It’s impossible to imagine the Christmas season without “The Nutcracker,” a beloved ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Written in 1892, this two-act classical ballet remains a symbol of the holiday ...

The white swan and the black swan, both portrayed by the Kansas City Ballet’s Kaleena Burks, represent good and evil in “Swan Lake.” Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece will open the KC Ballet’s 2025-26 season.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will present a diverse lineup for its 2026-27 season, including five major productions. The season ...

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") ...

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is in a Mahler cycle at this moment, especially connecting musically, thematically, and ...

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"Swan Lake," originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov to Pyotr Tchaikovsky's magnificent score, is a masterpiece of world classical ballet. It is also the old myth of princess as ...

Artistic Director Tamara Rojo's Balanchine tribute thrills onstage but collides with politics as San Francisco Ballet ...

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 ...