Mendelssohn’s music soon began to sound too sugary ... Night’s Dream would become exactly what its backers hoped—”a Nutcracker for grownups.” Contact us at [email protected] ...

Nutcracker is ballet’s annual sugar rush – a gulp of delicious dance and Tchaikovsky’s music. Hitting the literal sweet spot between trashy and smugly tasteful can prove tricky, but English ...

But it’s a sad trombone for live-music aficionados. The NBT went without live music for “Nutcracker” at Paris Theater from 2008-2011, and also in 2019 (citing funding shortfalls) after ...

For over a century, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann's fairy tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" has never ceased to amaze ...

When the nutcracker comes to life as a handsome prince ... 1,2,1,2,1,2 in time with the music. You could try marching to the beat. Now listen to the Waltz of the Flowers at the beginning of ...

All 90 dancers, 62 musicians, 40 stagehands and more than ... George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®, based on the Alexandre Dumas père version of E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale, The Nutcracker and ...

"This rendition offers a perfect blend of nostalgia and novelty, making it an ideal introduction to the ballet for both newcomers and seasoned enthusiasts alike." Alex Roy enjoys The Scottish Ballet's ...

Karen El-Chaar speaks with Pennsylvania Youth Ballet directors Karen Knerr and Darin Lewis about their 2024 production of The ...

Lemn Sissay explores Tchaikovsky's music from The Nutcracker with beautiful animation. The story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was transformed into a magical ballet in 1892 – and is now a ...