Kansas City Star: ‘Isn’t it something?’ A rarity in ballet, this KC ‘Nutcracker’ Snow Queen is Black
Editor’s note: This interview with ballerina Whitney Huell originally published in 2017, the first year she danced the role of the Snow Queen in the Kansas City Ballet’s “The Nutcracker.” She is now ...
‘Isn’t it something?’ A rarity in ballet, this KC ‘Nutcracker’ Snow Queen is Black
Fort Wayne Ballet each year small makes changes to “The Nutcracker” such as a updated costumes or set pieces. The 2024 production includes new costumes for a few key roles as well as a look toward ...
Charlotte Observer: Tutus spritzed with vodka, and other secrets of the ‘Nutcracker’ costume shop
It’s hard to figure out where to focus your eyes when you step into the textile feast that is the Charlotte Ballet costume shop during Nutcracker season. There’s a cluster of mice heads on a sewing ...
Tutus spritzed with vodka, and other secrets of the ‘Nutcracker’ costume shop
MSN: How the National Ballet keeps its 30-year-old Nutcracker costumes looking fresh