Backstage for “Diaghilev Imagery”

Backstage for “Diaghilev Imagery”

OBC is abuzz backstage as the company prepares for the premiere of Diaghilev Imagery this weekend at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts Theater. Here’s what some of the artists are saying about working on Oakland Ballet Company’s latest work. Connie Strayer,...

OBC celebrates third annual gala

OBC celebrates third annual gala

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan may have said it best: “Oakland’s art community does it like no one else.” Mayor Quan spoke at Oakland Ballet Company’s third annual spring gala, joining OBC friends and supporters as the event’s Honorary Chair, Saturday, April 27, at the...

A bow to the past to build the company’s future

A bow to the past to build the company’s future

As Oakland Ballet Company looks ahead to its annual gala this Saturday, officially launching its spring season, much has gone into making this a landmark year – and start of a new era – for the 48-year-old institution. For signs that the company is turning a new page,...

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