Jeff A. R. Jones talks about the challenges of building "The Nutcracker" sets.

Set designer Robert Perdziola, with whom Nissinen worked closely, chose to set this production in the early 1800s - about 20 years earlier than the show's previous iteration.This was Perdziola's first ...

Joffrey Ballet Celebrates Return Of THE NUTCRACKER, December 3-27 A ballet in two acts set to Tchaikovsky's classic score, The Nutcracker features direction and design by an award-winning creative ...

Meanwhile, set designer Todd Edward Ivins has a Willy Wonka-esque vision. "Trying to give something very imaginative, that engages pure imagination," Ivins said.

To learn about the costume making for Dayton Ballet’s “Nutcracker,” watch the video above. When Brandon Ragland applied for the Dayton Ballet’s artistic director position, he was asked ...

Fashion designer Mountain Yam, founder of the label 112 mountainyam, explains how it changed his life. I wasn't a big fan of ballet but I've become one.