Filmmaker, dancers use ballet as a conservation tool Chicago-based filmmaker Tim Whalen crossed ballet with conservation in the short film "Mates for Life: Whooping Crane," which had its premiere Tuesday at Facets in Chicago.

Ballet as bird conservation? Yep. Tim Whalen’s short Mates for Life: Whooping Crane melds graceful dance with wildlife storytelling to spotlight endangered cranes.

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