Diablo Ballet – “Once Upon a Time”
Diablo Ballet’s 25th Anniversary season was celebrated with the world premiere of Once Upon A Time, a new ballet in two scenes by choreographer Julia Adam. Set to music from George Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and accompanied by the Contra Costa Wind Symphony, Adam created a fairytale remix enjoyable for all ages.
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Ballet: Failure Was Not an Option
At a time when larger cities (San Jose comes to mind) has seen such an asset vanish more than once, this suburban community does just fine with its mobile 10-dancer version, now living out its silver-anniversary program in unfettered leaps and bounds.
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Diablo Ballet celebrates 25 years with fairy-tale extravaganza
Creating a full-length ballet around the superstars of fairy tales — Little Red Riding Hood and Alice in Wonderland also make the cut — was choreographer Julia Adam’s solution to her commission to create a family-friendly program celebrating Diablo Ballet’s 25th anniversary.
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Diablo Ballet’s Balanchine and Beyond
Twenty-five epic years of stellar dance and community engagement, all while building programs that both inspire and challenge audiences. Friday night’s opening of the Balanchine & Beyond program certainly continued this trend.
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Diablo Ballet Gets $25K For Incarcerated Teen Girls Program
Diablo Ballet has been granted nearly $25,000 by the California Arts Council to help incarcerated teen girls learn to express their emotions through movement and teamwork, the ballet company said Friday.
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