8.7K views · 72 reactions | Step into the magic of The Nutcracker ✨ Enjoy Tchaikovsky’s timeless score performed by the Boston Ballet Orchestra and a celebration of true classical ballet performed by Boston Ballet’s globally acclaimed company dancers. | Boston Ballet | Facebook

The battle scene in The Nutcracker is full of epic surprises in oversized proportions. No one would ever recover from a human-plus sized mice in the living room (not to mention one with seven heads!), but for the magic of The Nutcracker, it works! PNB’s mice were designed by Ian Falconer and built by Andor Studio in Seattle. Erik Andor creates all kinds of specialty costumes, puppets, and more for theater and film. Fun fact: the whiskers on PNB’s mice are made from weed whaker string! Learn more

285K views · 11K reactions |  Attack of the mice! The brilliant battle scene from The Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker Catch Encore screenings of this classic festive ballet on 12 December - find your nearest screen: https://www.roh.org.uk/cinemas/production/48924 | Royal Ballet And Opera | Facebook

19K views · 524 reactions | Watch 11-year-old Athan Sporek, who plays the Nutcracker Prince, perform the pantomime scene in which he describes the fierce battle with the Mouse King – and how Marie saves the day – for The Sugarplum Fairy, here played by Principal Dancer Sara Mearns, and her kingdom. Experience the magic of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® only through DEC 30: nycballet.com/nutcracker | New York City Ballet | Facebook