With its sparkling celesta and dreamlike rhythm, “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” has become a sonic hallmark of Christmas. But its festive identity is a modern invention. Born in a 19th ...

Of importance, during set two, Bisco dusted off “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” for the first time since their 2022 NYE run.

And, as The New York Times’s Joshua Barone reports, the way Tchaikovsky ultimately deployed the instrument in his famous “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” has echoed through musical history.

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

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 ...

Jennifer Lauren, a principal ballerina with Miami City Ballet, is retiring from the company after 27 seasons. She will be performing the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in the company's production of ...

Channel your inner Sugar Plum Fairy this holiday season—no glitter glue required.

Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, featuring the celesta’s magical sound, became iconic through The Nutcracker. Initially criticized, its popularity soared via Disney’s Fantasia ...

Here's some of what makes the Sugar Plum Fairy so iconic, through the eyes of two dancers who have come to know her intimately over the years.

Berks Ballet Theatre held its annual Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party on Sunday as the organization continues to prepare for its December performances of “The Nutcracker.” More than 150 were treated ...

Sugar Plum Fairies are pirouetting early this year, as the metro area will have many options for seeing “The Nutcracker” this holiday season ranging from a high-tech spectacle to more modest ...