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Sugar Plum Fairy Ballerina Shrugs Off Weighty Criticism

5096 days ago
AOL MusicJenifer Ringer, a dancer in the New York City Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker," criticized for looking "as if she'd eaten one sugar plum too many," said the review was embarrassing but she's moved past that single opinion and isn't looking for... more info

The Nutcracker, ENB, London Coliseum, review

5097 days ago
The TelegraphWayne Eagling's Nutcracker is a Christmas treat wrapped in confusion. Rating: * * * more info

The Nutcracker – review

5097 days ago
Guardian MusicColiseum, LondonThe Nutcracker may seem like a simple Christmas bauble of a ballet, but as Wayne Eagling's production for English National Ballet demonstrates, it's tricky to stage. Based on the complicated tale by ETA Hoffmann, its plot accommodates... more info

The Nutcracker at the London Coliseum review

5098 days ago
The TelegraphSugar plums were still on ration when the London Festival Ballet danced its very first Nutcracker back in 1950. English National Ballet (as it is now known) has worn out nine productions since then and on Friday at the London Coliseum Wayne Eagling's... more info

Opera in cinemas takes off – and joins the 3D revolution

5099 days ago
Guardian MusicLights, camera, arias! Sell-out shows bring in new audiences and serious cash for leading opera housesTonight, most British cinema audiences will be settling down with a Coke and a carton of popcorn for the weekend's big movies: the latest in the Nar... more info

Back At The Art Store

5102 days ago
DlistedAre Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie running their own mini version of Work of Art over there, or something? You know Maddox loves saying each day: "I'm sorry, (enter the name of a toddler deity), but your work of art just didn't cut it for us.... more info

English National Ballet fights on

5106 days ago
The TelegraphWith a sparkling new Nutcracker to unveil ENB's director meets Mark Monahan. more info

New York Times Review Says Ballerina Is Too Fat!

5109 days ago
Perez HiltonOMG! This is terrible! Dance critic Alastair Macaulay for the New York Times reviewing New York City Ballet's performance of The Nutcracker noted that a ballerina was too fat, saying: "Jenifer Ringer, as the Sugar Plum Fairy, looked as if she... more info

Andrei Konchalovsky builds a strange maze with 'The Nutcracker in 3D'

5114 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentHis $90-million film is not what you're expecting.His $90-million film is not what you're expecting. more info

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Experience Edition) – Berliner Philharmoniker/ Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) – review

5119 days ago
Guardian Music(EMI Classics)Complete with well illustrated 52-page booklet and a touching introduction by Simon Rattle explaining how, after initial resistance, he came to love Tchaikovsky's music, this complete Nutcracker ballet is glorious. The quality of the Be... more info

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