Vita Arts show this Saturday night at the Cathedral

[Beverly Sobelman]

It's a lucky weekend for fans of the aerial arts - or unlucky because you have to choose who to support!  As previously announced, Jess and KT (aka Leotardo and Unitardo) will be making their public debut at the Columbia City Cabaret and I do hope some of you will head there to cheer them on.  Tickets on Brown Paper Tickets or call Tamara at

206-605-9920.

OR, you can come and cheer for JennQ, Lauren, and Sandy (ok and me too) in:

The Rip roarin', Soul Soarin' Summer Spectacular!

“No matter how enlightened you are, as long as there are people suffering, you still have plenty of work to do.”

 

Who: Levity, Chimera, Dyno, Zita, and more fabulous aerial talent! 

What: The first fundraising event for Vita Arts, a new non-profit arts organization

Where: The Cathdral, 7601 Greenwood Ave, Seattle

When: Saturday, July 25, 2009 8:00pm - 10:00pm

 

Suggested donation: $10

 

This Saturday, July 25th at 8pm is our first fund raising event - Rip roarin', soul soarin' Summer Spectacular. Many exceptional aerialists are generously donating their energy and their art to help raise money for start-up costs and Vitas first workshop in August. Anything we have left over will serve as a seed fund for our first theater production at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center on September 19 of this year.

 

---- About VITA ARTS

 

Vita Arts is a non-profit organization committed to sharing the transformative power of art with the disadvantaged and emotionally distraught.  Those handling recent loss, terminal illness, war and homelessness are a few examples of the populations we seek to expose to the restorative nature of creativity in artforms.

 

Artistic expression promotes healing, self discovery, and provides an oftentimes essential outlet for articulating and releasing difficult emotions in times of adversity.  Art created through the process of using artistic expression to cope with crisis serves as a great inspiration and motivator for others, furthering its positive effects and endurance.

 

We support artistic expression as a creative motivator, a pathway to healthful coping practices, and an everpresent reminder of the power and strength of the human spirit.

 

We do this in three ways:

 

1) Teaching empowering artistic skills of expression to those in dire situations, both children and adults.

2) Providing opportunity for workshop graduates to tell their stories through themed showcases for the public.

3) Vita Arts performance productions.

 

Plans for the future involve outreach with other non profit organizations, including disaster relief, and expanding this important work to other parts of the world.