Everything about the ballet studio felt strange but unmistakably familiar—the last-minute hair fixes, the floor marked by scruffs and fraying tape, and the chorus of vaguely Slavic accents, all ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The Nutcracker is a holiday staple, and this year the Oakland Ballet's performance takes on special meaning. It's the first in-person performance of this Nutcracker production ...