THE COMPANY

Mission

Diablo Ballet is an award-winning, internationally recognized, professional dance company committed to enriching, inspiring, and educating children and adults through the art of dance.

Diablo Ballet was founded in 1993 in order to address the absence of a professional ballet company in the region. The Company consists of dancers who have performed throughout the United States, Europe, and South America.

Diablo Ballet’s purpose is:

1. To make professional-quality dance available to all residents of Contra Costa County and surrounding counties (including Alameda County);
2. To promote and serve community alliances through working with businesses, schools, and other non-profit organizations to enhance the arts and arts education;
3. To support youth by using the arts to teach in-school lessons of self-esteem, group process, and, most profoundly, the joy of artistic expression;
4. To support dancers and new works by emerging choreographers in order to further the field of dance.

To accomplish these goals, efforts are focused on performances at home and on tour and free education through the PEEK Outreach Program which has reached over 75,000 school children since 1995 and at-risk teenage girls and boys incarcerated in the Juvenile Justice System.

In 2019, Diablo Ballet launched its Diablo Ballet School – the first in the history of Contra Costa County operated by a professional ballet company. The School serves students ages 3 to adult including its Dance for Parkinson’s Program, which offers free instruction to Parkinson’s patients and their caregivers.

Repertoire

Diablo Ballet presents exciting dance performances featuring classical and contemporary works, educational and outreach programs, and productions on tour. The Company has achieved artistic success capturing enthusiastic public response, critical acclaim, and international recognition.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diablo Ballet is a diverse, inclusive, and equitable arts organization where all artists, staff, board, and volunteers—whatever gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education, or disability—feels valued and respected. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for diversity and inclusion with equitable treatment for all and focused on providing individuals an opportunity to achieve their full potential while strengthening the ballet artform. We recognize this as part of our core belief in the transformative power of dance and our commitment to educating, enriching, and inspiring our community.