Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, featuring the celesta’s magical sound, became iconic through The Nutcracker. Initially criticized, its popularity soared via Disney’s Fantasia and ...

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 ...

Crooked Tree Arts Center School of Ballet veteran dancers Olivia Pearsall and Lillian Ellsworth will help bring the beloved “The Nutcracker” performance to the local stage this month. The holiday ...

The Sugar Plum Fairy is the queen of George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker." She presides over the ballet's second act with regal grace, and her breathtaking duet with her Cavalier is one of the evening ...

Alabama Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker is a favorite holiday activity for Birminghamians of all ages. The local dance company expertly performs the classic ballet in a beautiful spectacle of ...