THUMBNAIL SKETCH: Tchaikovsky’s ballet, THE NUTCRACKER, presented in two acts, has enchanted audiences for generations with its blend of fantasy and festive holiday charm. The ballet begins at a ...

It’s impossible to imagine the Christmas season without “The Nutcracker,” a beloved ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Written in 1892, this two-act classical ballet remains a symbol of the holiday ...

The unbounded success of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie this summer followed by the Christmas season’s many stagings of “The Nutcracker,” danced to Tchaikovsky’s 1892 score, combined to spark my memory ...

Tonight through Sunday, the world renowned Bolshoi Ballet will be in the midst of touring their landmark production of “Swan Lake.” The company will only be performing in eight cities nationwide, ...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed only three ballets — all now among the world’s most popular — and the Kansas City Ballet will perform two of them during its 2025-26 season. Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” ...

Around 150 dancers will grace the Castle Theater stage for "The Nutcracker." Chelsea Fine/Sea Fine Photography For the fifth year in a row, Alexander Academy of Performing Arts will present ...

As “Swan Lake’” unfolded on the waves and flights of Tchaikovsky’s haunting score, the work—which had its North American premiere on Friday with the Miami City Ballet at the Adrienne Arsht Center for ...

Tchaikovsky was the first Russian composer to make an impression worldwide.

Here are a few more things worth knowing about the BBC Kultur Video flick. Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Royal Swedish Ballet starring Nathalie Nordquist, Anders Nordström, Marketta Kaila, Christian Rambe has ...

This article originally published in December 2021. Portions of it were updated with 2022 information about "The Nutcracker." Even though Tom Mattingly worked on roughly a dozen productions of "The ...