Audiences love those six magical minutes in every production of George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” when it snows onstage. But how does the snow happen? Pacific Northwest Ballet relies on four ...

PHOENIX — Musicians in a cramped space under a Phoenix stage send up the familiar tones of “The Nutcracker.” Overhead, satin-and-glue pointed toes pitter-patter across stage in a performance of the ...

While Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the Snowflakes” averages just over six minutes in length, the physical and mental preparation of those Snowflakes has most likely started weeks or even months before ...

Anna Nevzorova and the snowflakes perform an excerpt from Waltz of the Snowflakes. Anna Nevzorova (The Ice Queen) and the snowflakes perform an excerpt from Waltz of the Snowflakes.

Members of Pioneer Valley Ballet perform “Waltz of the Snowflakes” from “The Nutcracker” at the Academy of Music during First Night entertainment Saturday in Northampton.

It takes some doing in this country to be more than about 25 miles from a production of “The Nutcracker” during the Christmas season. The ballet has become as American as Friday Night Lights and as ...

The World Ballet Company will bring its production of “The Nutcracker” to Packard Music Hall on Dec. 1. The performance will feature Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s score performed by a live orchestra and ...

The iconic tale of “The Nutcracker” is gloriously revived this year through a range of different productions in and around Boston, from classic stagings to modern adaptations that celebrate a variety ...

Anna Nevzorova (The Ice Queen) and the snowflakes perform an excerpt from Waltz of the Snowflakes. Sugar Plum Pas de Deux from "Nutcracker" Emma Hawes and Aitor Arrieta perform an excerpt from the ...