Carlos Acosta brings the streets of Havana to ‘The Nutcracker’ with new take on holiday ballet

LONDON — Carlos Acosta, the Cuban-born ballet star, has danced “The Nutcracker” countless times in his glittering career. Now he’s giving the ballet a twist by putting the culture and music of his homeland at the heart of the holiday classic. Acosta is choreographing and directing his new show, “Nutcracker in Havana,” which reimagines the … Read more

Chanel’s spring couture show is a button-inspired ballet on the Paris runway

PARIS — An air of surrealism enveloped Chanel’s Spring Couture show Tuesday as celebrity guests including Naomi Campbell and Kendrick Lamar faced a navigational challenge: walking past a towering pair of open metal scissors. That symbolic gateway set the stage for a theater-in-the-round showcase in Paris. The show’s spotlight was on a humble yet iconic … Read more

Serena Williams & Husband Cameo in Daughter’s ‘Nutcracker’ Ballet Play

Serena Williams and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, are getting into the holiday spirit with a little local theater — showing face in a ballet play … one that their daughter is in too. TMZ has obtained photos of the couple onstage Sunday during a production of “The Nutcracker” — which was being put on by … Read more

New Ballet Inspired by Roleplaying Game

Inspired by the impact of chance in everyday life, BalletCollective, an experimental dance group in New York City, collaborated with Sam Leigh (Anamnesis), an award-winning tabletop roleplaying game designer, to create a totally new and unique expression of the medium: a ballet inspired by a TTRPG. The M3 MacBook Pro: Made Dark for Halloween The game … Read more