Houston Ballet’s costume shop, in late November, bursts at the seams with costumes for the The Nutcracker. When I visited the week before Thanksgiving, the show’s 1,750 opulent costumes bulged from ...

The holidays aren’t the holidays without a Nutcracker ballet production, and the experience promises to be even sweeter this time around. George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, opening Thursday night at ...

“The Nutcracker is a blessing and a curse,” says Chris Takashima. “We call it a beast.” She’s not talking casting or choreography—it’s the costuming that makes her head spin faster than a dancer doing ...

After a successful $5 million capital campaign, Milwaukee Ballet is rolling out a new edition of "The Nutcracker" in December, with new costumes, new sets, more children and some new choreography. But ...

HARD AT WORK TO MAKE THE PERFORMANCES POP. ♪ EMILY: FOR THE MAGIC YOU SEE ON STAGE, ♪ EMILY: ANOTHER KIND OF MAGIC IS HAPPENING HERE IN THE BASEMENT OF KANSAS CITY BALLET. >> IT IS PLAYERS UPON ...

It’s officially holiday season in Las Vegas when the red battledress, plum tutu and Mouse Queen mask come out of Nevada Ballet Theatre’s immense costume closet. The Nutcracker, built upon Pyotr Ilyich ...

The weather outside was stormy and warmish. Inside the Houston Ballet's wardroom shop, it was chilly enough to craft snowflakes. There, in a space that looks like a cross between a kitchen and a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – The Richmond Ballet is in full preparation mode for their holiday production of ‘The Nutcracker’ at the Dominion Energy Center. The Richmond Ballet will perform 17 productions ...

Cincinnati Ballet wardrobe supervisor Noelle Wedig-Johnston says she gets one question a lot: “How long does it take to build a tutu?” More than likely, people ask her how long it takes to make a tutu ...

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The classic ballet will remain rooted in the familiar story while introducing new choreography and Pittsburgh-inspired themes ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by After the pandemic pause, nearly 130 costumes had to be remade for a cast that’s older and taller. Built in? Ways to adjust them back down in size. By ...