Everything "Nutcracker"

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Sensory-Friendly and Relaxed Performances Make Big Impacts on Audiences and Dancers Alike

Dr. Elisabeth Pain

A woman with long brown hair stands over a dancer who is sitting down and pins a very tall blonde wig on her head.

A Visual Feast: The Fantastical Wigs, Makeup and Costumes for ENB’s New Nutcracker

Caroline Tonks

During a performance of the Nutcracker, group of about a dozen children in 19th century costumes face front and dance close together, leaning their bodies to their right with their arms up. Some carry dolls and toys while others carry flags, while a boy in the front holds a red and white drum. They all smile brightly.

Val Caniparoli, aka “Mr. Nutcracker,” on Creating 5 Different Productions of the Holiday Classic

Steve Sucato

A large group of female ballet dancers dressed as flowers surround a cavalier lifting the Dew Drop Fairy, who poses in a parallel retiré.

Ballet West Celebrates 80 Years of America’s Oldest Nutcracker

Sophie Bress

Two male dancers, one is a rat costume and the other dressed as a Nutcracker, lunge towards each other with swords in front of a black and red backdrop.

Costume Drama: How to Breeze Through a Stressful Quick Change

Amy Brandt

Anna Rose O'Sullivan poses in parralel passee on pointe, bending her upper body back in cambé with her arms in third arabesque. Marcelino Sambé stands beihnd her and holds her by the waist. She wears a pink tutu and gold tiara, while he wears a pink tunic, white tights and slippers, and a large crown.

The Sugar Plum Fairy May Be a Cultural Icon, but Who Is She Really?

Sarah McKenna Barry

a magical scene with a castle, bright starts, and two dancers in the middle

Indiana University Removes Offensive Caricatures in New Productions of The Nutcracker and La Bayadère

Stav Ziv for Dance Magazine

During a performance of The Nutcracker, a young girl dancer stands center stage and holds up a nutcracker doll, surrounded by other child dancers. She wears a silver Victorian style dress with a long, full skirt, short puffed sleeves, and pink trimmings along the skirt, sleeves and waist. The girls surrounding her also wear long dresses in various colors, and the boys wear pants and buttoned jackets in different shades of brown. Behind them, adults in period costume mingle during the in front of a large Christmas tree.

Nutcracker and Beyond: Favorite Children’s Roles in Ballet

Sarah McKenna Barry

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