About half of the revenue for American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite "The Nutcracker." Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies.

The acclaimed Paul Taylor Dance Company is coming to Vermont next week, appearing at the Southern Vermont Arts Center. "We've had Taylor 2, the second tier company, perform," said Ballet Manchester ...

The Mariinsky Ballet of St. Petersburg, Russia, is considered one of the world’s top ballet companies. The institution that cultivates the finest dancers for this premier ballet stage is the Vaganova ...

“Cinderella” has been part of the World Ballet Company’s repertoire since 2023. Touted as a Broadway-style show, Hartwick said the company uses “the full spectrum of all theatrical effects,” including ...

It's World Ballet Day -- the first ever day-long celebration of classical dance. In honor of the day, the world's most famous ballet companies are pulling back the curtains to give the public an ...

Nearly half of the revenue for large American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite The Nutcracker. Since COVID, they... 'The Nutcracker' isn't just a cozy classic. It helps ...

CHANG: For many, going to local performances of this Tchaikovsky ballet is a treasured family tradition. And for ballet companies, it's big business, as NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas reports. ANASTASIA ...

Every winter, dance companies across the U.S. present one very particular ballet for holiday audiences, "The Nutcracker." (SOUNDBITE OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S "THE NUTCRACKER, OP. 71, ACT 1: NO. 2, MARCH") ...