It was Nutcracker versus Rat King, swords clashing as ... The Colorado West Performing Arts Company will present eight performances of the holiday ballet “The Nutcracker” from Dec. 19–23 ...

For a long time, “The Brooklyn Nutcracker” didn’t feature the ferocious Rat King, the main antagonist of the Balanchine ballet. Then, a few years ago, the company welcomed a dancer who seemed destined ...

A video of three American Ballet Theatre dancers, dressed as rats from "The Nutcracker," has garnered more than 3.5 million views on TikTok. Meet the Rat King: Dancer behind American Ballet ...

Seeing The Nutcracker is a magical Christmas experience for the whole family, and tickets for the ballet are on sale now.

One of the most noticeable changes audience members will see is in the Rat King and his mice. As opposed to the menacing rodent characters seen in many performances of “ The Nutcracker,” which battle ...

It’s been eight years since the Joffrey Ballet unveiled a new “Nutcracker,” after more than three decades performing Robert Joffrey’s beloved production of the holiday classic. It’s safe ...

When the clock strikes 12, Herr Drosselmeyer appears, and the magic begins! The rats come out, and a fierce battle between the rats and the toy soldiers, led by the Nutcracker, ensues. The traditional ...

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The ballet is based on the 1816 fairy tale by E. T. A. Hoffman, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King." It was adapted into a two-act ballet in 1892 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.