The "Nutcracker" is a Bay Area holiday tradition, with the first U.S. production of the iconic Christmas ballet staged in San Francisco 80 years ago. This year, performances were in doubt due to a ...

SAN FRANCISCO - It's a magical and beloved holiday tradition that's uniquely San Francisco - The San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker. This year, the production is marking big milestones at the War ...

LATEST Dec. 5, 1:30 p.m. The Friday night opening of “Nutcracker,” a San Francisco tradition, was in jeopardy earlier this week with contract negotiations stalled between the San Francisco Ballet and ...

Well, of course, you have seen Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” before. You went with your grandmother, yes? She dressed you up in bobby socks and a big red bow when you were nine, is that ...

SAN FRANCISCO - One of San Francisco's most popular and beloved holiday shows, the San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker, hangs in the balance, as the company and the union representing dancers and stage ...

In the brief pause before the advent of what seems certain to be a tumultuous political era, dance offers a respite from anxiety, dread and depression. The holiday season in particular is laden with ...

It is a pleasure to report that a huge audience turned out and made it through COVID inspections for San Francisco Ballet's return to the 3000+-seat Opera House, and that the performance was one of ...