Kansas city ballet dancers, plus more than 200 local students ages 7 to 17 selected from kansas city ballet school, will perform e. Tchaikovsky wrote three classic ballets, but until now, the kansas city ballet has only performed two of them. As a nonprofit organization ourselves, we understand the importance of fundraising and wish you the best with your event. Henry david thoreau and barbra streisand got theatrical treatments, and the kansas city symphony had a variety of soloists.
Not long after she and her husband, ethan, moved to kansas city in 2016, voyles said, they attended the ballets production of the nutcracker. Join us december 524, 2015 at the kauffman center for the reimagined production by artistic director devon carney of the holiday classic, the nutcracker. The kansas city ballet is an american professional ballet company based in kansas city, missouri. Kansas city ballet press releases professional dance company. In 2015 kansas city ballet launched an allnew production of the nutcracker and broke box office records and received critical acclaim. While a treat for most kids, there are children for. The kansas city ballet will present its holiday production of the nutcracker for the 47th year, but there will be some changes.
New sets, costumes and choreography are featured in the kansas city ballets production of the nutcracker, at the muriel kauffman theatre. The kcb presents five major performances each season to include an annual production of the nutcracker. Does kansas city ballet donate tickets or classes to charities. Kansas city ballet company auditions national audition tour. They enjoyed a magical setting with festive decor and elegant cuisine, a miniperformance by kansas city ballet, plus afterdinner dancing music by the michael beers band. Also on its recently announced 2016 17 season are a. The kansas city ballet s the nutcracker, a completely new production in 2015, is a lovely, luxurious show crammed with imaginative details. The kansas city ballet s annual performance of nutcracker will first be performed at the kennedy center in washington, d.
Kansas city ballet says it will phase out racist stereotypes in the. New sets, costumes and choreography are featured in the kansas city ballet s production of the nutcracker, at the muriel kauffman theatre in the kauffman center for the performing arts. Kc ballet to offer 50 percent off nutcracker tickets on aug 1. Kc ballet to remove outdated caricatures in nutcracker the.
Kansas city ballets 201617 season to feature a midsummer. Its hard to believe that, in all the years of kansas city ballet, it first tackled swan lake way back in, oh, 4 years ago. Next year, the kansas city ballet will complete its trifecta of the great ballets by peter ilyich tchaikovsky with the sleeping beauty. Kansas city ballet announces 2016 nutcracker tickets on sale aug. This was the year the kansas city ballet reimagined the nutcracker. Kansas city ballet to present sleeping beauty as part of. Kansas city ballet events professional dance company. A history of excellence professional ballet company and school. This year marks the kansas city ballet s 39th annual production of the nutcracker. Meet the woman who makes tchaikovsky danceable for the. In the 2016 2017 season, kcb grew to an alltime high with 30 company dancers, 15 second company dancers, 64 fulltime and parttime staff, and a network of over 400 local volunteers. Kansas city ballet announces recordbreaking 20152016 season. Kansas city ballet recruits international dancers, breaks cookie.
Tickets for kansas city ballet s the nutcracker are available on line or by telephone at 816 9318993. The ballet has joined a national campaign called final bow for. Founded in 1957, kansas city ballet is a 30member professional ballet company under the direction of artistic director devon carney and executive director jeffrey j. Kansas city ballet guild fundraising and advocacy group.
Not long after she and her husband, ethan, moved to kansas city in 2016, voyles said, they attended the ballet s production of the nutcracker, which included carneys new choreography. Browse our huge selection of tickets for every the nutcracker show. Its a holiday tradition, with a cast of more than 200, mostly children. They perform three repertory seasons in kansas city, plus nutcracker. Patrons celebrated the holiday season at the kansas city ballet guild s 52nd annual gala, the nutcracker ball, on november 23 at the intercontinental kansas city at the plaza. Kc ballet is the professional ballet company serving kansas city and the surrounding area. Devin carney was newer to the scene then, and still carving out his. Kansas city ballet joins national effort to update the nutcracker october 15, 2019. In 2016, new sets, costumes and choreography were added to the kansas city ballets production of the nutcracker, at the muriel kauffman. A few weeks before the nutcracker is scheduled to open, in a rehearsal studio at the kansas city ballet s bolender center, dancers amaya rodriguez and liang fu. Kansas city ballets the nutcracker features dancers amaya rodriguez and liang fu as the sugar plum fairy.
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