KC STUDIO

November 21, 2017

Kansas City Ballet in the National Spotlight

A fantastic and magical engagement from curtain up to curtain down, the Kansas City Ballet’s reimagined production of “The Nutcracker” is in the national spotlight this holiday season. Each year the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., selects an elite dance company to perform “The Nutcracker” in the nation’s capital the week of Thanksgiving. This year, the invitation was extended to the Kansas City Ballet.

November 20, 2017

“Built Environments,” Epsten Gallery

Immersive, multi-media installations respond to the light, planes, and architectural design of the Epsten Gallery space in the exhibit “Built Environments,” curated by the gallery’s..

November 17, 2017

The MET Tackles Shakespeare’s ‘Cymbeline’

Let’s give credit where credit is due: Karen Paisley, co-founder and artistic director of the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, long ago embraced audacity as an aesthetic..

November 16, 2017

Arts News: KU Medical Center Commissions Works From Four KC Artists

The University of Kansas Medical Center has recently taken a big step forward as an art patron by commissioning four artists with Kansas City ties..

Just In

November 16, 2017

Editor’s Weekend Calendar Picks, November 16 – 19

Time for weekend calendar picks from KC Studio editor Alice Thorson. This afternoon, stop by the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art for an artists presentation..

November 15, 2017

KU Choirs and Symphony Orchestra to Hold Free Vespers Concert Dec. 1 at JCCC

A favorite University of Kansas holiday tradition can now be heard for free and closer to Kansas City. KU Choirs and Symphony Orchestra will travel..

Community News

November 15, 2017

NEW EXHIBIT EXPLORES MID-CENTURY GAME TOURNAMENTS

Anyone with an interest in the style and substance of mid-twentieth century America will enjoy the new temporary exhibit at The National Museum of Toys..

November 14, 2017

Arts News: Kemper Museum Mural Layers Beauty and Social History

Peeling wallpaper and crumbling walls usually signify things in disarray. In Firelei Báez’ mural “To See Beyond Its Walls (and access the places that lie..

November 13, 2017

Artist to Watch: Julia Haile

Julia Haile is taking Kansas City by storm. “Her voice and stage presence are second to none, and her body of work is growing to be some of the best to come out of this city,” said Bill Sundahl, special events coordinator of KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio. Haile performed with well-known singer-songwriter Barclay Martin at the June 30 “Collaborations” fundraiser event for KKFI at the Folly Theater.