Author: Libby Hanssen

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September 27, 2021

Concert to Come: Prepare for a “Transformative Experience”

When the Kansas City Ballet returns to performances in the Kauffman Center this October, prepare for a transportive experience with a trio of signature works in “Celts.”
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September 25, 2021

Kansas City Symphony Presents Exuberant Mahler and Kahane World Premiere

With a megawatt Mahler, a tuneful world premiere piano concerto, and a healthy dose of excitement, the Kansas City Symphony was back in Helzberg Hall for an exuberant opening concert.
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September 20, 2021

New Dance Partners Delivers, Back On Stage

New Dance Partners at JCCC’s Midwest Trust Center is back on stage with diverse realms of choreographic style.
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August 31, 2021

Touring International Artists Return to KC for 2021-22 Music and Dance Season

After being deprived of the concert hall experience for more than a year, we look forward more than ever to the classical music and dance season.
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July 15, 2021

Music in the American Wild Celebrates Missouri Bicentennial

Aug. 10, 1821, Missouri became the 24th state of the United States of America.
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June 30, 2021

When/Time: New Work from Stacy Busch Presented at Charlotte Street Foundation

There’s a lot of music out there about drinking, but how much about the hard journey to sobriety and healing?
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May 31, 2021

How to Make the Best Performance

If you’ve attended a concert of the Kansas City Symphony anytime in the last 29 years, you’ve probably seen her.
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May 27, 2021

Kansas City Symphony Jubilantly Welcomes Audience Back to Helzberg Hall

Have you ever been in love? That was kind of what it was like to be in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Wednesday evening.
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May 19, 2021

Arts News: Healing and Happiness Through Piano

Finding ways to connect with community and grow as an individual are some of the greatest challenges of this pandemic. Pianist Grace Odell wants to introduce people to the piano as a source of healing and connection.
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