Tony Hawk added a new line to his legendary résumé over the weekend: ballet performer. The skateboarding icon, 57, made multiple surprising appearances during Golden State Ballet’s rendition of “The Nutcracker” on Saturday at the San Diego Civic Center in Southern California. During the first act of the Christmas-themed play, Hawk rolled out on his board … Read more
A woman who has spent years “in constant agony” due to a rare condition called nutcracker syndrome is trying to raise money for life-changing surgery. Katie Shalka, 28, has had flank pain for nearly a decade but first started visiting the doctor about it in 2018 after when it shifted from “bad” to “horrendous.” She … Read more
A 7-year-old ballerina in Virginia is making huge leaps of progress after nearly losing her feet in a freak accident, according to the Carilion Clinic in Roanoke. After spending the past several months in the hospital, Aubrey Scaletta, 7, was able to do the unthinkable and dance in ‘The Nutcracker’ after nearly losing both her feet … Read more
“The Nutcracker” is a cherished Holiday staple — one that, for every traditional treatment, inspires a left-field twist toward the contemporary. There’s a grain of truth in Lisa Simpson’s comment that everybody does “The Nutcracker” “because you don’t have to pay for the music rights.” As the critic Roslyn Sulcas once wrote in The New … Read more