962. This cherished holiday tradition has a long history and the inclusion of children in performances has given opportunities to many young ...

In 1892, composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreographer Marius Petipa debuted “The Nutcracker,” a two-act ballet about a young girl named Clara who receives a nutcracker for Christmas. When the ...

When the holidays roll around, you'd be hard pressed to find a ballet company in the world that isn't gearing up for a production of The Nutcracker. All across the U.S., companies stage their own ...

A battle between brave toys and marauding mice. An elegant Waltz of the Snowflakes. The dance of the Sugarplum Fairy that's just as sweet as any holiday dessert. For many Americans, watching these ...

Leave your Grinches, Scrooges, Red Ryder BB guns and Hans Grubers behind. All I want to do during the holiday season is watch as many versions of The Nutcracker as possible; and here are some ...

About half of the revenue for American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite "The Nutcracker." Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies.