Cute kids, antic elders, a dessert buffet that springs to life, all swirling to those gorgeous Tchaikovsky melodies — is it any wonder that “The Nutcracker” is one of the most popular ballets in the ...

South African ballet dancers in the Russian Ballet Ensemble perform The Nutcracker in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 10. Ihsaan Haffejee / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Ukraine is calling ...

It takes some doing in this country to be more than about 25 miles from a production of “The Nutcracker” during the Christmas season. The ballet has become as American as Friday Night Lights and as ...

The winter holidays are here, and so is “The Nutcracker,” showing in local theaters throughout the season. Picture the scene: The ballerina is lifted up high into the air to the glorious descending ...

Nobody knows Tchaikovsky like the Russians, which is why the Moscow Ballet?s presentation of the Russian composer?s “The Nutcracker” includes a performance by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Under the ...

The Russian National Ballet's spectacular production of "The Nutcracker," a beloved ballet of the classical repertoire, is coming to Puerto Vallarta. The most prestigious company in Russia is led by ...

Tonight, Lindsey Kolb will step onstage with an international ballet company when the Moscow Ballet opens its two-night performance of "The Great Russian Nutcracker." For Kolb, 15, it could be the ...

Ukraine's culture minister is calling on the nation's Western allies to temporarily boycott Russian artists and composers. In a Wednesday opinion column for The Guardian, Oleksandr Tkachenko writes ...

Moscow Ballet brings the Gift of Christmas Tour to Midland with Great Russian Nutcracker performances at 3 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center. Tickets go on sale Friday. The Great ...