The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Go see the actual ballet instead

"...Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is one of the most beloved and family-friendly ways..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

George Balanchine's The Nutcracker

"...Ballet, Marius Petipa, just over 100 years ago, The Nutcracker has remained an enduring Yuletide classic. Despite the countless..."

Nov. 26, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Six Decades of The Nutcracker at Ballet Austin

Stephen Mills sprinkles seasonal magic on a beloved Christmas institution

"...has enchanted audiences with its annual performances of The Nutcracker. But for the last 24 years it has been..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Nutcracker: Home for the Holidays

Ballet Austin's virtual version of the seasonal staple dances you closer to the magic than ever before

"...When it came to Ballet Austin's The Nutcracker: Home for the Holidays, my family took the title..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ballet Austin’s The Nutcracker

The company’s 56th run at this holiday classic retains its magic – enough beauty and wonder to transport you to enchanting realms

"...whether the enchantment I had once experienced with The Nutcracker would still be there. It wasn't just that I..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Nutcracker

Ballet Austin marks 50 years of presenting The Nutcracker

"...The Nutcracker turns 50 this year. Yes, it was 1962 when..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Spruced-Up Nutcracker

"...The quest for a new, improved Nutcracker for Ballet Austin began in earnest this past Sunday,..."

Dec. 22, 1995 Arts Column

Nutcracker Nut Growing

"...sets and costumes for its annual production of The Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky knows, replacements are well warranted; the current stuff..."

July 5, 1996 Arts Column

Dancing the Christmas Spirit

An eight-year-old fan of The Nutcracker has her dream come true when she gets to talk to a choreographer and ballerina -- Ballet Austin's Stephen Mills and Gina Patterson -- about the ballet that helps Christmas feel like Christmas.

"...my family goes to see the ballet of The Nutcracker. It helps Christmas feel like Christmas. To me, Christmas..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Visions of Sugar Plums

It may be old news to most of us, but every December thousands of children discover The Nutcracker for the first time, and it inspires many to take up dance. Dawn Davis was one of them, and she talks to three young ballerinas about what The Nutcracker means to them.

"...office parties, and exhausting waiting lines. Excerpts of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker play everywhere. As I watch others threaten to tear..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis

The Watchmaker's Song

Ventana Ballet's playful take on The Nutcracker lets audiences in on the action and brings a new magic to the familiar ballet

"...In a city of 1,000 Nutcrackers, with each trying to jeté its way into your..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Sweet New Nut

Ballet Austin Gives an Old Favorite a New Look

"...company + the month of December equals... Yup, The Nutcracker. For more than 40 years, the dance adaptation of..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Nutcracker

Cynic admits: Ballet Austin's take sparks the imagination with beauty and grace

"...The Nutcracker..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Of Mice & Music – A Jazz Nutcracker

Tapestry's syncopated take appeals even to those who have sworn off sugarplums

"...Of Mice & Music – A Jazz NutcrackerBoyd Vance Theatre, 1165 Angelina www.tapestry.org Through Dec. 18 Running..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Radio City Christmas Spectacular

Well-executed entertainment that still left the writer pining for more art

"...year at Christmastime, and many of them choose The Nutcracker or the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Since Radio City..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

TV Eye

Thoughts on Thanksgiving dinner and four different Nutcrackers for the month of December

"...Christmas Carol and, as Ovation TV reminds us, The Nutcracker. While I have had worse Thanksgiving meals (the year..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Tap That Nut

In Tapestry's Of Mice & Magic, dance is more than the medium; it's the message

"...When Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky composed the score to The Nutcracker, he did more than musically evoke a host of..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

"...THE NUTZY NUTCRACKER: SPICE OVER SUGAR..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Arts Review

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...staging classical repertoire. Oh, its traditional ballets – The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Giselle, et al. – delight and have grown..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

All Over Creation: Regifting

There may be new life in old Scrooge yet, thanks to creative Austin artists

"...times – along with those other holiday evergreens, The Nutcracker and Handel's Messiah. Now, I myself have a high..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Nutcracker

Everything about Ballet Austin's 44th annual production of The Nutcracker breathes artistry, with numerous disparate elements coming together seamlessly, thanks to choreographer Stephen Mills

"...The Nutcracker..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

The Nutcracker

Ballet Austin's 43rd production is what you might call a big-ticket ballet, a sensational show that's all about dreams coming true

"...The Nutcracker..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Exhibitionism

"...me wanna go sproing sproing. — Robert Faires THE NUTCRACKER: GIFT FOR A GROWING GIRL..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Arts Review

The Nutcracker

Ballet Austin's warm and decidely unstuffy production deserves to be a family holiday tradition

"...The NutcrackerDell Hall at the Long Center, 701 W. Riverside, 476-2163..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Arts Review by Dawn Davis Loring

The Nutcracker

In these troubled times, Ballet Austin's production of The Nutcracker reveals a beauty undimmed by tragedy, a magical landscape untouched by terror.

"...The Nutcracker: Beauty UndimmedBass Concert Hall,..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...Midnight Playground, Ellen BartelDancer, Male Anthony Casati, The Nutcracker/Romeo and Juliet..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Being Mother Ginger

This year, Ballet Austin invited Kevin Connor to be one of its celebrity Mother Gingers in this year's production of The Nutcracker, and the KGSR morning anchor learned firsthand what it's like to be dolled up for a quickie in the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

"...celebrity Mother Gingers in this year's production of The Nutcracker, the KGSR morning anchor wasn't entirely sure he wanted..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Arts Events to Get You in That Holiday Spirit

Classics, classical music, ballet, and more

"...8pm; Sun., Dec. 26, 5pm hideouttheatre.com Ballet Austin's The Nutcracker..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Season's Repeatings

Austin Chamber Music Center's lessons on developing a holiday tradition with A Charlie Brown Christmas

"...some, the tradition is a cultural event – The Nutcracker, Handel's Messiah, Conspirare Christmas – which arts organizations count..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Holly Highfill, The Nutcracker..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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