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. The band emerged on The Fillmore stage in their native Philadelphia ...

What Does a Sugar Plum Fairy Sound Like? Meet the celesta. Dec. 24, 2024. Share full article. Produced by Tina Antolini. Edited by Frannie Carr Toth. Featuring Joshua Barone.

The Sugar Plum Fairy Tea is an annual fundraiser to support the Crooked Tree Art Center's School of Ballet. Tickets for the tea also come with tickets for the school's upcoming performance of ...

Mentele, now 17, left it all on the stage as the Sugar Plum Fairy in her last holiday ballet as a pre-professional dancer. Mentele’s dance career is far from over, though. She has high hopes for ...

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 ...

Please don’t tell the Sugar Plum Fairy, but the truth is that for thousands of youngsters who attend the National Ballet of Canada’s spectacular production of “The Nutcracker” each holiday ...

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.

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 ...

“I find the Sugar Plum Fairy’s variation to be the most magical music,” Ryan says. “The very precise footwork to each celesta note adds to her ethereal presence.

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 ...