Returning for its third year, The Winter Gala is an electrifying celebration of ballet’s past, present, and future. This one-night-only mixed program unites Alberta Ballet’s professional dancers with Alberta Ballet School’s elite students, performing beloved classics and striking new creations curated by Artistic Director Francesco Ventriglia. Total run time: 1 hr 45 min (Act I: 45 min, Intermission: 20 min, Act II: 40 min). Program includes Défilé du Ballet; The Handover School to Company; Pas de Deux from Swan Lake (Act II); Forest Song; Dance of the Knights from Romeo & Juliet; Mahler; Surface Tension; Beyond; and a Grand Finale.