Blog

Dance Notes: Apollo

It’s a new year and for Diablo Ballet, it’s another year of thrilling audiences with creative, exciting and joyful performances. The second program in Diablo Ballet’s landmark 25th Season – Balanchine and Beyond – features three incredible ballets. So sit back, relax, and get ready to once again be impressed. George Balanchine and Apollo The […]

Balanchine and Beyond Preview Talk

Preview Talk: Balanchine and Beyond Monday, January 21, 2 pm – 4 pm, Fireside Room at Roosmoor (1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, 94595) Learn the fascinating background stories of the choreographers and dance works being presented at Diablo Ballet’s Balanchine and Beyond performances at this talk led by arts professional, Diane Mauch. Sponsored by […]

Great Music from Great Ballets

Dance Notes: Carnival of the Imagination

Carnival of the Imagination By: Diane Claytor Last year, theclassicalgirl.com wrote about Robert Dekkers, Diablo Ballet’s choreographer, “Robert’s work always fascinates…” While it seems that every project he creates could be described as fascinating – as well as exciting, surprising, mesmerizing, creative and ‘out of the box’ – perhaps none can use all those adjectives […]

Dance Notes: A Swingin’ Holiday

A Swingin’ Holiday By: Diane Claytor It simply wouldn’t be the holidays – or at least wouldn’t feel like the holidays – if Diablo Ballet didn’t open its season with the perennial favorite, A Swingin’ Holiday. Having performed this very popular, high energy, holiday favorite annually since 2012, the opening of our landmark 25th Season […]