Artiste: Diablo Ballet

Diablo Ballet tackles Balanchine's Apollo, Tina Kay Bohnstedt's take-off on a Sinatra classic, and Robert Dekkers' mysterious Milieu – once again showing up those larger companies who have unwisely ditched live music. 

Diablo Ballet celebrates its 20th anniversary with a one-night performance of dance, film, shared memories and surprise performances.

Carla Escoda reviews Diablo Ballet's mixed bill, Emotions into Movement, at the Shadelands Art Center in Walnut Creek, California, featuring work by Ben Stevenson, Mário Radačovský, David Fonnegra, Robert Dekkers, and the classic Esmeralda pas de deux.