Diablo Ballet’s 30th Season concludes with the brand-new production of The Firebird by award winning choreographer Brian Enos at the Lesher Center for the Arts, premiering May 17 – 18. The program also features 4 in the Morning by world renowned dance maker Val Caniparoli; and the iconic pas de deux from Light Rain by Gerald Arpino.

Performance Information:

Diablo Ballet presents The Firebird

WHEN: May 17 at 7:30 pm and May 18 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm.

WHERE: Lesher Center for the Arts, Hofmann Theatre, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek

RUNNING TIME: 1 hour and 40 minutes with an intermission. TICKETS: $28-$54. Phone: 925-943-7469; Online: www.lesherartscenter.org, www.diabloballet.org

The program will feature a new commission of The Firebird choreographed by Brian Enos, former dancer with the Houston Ballet and Hubbard Street Dance Company. The Firebird is based on the Russian folk tale of the Firebird, with music by Igor Stravinsky. Newly created sets and costumes will be designed by Christopher Dunn and Amanda Farris.  The program also features 4 in the Morning by world renown dance maker Val Caniparoli inspired by 4 In The Morning (An Entertainment) from Edith Sitwell’s poetry and William Walton’s instrumental accompaniment called Façade (An Entertainment), first performed together in 1923.   Rounding out the program is the Pas de Deux from Light Rain by former Joffrey Ballet Artistic Director Gerald Arpino, with music by Douglas Adamz and Russ Gauthier. Light Rain, which is Arpino’s most requested work, has been an audience favorite since its premiere in 1981.