Author: Libby Hanssen

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April 4, 2022

Intimate, sensitive “Skin”: Owen/Cox Dance Group and Helen Gillet collaboration

“Skin,” presented by the Owen/Cox Dance Group, was a thoughtful and intimate collaboration with singer/songwriter Helen Gillet.
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March 7, 2022

Friends of Chamber Music Beethoven Festival with the Morgenstern Trio

The Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City was finally able to present its long-delayed first annual Beethoven Festival, featuring the Morgenstern Trio.
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February 28, 2022

Concert to Come: ‘A Story About Now’

The Lyric Opera of Kansas City presents “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” the company’s first full theatrical production back in the Kauffman Center, March 11-13.
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February 15, 2022

Artist to Watch: Hannah Collins

Cellist Hannah Collins, assistant professor at the University of Kansas, is a prolific chamber music collaborator.
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February 8, 2022

Exploring Identity with newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble

newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble's concert "Tell Me Where You're From" examines identity and origin with a broad range of works.
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January 18, 2022

Concert to Come: Collaboration as Imaginative Impetus

In their second collaboration, Bach Aria Soloists and Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company are combining Baroque music and modern dance — with a twist.
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January 12, 2022

Arts News: Sandbox Percussion Group at UMKC is Grammy Nominee

The quartet Sandbox Percussion, currently serving as percussion faculty and ensemble-in-residence at the UMKC Conservatory, are nominated for a Grammy Award for their album, “Seven Pillars,” with composer Andy Akiho.
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January 10, 2022

Arts News: Dance Visionary from KC Named a 2021 MacArthur Fellow

Choreographer, educator, dancer, entrepreneur and visionary Jawole Willa Jo Zollar is part of the 2021 class of MacArthur Fellows, one of 25 selected from across the United States for this prestigious award.
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January 4, 2022

A Packed Schedule of Performances Welcomes Kansas City Audiences in 2022

The spring concert schedule is particularly packed with intriguing performances.
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