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Kelley Hashemi of Peninsula Ballet Theatre also has a full-time career as an aeronautical engineer for NASA.

Ballet Theatre of Maryland will present the holiday classic The Nutcracker, December 11th-19th. This yearly tradition from Maryland’s premier ballet company takes the stage at Maryland Hall with a live, in-person audience for the first time since 2019.

Babs Case, Dancers’ Workshop’s longtime artistic director, is “a true believer that the world doesn’t need another ‘Nutcracker.’” Each year the New York City Ballet, the San Francisco Ballet and just about every other major and minor ballet company dance to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovski’s 1892 symphonic imagining of E.T.A. Hoffman’s fantastical fairy tale. And yet, Case said, Dancers’ Workshop has stuck by the holiday staple, even in the face of extraordinary limitations and restrictions. She and her colleagues believe they can bring something new ...

Martin Patrick's 'Nutcracker' window display beats out Rodeo Drive in national contest Martin Patrick 3's "Nutcracker" beats out retailers on Rodeo Drive.  December 16, 2020 — 7:47pm Text size Copy shortlink: Martin Patrick 3 in Minneapolis' North Loop won the judges' choice award in a national contest rating holiday window displays, beating out retailers on Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive and other big names such as RRL Ralph Lauren. The luxury apparel store — which decks its windows each year — partnered with Minnesota Dance The...