For the first time, New York City Ballet has cast a black Marie in its annual production of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker,” which premiered in 1954. This season, the leading role of ...

Performances in N.Y.C. This year, for the first time, New York City Ballet’s “Nutcracker” has a Black Marie, the young heroine whose life is charged with magic. Charlotte Nebres is the first ...

The holiday classic "The Nutcracker" has been performed by the New York City Ballet for more than 50 years ... black dancer to win the coveted role of Marie, the young heroine of "The Nutcracker." ...

Charlotte Nebres has made history in the New York City Ballet production of The Nutcracker. The 11-year-old is the first Black ballerina to play Marie in the George Balanchine version of the ...

(CNN) -- For the first time, New York City Ballet has cast a black Marie in its annual production of "George Balanchine's The Nutcracker," which premiered in 1954. This season, the leading role of ...

New York City Ballet’s holiday ... of the story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. The performance opens with a Christmas party at the Stahlbaum’s house, where young Marie is gifted a ...

A 13-year-old from Red Hook will take center stage when the curtain rises on the New York City Ballet’s iconic production of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” at Lincoln Center this week. Sasi ...

"The Nutcracker" was first staged in 1892 by Russia's Mariinsky Ballet. The New York City Ballet ... Nebres performed as its first Black Marie, in many adaptations of the story known as Clara ...