At 83, choreography pioneer Twyla Tharp’s primary goal has remained the same over her 60-year career. “It is to work,” says ...

Widely considered America’s first prima ballerina, Tallchief is being celebrated by New York City Ballet, where she was a ...

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 ...

People return to New York City Ballet’s “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” because they know exactly what to expect: the tree will grow extravagantly, Marie will vanquish the Mouse King ...

Based on the Alexandre Dumas père version of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tale, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816), there are several companies around the country who put up the show this time of ...

The renowned ballet company will return for its 59th summer in Saratoga Springs with "Coppelia," a new Justin Peck work and ...

Emma Von Enck, Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet joins CBS New York to discuss her roles in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker. Elon Musk's Ex-Wife And Mother To His 5 Kids Says His ...

Mikhail Baryshnikov turns 77 today. Born in Latvia, then under the Soviet thumb, he defected to Canada in 1974 and became a U.S. citizen in 19865 Soviet defectors:1) George Balanchine (1904-1983): ...