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The 28 pages that link to The Nutcracker, each with the reason it gives.

• BalletBroader topic: Its recurring seasonal performances show ballet’s place in popular theatrical culture.

• Classical balletBroader topic: Its character dances and ensemble scenes show classical ballet’s theatrical range.

• Swan LakeCompared with: It is Tchaikovsky’s other enduring ballet, contrasting Swan Lake’s tragic romance with a festive fairy tale.

• LeverBroader topic: Its long handles create greater force at the short gripping end.

• Marius PetipaBroader topic: Petipa prepared the scenario and choreography before illness left much of the staging to Ivanov.

• Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyBroader topic: Its vivid dances and orchestral colors made it a fixture of holiday performance.

• Russian balletBroader topic: Its repertory life shows how Russian ballet became a seasonal international staple.

• Mariinsky TheatreBroader topic: Its premiere at the Mariinsky made it part of the theatre's historical repertory.

• New York City BalletBroader topic: Balanchine’s staging became a recurring holiday production and a major public draw.

• Anna PavlovaRelated: Pavlova danced in the original production as a student of the Imperial Ballet School.

• Imperial Russian BalletBroader topic: Its premiere demonstrates the company’s collaboration with leading choreographers and composers.

• Mariinsky BalletBroader topic: It premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre and remains a defining work in the company’s repertory.

• The Sleeping BeautyRelated: Tchaikovsky's later ballet followed The Sleeping Beauty and became another enduring repertory work.

• American Ballet TheatreRelated: ABT’s production is a prominent example of its holiday and family repertory.

• Imperial Ballet SchoolBroader topic: Its premiere at the Mariinsky linked the school’s training world to a lasting repertory work.

• CorvidaeBroader topic: Their seed-storing habits illustrate a distinctive corvid way of life.

• Pas de deuxBroader topic: Its grand pas de deux makes the climactic celebration a showcase for two dancers.

• E. T. A. HoffmannBroader topic: Its enduring popularity carried Hoffmann’s story into global performance culture.

• Bolshoi BalletRelated: The Bolshoi’s productions connect this internationally popular ballet to its Russian performance heritage.

• Bolshoi TheatreRelated: Its seasonal performances connect the theatre with a globally familiar ballet.

• Corps de balletBroader topic: Its divertissements give the corps varied national and character dances.

• Lev IvanovRelated: Ivanov created the original choreography for its snow scene.

• CelestaBroader topic: The celesta’s famous appearance in the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” helped popularize it.

• Maria TallchiefBroader topic: Tallchief danced the Sugar Plum Fairy in Balanchine’s production that helped establish the ballet as an American holiday tradition.

• Tamara KarsavinaBroader topic: Karsavina danced the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Mariinsky’s early production.

• Misty CopelandRelated: Copeland danced the lead role of Clara in Disney's 2018 film adaptation.

• Robert JoffreyRelated: Joffrey’s reconstruction of the original 1892 production brought a historically informed version to new audiences.

• Sergei PoluninRelated: Polunin’s early training and stage career included the classical repertory represented by this ballet.