Love is (Still) in the Air

The painting Dance (I) by Henri Matisse has always had an effect on me, and I came across it again recently as part of a press release for a mixed-works dance show at the Eva O. Howard Theatre in Edmonton on Saturday, Feb. 23. The evening, a combination of professional ballet companies and young dancers from local dance studios, is hosted by Citie Ballet to raise funds to help support the Zebra Child Protection Centre. With a multi-disciplinary, centralized team approach, it is the only centre of its kind in Canada – providing the environment and nurturing to help young victims of abuse while striving to prevent the added trauma that criminally processing these cases typically involves. Being that I’m from Edmonton (part II), I can guarantee this will be an entertaining night of top-notch performers and a great sampling of some classical and more contemporary ballet – and a great belated gift for your valentine if you’ve been under a rock, or more likely a snow pile, for the last week.
- Andrea Mills, Home Associate

Visit citieballet.com for more info.