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

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 ...

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.

Past Auction Alexandre Nikolaevich Benois Russian, 1870–1960 SET DESIGN FOR THE NUTCRACKER, 1937 Medium watercolor and ink over pencil heightened with white Size 31.5 x 47.5 cm. (12.4 x 18.7 in.) ...

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 ...