Photo by Bérenger Zyla: Tetyana Martyanova and Robert Dekkers in A Swingin’ Holiday
Diablo Ballet presents “A Swingin’ Holiday and More”:
Del Valle Theatre
1963 Tice Valley Blvd, Walnut Creek
Friday, November 13th – Sunday, November 15th, 2015
$24-$44Begin your holidays in style as Diablo Ballet
presents the opening program of their 22nd season celebrating the power of dance with A Swingin’ Holiday and More, November 13 – 15 at the Del Valle Theatre in Walnut
Creek.The 2015-2016 season kicks off with the 2015 Edition of A Swingin’ Holiday, created in 2012 by Sean Kelly, former resident choreographer for the national tour of the musical Billy Elliot and former principal of Houston Ballet. Set to the exhilarating music of the 30’s and 40’s, enjoy your favorite holiday tunes by legends Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller,
Nat “King” Cole, and Wynton Marsalis, as well as jazzy renditions of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite, performed by the Diablo Ballet Swing Orchestra, under the musical direction of Greg Sudmeier.
The program also features the Diablo Ballet Premiere of the award-winning, classical Tchaikovsky Dances duet by Norbert Vesak set to Tchaikovsky’s score from the opera, Eugene Onegin, made famous by the internationally adored duo Cynthia Gregory and Fernando Bujones. This romantic pas de deux will be staged by former San Francisco Ballet Principal Dancer and Diablo Ballet‘s regisseur, Joanna Berman.
Also included in Diablo Ballet’s performance, Resident Choreographer and dancer Robert Dekkers, presents a reprisal of his acclaimed 2014 work, AnOther, to Yann Tiersen’s music from the film, Amelie. This work explores the evolution and joy of relationships, reminding us that every moment is precious. This work premiered July 11, 2008 at the Tempe Center for the Arts in Arizona for Ballet Nova.