Is it even Christmas if you don't dress up as Mother Ginger in The Nutcracker? There's no better way to kick off the season than with big hair, a bigger dress, and Girl Nutcracker Costume: Sequin Tutu Circus Dress with Hat Olympic ballet theatre Nutcracker Dance Review World Class World Premiere of 'The Little Mermaid' by State Street Ballet and the Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra Filled Santa Barbara's Lobero The Santa Barbara Independent Big wigs, bigger surprises! Mother Ginger is back and bringing playfulness to Ballet Austins The Nutcracker Watch the joy unfold as her larger than life presence delights audiences young and old. A 101 year old runs the largest nutcracker museum in the U.S. Here's a look inside OPB