Diablo celebrates‘Masters’ on program
The creatures that frolic in an imaginative child’s brain come to life in Robert Dekkers’ whimsical “The Carnival of the Imagination,” which Diablo Ballet premieres on its Celebrated Masters program this weekend at the Del Valle Theatre in Walnut Creek.
Choreographed to Camille Saint-Saëns’ delightful “The Carnival of the Animals,” Dekkers’ creation is replete with dragons, unicorns, pixies and panda bears for a glimpse back into a time when childish fantasies felt real.
On the same program is Diablo’s revival of Val Caniparoli’s “Hamlet and Ophelia” staged by Joanna Berman, the beloved San Francisco Ballet ballerina who created one of the lead roles in the original production.