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Contact:
Sheri Somerville
Citie Ballet – Executive Director
780-472-7774
PRESS RELEASE
CITIE BALLET ANNOUNCES NEXT PERFORMANCE
MOSAIC IV — VOCAL BEAT features some of Edmonton’s hottest vocal talent
February 5, 2015 — Edmonton’s resident ballet company Citie Ballet will hold its next performance — Mosaic
IV: Vocal Beat —on Saturday, February 28th, and Sunday, March 1st. Citie Ballet seeks to elevate dance in
our city. This means doing things that haven’t been done before. And Mosaic IV promises to be a show unlike
any Citie Ballet has previously mounted, featuring the addition of live vocal accompaniment.
The piece centers around the performance of both Citie Ballet’s dancers and Edmonton’s a cappella group 6
Minute Warning. The sextet of singers is no stranger to large concert stages, having performed with the likes
of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Ben Folds, while also appearing as a regular showstopper at The
Edmonton Singing Christmas Tree.
The vocal heat of the all-male sextet combines with the velvet grace of Citie Ballet’s dancers. Together they tell
the story of a small town man who travels to the big city and is aroused by the lure of a dominating woman —
one whose bullish personality makes her all the more seductive. He must decide what is a greater terror: to stay
with her, or to never see her again.
As Citie Ballet continues to evolve, its performances continue to challenge the medium of ballet. Combining
disparate genres such as ballet and hip-hop, updating ancient fables with modern interpretations, Citie Ballet
seeks to inspire, and with one more performance to follow in its third season as Edmonton’s professional ballet
company, it will do just that.