A Ballerina's Full Rehearsal Routine for 'The Nutcracker'

In order to be in the perfect condition for 'The Nutcracker,' NYC Ballet's principal dancer Megan Fairchild has multiple appointments leading up to the show to build strength, flexibility and control.
The Vacaville Reporter

Vallejo/Vacaville A/E Source: Vacaville Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’

Company president Meghann Oakes Rust says, “With funding for arts education in schools dwindling, it is up to various arts ...
The Herald Bulletin

Zionsville dancers return to ‘The Nutcracker’ performance with MYB

Aubrey and Reagan Caudill will dance the roles of Snow Queen and Mouse Queen respectively in the upcoming Metropolitan Youth Ballet’s (MYB) “The Nutcracker” Dec. 19-21 at STAR Bank Performing ...
The News-Times

Where things stand in the peace talks on the Ukraine war

U.S. President Donald Trump has unleashed the most extensive diplomatic effort to end the fighting since Russia’s full-scale ...
The News-Times

Zelenskyy heads to London for talks with European allies on peace plan and security

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting with French, German and British leaders in London. The talks aim to ...

As sea drones force Russia to retreat, Ukraine examines ways to launch more complex attacks

A top Ukrainian sea-drone commander says more complex attacks on Russian forces are expected next year as Kyiv’s uncrewed ...

Putin's visit highlights Indian imports of discounted Russian oil in the face of US sanctions

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in India this week for a summit focused on strengthening economic, defense and energy ...
BelTA

The Nutcracker ballet at Bolshoi Theater of Belarus

On 28 November, the Bolshoi Theater of Belarus hosted the premiere of the ballet The Nutcracker. A new interpretation of this well-known classic was presented through the bold choreography of ballet ...
WFAE

Remembering Yuri Grigorovich, a visionary leader of Russian ballet

Yuri Grigorovich has died. He was a towering figure in the field of dance as the Soviet Russian choreographer who ran Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre during the last three decades of the U.S.S.R. The ballet ...
Reuters

Russian ballet supremo Yuri Grigorovich dies at 98

Artistic director of Bolshoi Ballet from 1964-1995 Ballet maestro remembered as 'legendary figure' Famed for male roles in ballets such as Spartacus Resigned in 1995 as Bolshoi struggled after Soviet ...
BroadwayWorld

Russians Circumvent Sanctions With Fake Ukrainian Ballet Tours

A Russian-affiliated ballet company misrepresented itself as a Ukrainian cultural group to tour Sweden in 2023 and 2024, deceiving audiences and potentially violating European Union sanctions. The ...
Uinterview

Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian Ballet Dancer Who Criticized Putin, Falls 60 Feet To His Death – 40th Mysterious Death Of Kremlin Critic Since 2022

Vladimir Shklyarov, a Russian ballet dancer and vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has died at the age of 39 after falling from a building. Shklyarov, a married man and father to two ...