Everything “Nutcracker”

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.

Career

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.

Career

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

Everything "Nutcracker"

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.

Everything "Nutcracker"

Nutcracker and Beyond: Favorite Children’s Roles in Ballet

Sarah McKenna Barry

Teenage dancers rehearse a pas de deux in a large dance studio. The girl, wearing a long-sleeved black leotard, pink tights, and pointe shoes, does an attitude derrierre and holds onto the boy's left shoulder and left hand. The boy, in a black t-shirt and black sweatpants, stands to her right and looks at her as she looks out to the camera with a large smile.

Everything "Nutcracker"

Tips for Performing Your First Pas De Deux

Katie Slattery

Above view of multi-ethnic group of people enjoying a Thanksgiving feast. They clink glasses and have plates full of food. Dishes of casseroles, potatoes and more are scattered across the tabletop.

Career

With Busy Nutcracker Schedules, Dancers Create Their Own Thanksgiving Traditions

Kirsten Evans

Sirui Liu and Joshua Stayton perform the grand pas de deux from The Nutcracker onstage. Liu poses in an attitude derriere on pointe, leaning off of her right leg and bending her upper body to the right as Stayton holds her waist with his right hand. She ewars a purple tutu, pink tights, pointe shoes and a tiara, while Stayton wears a white top with lacy collar, a red sash, red knee-length knickers and white tights.

Company Life

Nutcracker Tips for Surviving Double-Show Days

April Deocariza

Dancer Andrew Taft, in a purple jacket and white tights, lunges deeply on his left leg and holds his arms out wide while her partner, ballerina Elizabeth Barreto, has her right leg wrapped around his waist while she holds her upper body up in a "fish" lift. She wears a bright pink tutu and tiara, and they dance onstage during a performance of the Nutcracker ballet with backdrops depicting the Land of Sweets.

Company Life

My Big “Nutcracker” Break: 3 Pros Share Memories and Advice for Taking on Lead Roles

Rachel Hellwig