SALT LAKE CITY — Ballet West is celebrating the 80th anniversary of a community favorite, "The Nutcracker." The story centers around a girl whose dream comes true. And that is exactly what has ...

It’s not quite showtime, but Brightmoor Park is ready for the spotlight. This weekend, the 'Brightmoor Lights Holiday' ...

During her first year at Dance Creations Academy, freshman Sophie Mentele watched the former Sugar Plum Fairy practice. At that moment, her mind wandered as she began to imagine herself in the role.

Someday, it would be crazy if I was doing this." Four years later, Sophie Mentele performed as the Sugar Plum Fairy in "The ...

The Sugar Plum Fairy Tea is an annual fundraiser to support the Crooked Tree Art Center's School of Ballet scholarship fund.

Unity Phelan dishes on playing the Sugar Plum Fairy in "George Balanchine's The Nutcracker," and shares how the famous New ...

Weeks ahead of “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ ” the Sugar Plum Fairy is getting ready to entertain. Her wand at hand, she has magic to command. At her palace in the Land of the ...

By Joshua Barone Photographs and Video by Vincent Tullo There comes a moment in “The Nutcracker,” a ballet full of fantasy and fantastical music, when the Sugar Plum Fairy dances to a tune you ...

Decorations and refreshments for the annual Sugar Plum Fairy Tea are designed to be "everything a child would want," said Jared Mesa, artistic director of Western Arkansas Ballet. From highly ...

Place the sugar and eggs in the warmed bowl and ... Drain the plums of their liqueur and carefully top each fairy cake with a plum piece and a sprinkling of edible gold glitter.

If the Sugar Plum Fairy from "The Nutcracker" was preparing to enter 2025, she’d likely be wearing a delicate, glittering eyeshadow that matched her twinkling pink tutu. After all, the holidays ...