Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. João Percilio da Silva and San Francisco Ballet perform in Tomasson's "Nutcracker." (Lindsey Rallo/San Francisco Ballet) While the ...

A battle between brave toys and marauding mice. An elegant Waltz of the Snowflakes. The dance of the Sugarplum Fairy that's just as sweet as any holiday dessert. For many Americans, watching these ...

There is a meme circulating on the internet that says, “Be like the Kennedy Expressway and never stop working on yourself.” That stretch of Interstate 90 was under construction when I moved to the ...

About half of the revenue for American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite "The Nutcracker." Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies.

While the San Francisco Ballet's much loved production rises to the top of many dance lovers' holiday wish lists, it's far from being the only "Nutcracker" in town. Across the Bay Area, several local ...