Diablo Ballet 18th Season Opens This Weekend

Diablo Ballet begins its 18th season on November 18-19, with the world premiere of Tears From Above, the new ballet by Val Caniparoli. Performances are Friday November 18th 7:30 PM, and Saturday November 19th 2 PM and 7:30 PM at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek. For tickets, call the Lesher box office at 925-943-7469 or visit www.LesherArtsCenter.org.

Set to the music of A Phoenix Story, a composition for two cellos by Uzbekistan-born, Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin, Tears From Above will be accompanied by cellists Daniel Reiter and Paul Rhodes under the Musical Direction of Greg Sudmeier. Costumes will be designed by Caniparoli’s long-time collaborator, Robert De La Rose, who most recently created the designs for ACT’s Tosca Project.

Also on the Program will be a contemporary interpretation of Michel Fokine’s Le Spectre de la Rose with dramatic set and costumes and choreography by Dominic Walsh, Artistic Director of Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre and former principal dancer of the Houston Ballet.

Additionally, Diablo Ballet will be staging Fluctuating Hemlines, by Washington Ballet’s Artistic Director, Septime Webre set to a live percussion score.

You can see video of rehearsals plus interviews with our choreographers on Diablo Ballet's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/DiabloBallet#p/u/6/qAFQrf0-MUI

Following the November 19th matinee, ticket holders are invited to meet and mingle with the dancers. Children under 12 may also have their photo taken with the dancers in costume.