For Barry Sneed, it started out as innocently as receiving a gift early in life and seeing a show he enjoyed. That blossomed into a memorable collection over decades that has thrilled his students in ...

The story opens on Christmas Eve with a busy party scene with six dancing couples and many young dancers recruited from the community. During the celebration Herr Drosselmeyer presents his goddaughter ...

It took me two decades but in December 2008, I finally attended The Joffrey Ballet’s iconic “The Nutcracker,” just in time for that 21st anniversary run of Chicagoland’s most popular family holiday ...