KC STUDIO

February 24, 2020

“Summer Wheat: Blood, Sweat, and Tears,” Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

I can’t remember ever having left an exhibition of paintings and subsequently thinking much about how they were created.

February 21, 2020

The Surprising Rise of Local Bookshops Creates New Communities

It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon after the holidays, and a dozen people are browsing the shelves of Kansas City’s newest bookstore.

February 20, 2020

‘The Vietnam War: 1945-1975’

2019/2020 marks the 50th anniversary of both the peak of American involvement in the Vietnam War and its turning point. A traveling exhibit at the National World War I Museum and Memorial makes recognition of both unescapable, although its scope is considerably broader.

February 20, 2020

Editor’s Letter, March/April 2020

The arts often serve as a beacon and cultural corrective, highlighting the important issues facing a society and helping to identify problems and omissions. Several..

February 13, 2020

A Thoughtful Crowd-pleaser: “Come From Away” at the Music Hall

The stage was awash with lively music, amity, optimism and national pride Tuesday for the opening-night performance of “Come From Away” at the Music Hall...

February 12, 2020

The Enduring Strength of Lucia

Lucia di Lammermoor, a cherished piece of the operatic repertoire is a gem of bel canto. The piece is a masterwork affording the cast moments..

Articles

February 11, 2020

Arts News: Kansas City Museum Commissions a Skyspace

After nearly three years of construction work and extensive renovations to Corinthian Hall, the Kansas City Museum at 3218 Gladstone Boulevard will reopen to the public early next year.

February 2, 2020

newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble Challenges Apathy with “Dislocation + Defiance”

The city was bathed in fiery light the evening of newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble’s “Dislocation + Defiance” program. The anticipation of the Chiefs’ impending Super..

February 2, 2020

‘Fun Home’ at KC Rep: A Time Machine to Letters, Wall Phones and the Closet

Kansas City Repertory Theatre offers a handsomely mounted production of “Fun Home,” the musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir about growing up in uniquely..