I spent many fall seasons of my youth in rehearsals preparing for my dance studio’s holiday performances of The Nutcracker scheduled for December. I still get nostalgic for my time as a dancer around ...

These shows are the performing arts equivalents of hot cocoa sipped by a roaring fire with friends and family while carols warble in the background. The traditional holiday performing arts — even the ...

The Christmas-themed Nutcracker Ballet is based on the 1816 story by E.T. A. Hoffman called “The Nutcracker and the King of Mice.” The details in this ballet are different from the original story; ...