A Swingin’ Holiday and More with Diablo Ballet:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, November 11 – Sunday, November 13, 2016
$47Your holidays begin with our annual production of A Swingin’ Holiday (by Broadway choreographer Sean Kelly, currently Associate Director of “An American in Paris”), performed live by the 16 piece Diablo Ballet Swing Orchestra.
Also featured is the company premiere of Lew Christensen’s classical Airs de Ballet, originally created for San Francisco Ballet and described by the SF Chronicle: “A whirlwind of non-stop dancing and bliss, innocent grace and an expression of joy.”
The program offers the whimsical Happy Ending by Resident Choreographer Robert Dekkers – described by the California Literary Review: “an assortment of euphoric snapshots”.
Running Time: approx. 2 hours, with one intermission
Each performance will be followed by a complimentary dessert and coffee reception where you can meet and mingle with the dancers.