by Kyra Laubacher | Feb 3, 2026 | News, Onstage, The Latest
This month, companies across the country are proving that February isn’t just for Romeo and Juliet. From Alexei Ratmansky’s newest commission to a 1980s twist on The Little Mermaid, read on to learn what’s hitting the stages. Book of Esther and Carmen Suite: Carolina...
by Minnie Lane | Apr 7, 2025 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
As Hard of Hearing dancers, Fiona Hutchens and I have a lot in common: We find hearing during tech rehearsal extraordinarily difficult, we struggle to catch corrections over music, and we get distracted in class by phone calls connecting to our Bluetooth hearing...
by Kyra Laubacher | May 19, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Fairies, jumbled romance, trickery, and a dashing donkey: Bay Area–based Diablo Ballet is closing out its 2022–23 season with a brand-new A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Premiering May 26 and 27 as part of a triple bill at Walnut Creek, California’s Lesher Center for the...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 29, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. New York City Ballet’s Jerome Robbins Festival Opens with World Premiere by Justin Peck This week marks the start of NYCB’s Robbins 100 festival, running May...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Good evening, and welcome to the show. Please take a minute to take out your cell phones and tweet. Yup, Diablo Ballet is looking for real-time Tweeters. For their upcoming performance next month, the company is creating complimentary “tweet seats.”...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Choreographers get inspiration from all sources. This winter, Diablo Ballet’s Robert Dekkers is getting his from Twitter. Starting today, the California company is inviting people to Tweet their ideas for a new ballet using the hashtag #DiabloWebBallet. You can...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
When Diablo Ballet of California announced its new “Web Ballet” in January, nobody knew quite what to think. The company asked its fans to help choreograph the ballet, requesting Tweeted suggestions for the emotion of the dancers, the mood of the piece and...
