George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker is for ... their smiles remarkably genuine when they came downstage during the party scene — a quality that is difficult for even seasoned professional ...

The Act 1 party scene that sets up the fantastical second half of The Nutcracker is rendered hilarious by the physical schtick of Ben Stevenson’s choreography for Texas Ballet Theater (Nov. 29 ...

‘After the excitement of the party, Clara fell asleep under the Christmas tree with the wooden Nutcracker soldier in her arms. But in the middle of the night she woke up to a frightening scen ...

The Nutcracker score is written for a standard ... And to set the tone for a party scene, the composer asked for toy instruments to be played on stage by the child dancers! If it's snowing ...