E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” tells the tale of our young heroine, who only sees the nutcracker come to life while she sleeps and sees him battle a seven-headed mouse ...

The ballet's child-centered tale is drawn from “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” the 1816 novella by E.T.A. Hoffmann, a much more grotesque story. Like his contemporaries the brothers Grimm ...

At the risk of losing the plot, the rest of this “Nutcracker” is like many others. Marie falls asleep and dreams of a battle between life-sized toy soldiers and giant mice.

For 37 years the Honda Inspiration Award has recognized a female collegiate athlete who has overcome physical or emotional hardship, later returning to athletic achievement. Sidney Barbier, a ...

Drosselmeyer isn’t a ballet dancer, but a pop-and-lock hip-hop dancer. In the classic battle scene, young dancers marching with prop rifles have been replaced by a fight between ballet and hip-hop ...

2. The battle with the Mouse King. In the second dance session Clara falls asleep under the Christmas tree, only to wake up and find herself in a new, magical world.

Boston Ballet artistic director Mikko Nissinen’s “Nutcracker” is, as always, packed with thoughtful touches. And children have returned to the cast this year.

Pacific Symphony Presents Enchanting Holiday Favorite, NUTCRACKER FOR KIDS . The 45-minute Family Musical Mornings performance, presented by Farmers and Merchants Bank, is especially suited for ...

Though Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “ The Nutcracker” has been a holiday staple for most families for generations, Jacobs School of Music brings fans an updated version of this classic tale.

Go behind the scenes of Orlando Ballet’s multimillion-dollar ‘Nutcracker’ in holiday TV special Documentary that traces creation of troupe’s multimillion-dollar production airs on Thanksgiving ...

On Nov. 24, Boston Ballet returned with their Christmas staple, Mikko Nissinen’s “The Nutcracker.” “The Nutcracker” features accomplished dancers from the company as well as students ...

“The Nutcracker Suite,” Terminus Student Company. 4 p.m. Dec. 13, 1 and 4 p.m. Dec. 14 and 15. $25-$45. Art Farm at Serenbe’s Lakeside Pavilion, 10950 Hutcheson Ferry Road, Chattahoochee Hills.