Delicate as a music box and bright as a winter star, the bell-like chimes of Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" signal pure Christmas magic, evoking images of graceful, twirling ballerinas ...

During her first year at Dance Creations Academy, freshman Sophie Mentele watched the former Sugar Plum Fairy practice. At that moment, her mind wandered as she began to imagine herself in the role.

Weeks ahead of “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ ” the Sugar Plum Fairy is getting ready to entertain. Her wand at hand, she has magic to command. At her palace in the Land of the Sweets the ...

The Washington Post ran a rave review when Atlanta Ballet premiered Yuri Possokhov’s thrilling “Nutcracker” at the Kennedy Center Opera House in December 2019. Dance critic Sarah L. Kaufman described ...

Like the grand celebration that opens Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker," The Riverfront Glass Pavilion will be decorated for a kid-centric Christmas celebration during the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea opening at ...