From lucky legwarmers to tons of tulle, ballet superstar Tiler Peck gives us an insider's look at the magical holiday ballet Prima ballerina Tiler Peck, a principal with the New York City Ballet, is ...

With its year-after-year performances, a long-burnished classic like “The Nutcracker” gains new glow when a gifted ballerina takes command for the first time of a prominent and career-elevating role.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Set to Tchaikovsky’s romantic score, "The Nutcracker” ballet is a whimsical Christmas fantasy that tells the story of a little ...

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 Sweets the ...

Listen to how Tchaikovsky uses the celesta in “The Nutcracker,” unleashing the potential of the instrument to signal playfulness and fantasy. By Joshua Barone Photographs and Video by Vincent Tullo ...

NEW YORK — We all know it. The enchanting melody of “The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,” which returns to New York City Ballet on Friday for its annual run through Dec.