Author: Libby Hanssen

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May 11, 2019

Dark/Bright/Light: Kansas City Ballet season ends with energetic, eclectic works, including David Parsons world premiere.

“Human movement is the basis of all art,” wrote Twyla Tharp. Kansas City Ballet displayed this philosophy with the textural, painterly season closer THARP /..
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May 7, 2019

Concert to Come | Celebrating the Contributions of Musica Vocale’s Arnold Epley

Arnold Epley has devoted nearly half his life to the musical culture of Kansas City and he’s not finished yet. “I used to say, if you wake me up at 3 a.m. and shake me and ask, ‘What do you do?’ I would say, ‘I’m a singer,’” said Epley. Epley turns 80 years old May 18.
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May 1, 2019

Arts News: Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey Celebrates 35 Years of Dance, Education and Commitment to Community

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, the second home of New York City-based Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, plays a major role in combining modern..
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April 29, 2019

Musica Vocale’s May 19 ‘Resist’ Concert Keys Off Social Issues

Musica Vocale ends its 11th season with “Resist” at Westside’s Sacred Heart Guadalupe May 19. The concert, featuring Melissa Dunphy’s “American DREAMers,” focuses on the..
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April 28, 2019

Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s luminous “The Pearl Fishers” resonates with modern imagination.

Lyric Opera of Kansas City presented Georges Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers” (Les pêcheurs de perles) with passionate performances, athletic dancing and dazzling visual display in..
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April 26, 2019

Helzberg Hall Welcomes Kansas City Civic Orchestra for its 60th Anniversary Concert

Kansas City Civic Orchestra celebrates 60 years this season, culminating in a concert in Kansas City’s premier concert venue, the Kauffman Center’s Helzberg Hall. Last..
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April 13, 2019

Dalí Quartet and pianist Olga Kern redefine expectations, and move beyond, in Carlsen Center concert.

When I first heard of the Dalí Quartet, I originally anticipated a surreal experience, but here they delivered a straightforward concert.
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March 29, 2019

Good Fortune Follows McAdams, Kansas City Symphony and Chorus, and Soloists in an Exciting “Carmina Burana.”

Who knew that the ancient cycles of life and death, grief and hope, dawn and dark could be so much fun? The Kansas City Symphony..
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March 22, 2019

Refreshing and Expressive: San Francisco Symphony Stops in Helzberg Hall on US Tour for an Uplifting Performance

San Francisco Symphony’s performance in Helzberg Hall was breathtaking, certainly, presented with fresh, exploratory curiosity. Thursday night was the orchestra’s third Kansas City appearance, presented..
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