People return to New York City Ballet’s “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” because they know exactly what to expect: the ...

This season, two impressive opera-house stagings are playing in this city and could be characterized as opposite sides of the “Nutcracker” coin. George Balanchine’s 1954 version for New York ...

Sara Mearns, the New York City Ballet principal, announced her 10-year struggle on Instagram. She tested out her new hearing ...

The original “The Nutcracker” debuted in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1892, and is actually an adaptation of an 1819 short story by E.T.A. Hoffman. Perhaps the most famous version of the ballet, by ...

In the company’s production of George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker,” she’ll perform her final role as Sugar Plum Fairy. (Photo by Alexander Izilieav) Weeks ahead of George Balanchine’s ...

"The Nutcracker" at the New York City Ballet is a holiday classic that draws thousands to Lincoln Center each year. The company has been performing George Balanchine's ballet every year since 1954.

And the epitome of that, for many New Yorkers, tourists, families, and ballet enthusiasts is New York City Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. The seasonal favorite has ...

Weeks ahead of “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ ” the Sugar Plum Fairy is getting ready to entertain. Her wand at hand, she has magic to command. At her palace in the Land of the ...

Much of what today is considered classical ballet is grounded in 15th and 16th century European culture, some of it with ...

New York and Brooklyn, N.Y. Since “The Nutcracker” had its 1892 premiere with Russia’s imperial ballet in St. Petersburg, the underlying source for the now world-famous and popular Christmas ...

New York City Ballet’s holiday institution is made even more magical by the whimsical costumes—which haven’t changed since ...