It’s impossible to imagine the Christmas season without “The Nutcracker,” a beloved ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Written in 1892, this two-act classical ballet remains a symbol of the holiday ...

EAU CLAIRE — “Swan Lake” has entertained generations since its creation, and its upcoming performance by the International Ballet Stars bridges the community to the rest of the world. Based on Russian ...

What kid can’t relate to the fantasy of their favorite Christmas present coming to life? In 1892, audiences at the premiere of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker initially balked at the abrupt ...

It’s been nearly a century-and-a-half since Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed the ballet “Swan Lake.” Today it’s one of the most popular ballets of all time. So, why mess with it? A production of ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- One of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s most iconic ballets is coming to the Overture Center this holiday season. "The Nutcracker" will be performed by Madison Ballet under the leadership ...

Even though Tom Mattingly worked on roughly a dozen productions of "The Nutcracker," none have quite been like what he's helped create for Ballet Des Moines. No one has. “We're the only professional ...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, a famous Russian composer of symphony, opera, ballet, instrumental, chamber and song is celebrating his 170th birthday today and Google has a special logo up for it. The ...

Russian Ballet Theatre will bring the popular ballet "Swan Lake" to Pikes Peak Center next year. The company will present Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1877 famous work on March 25. Tickets are $42 to ...

TCHAIKOVSKY By Roland John Wiley Oxford University Press, $39.95, 545 pages, illus. REVIEWED BY JOHN M. TAYLOR Music is the most abstract of the arts — listeners will find different messages in the ...

The ballet version of "Sleeping Beauty" is both more magical and at times stranger than the well-known Disney version of the fairytale. Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the challenging ...