by Jennifer Heimlich | Dec 10, 2024 | Health, Health & Body, Pointe+, Wellness
At the height of Nutcracker rehearsals this year, Charlotte Junge, a company artist with Madison Ballet, came down with a bad cold. She knew skipping rehearsal would mean extra work for her alternate, who was already juggling multiple parts. But she didn’t want to get...
by Amy Brandt | Nov 30, 2016 | Ask Amy, Everything "Nutcracker", Health & Body, Wellness
I always get sick during Nutcracker. Help! —Emily Long days, late nights, chilly weather and overworked bodies make the perfect recipe for disaster during Nutcracker season. I’ll never forget burning up with a fever backstage in my Arabian costume, or the time...