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Show 6 Friday, April 8, 2011 ARTS www.dailyutahchronicle.com Ballet works offer stylistic diversity Sofia Strempek STAFF WRITER KIMBERLY ROACH/The Daity Utah donde Dana Backes stands in place for lighting rehearsal in the piece"La Bayaderewhich Utah Ballet will perform this weekend in"An Evening of Bailee Peppered into the classical repertoire of Utah Ballet, new choreography and updated works provide a spectrum of styles. Utah Ballet will put on "An Evening of Ballet" at Kingsbury Hall this weekend. One of the highlights of the evening is Sayoko Knode's "Bound." Knode, a recent graduate from the undergraduate ballet program at the U and a graduate student in the department of ballet, was a bold pick from Utah Ballet director Maureen Laird, but Laird stands by her selection. "Sayoko was always our first choice when we were looking for a contemporary choreographer," Laird said. Knode will be able to add this choreographic commission to her still-thin but rapidly growing list of professional accomplishments, including See BALLET Page 7 Concert promotes Children's Justice Center Jared Price STAFF WRITER Being a victim of a crime is a terrifying and traumatic experience for anyone, but it is especially so for children. The Salt Lake County Children's Justice Center works to alleviate the emotional toll on victimized children and their families by empowering kids to speak out against those who wronged them and by helping to navigate a sometimesdaunting legal system. The Salt Lake County Children's Justice Center will be holding its second annual "Sounds For Hope" concert Saturday to continue helping those who need it most. The "Sounds for Hope" concert is put on by the CJC to raise awareness of the program and also to raise funds to continue the services it provides, said Michelle Wester, consultant to the CJC's Friends board and key organizer of the event. The concert is also being held in conjunction with April's National Child Abuse Prevention Month. "The idea of 'Sounds for Hope' is really to make the community aware that this (CJC) is a resource for families and that we are here to help," Wester said. The concert will feature performances by students from the nationally acclaimed Gifted Music School along with appearances by violinist Kelly Parkinson and pianist Jed Moss. Wester said there will also be a surprise act that moves away from the classical music of the evening but stays with the theme of the event. "We hope to shake things up a little bit, especially for those who are coming back from last year," Wester said. "The act is still very much in that classical realm but we thought that it would be fun to add a different element that people might not expect." Wester said that a child's smile is one of the themes of this year's concert and the role it plays in the mission of the Children's Justice Center. "It plays off the idea of courage and that when a child can smile again, they are regaining their courage and PHOTO COURTESY SALT LAKE CITY COUNTY CHILDREN'S JUSTICE CENTE empowerment," Wester said. The Salt Lake County Children's Justice Center is an organization that helps approximately I,5oo victimized children per year with their process through the legal system, said Susanne Mitchell, director of the center. Mitchell also said that 8o percent of the children that come through th center are victims of sexual abuse. "Rather than go to the police sta tion to be interviewed, we have the come to a comfortable, home-lik setting decorated with children See CONCERT Pafle 7 |