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May 1, 2017

Nathan Darrow to Play Hamlet at This Year’s Shakespeare Fest

Nathan Darrow is coming for the summer. The Shawnee Mission North graduate who plied his trade as a professional actor on local stages from 2003 through 2009 has found remarkable success on television since relocating to New York. A graduate of the University of Evansville and New York University, Darrow made an indelible impression as Meechum, the taciturn bodyguard for Kevin Spacey’s murderous Frank Underwood on “House of Cards,” the Netflix series.
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May 1, 2017

Harold Smith: Art As a Platform for Activism

On a warm evening in late February, the premiere screening of “The Gospel According to Glenn North” played to a packed meeting room at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.
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May 1, 2017

World Premieres Highlight 2017 KC Dance Festival

Stand by for a week of exuberant creativity and vibrant performances when the Kansas City Dance Festival returns June 16 – 24, 2017.
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May 1, 2017

Editor’s Letter, May/June 2017

Against the backdrop of police violence toward black men and a surge in racist sentiments, many of the nation’s cultural institutions are making a concerted..
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April 5, 2017

WWI-Inspired Oratorio Speaks to All Who Have Lost Loved Ones in War

In war, not all suffering happens on the battlefield. The families of those who serve suffer the stress of distance and unknowing, even if their loved ones return intact. During World War I, with an entire generation nearly extinguished, there was no life untouched. The whole world suffered.
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April 4, 2017

Susan Schmelzer on Arts Policy: Our Venerable Academies: Studios Among the Showrooms

Any city known for its thriving arts is bound to accommodate and benefit from higher learning in the arts, but few cities are blessed with two such fine academies as the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance and the Kansas City Art Institute.
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April 3, 2017

Arts News: Opera Superstars Give Joint Recital in KC

When political issues in South Africa caused the Nelson Mandela University Choir to cancel its North American tour, the Harriman-Jewell Series worked quickly to fill..
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March 30, 2017

Provocative Themes Animate KC Rep’s New Works Festival

When Eric Rosen blew into town to take the reins of Kansas City Repertory Theatre back in 2006, he was a man on a mission...
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March 29, 2017

A Compelling Tale of Tragedy and Recovery

The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States. Hundreds lost their lives and thousands were displaced, land and livelihoods lost, making for another component of the Great Migration, which brought people from the agrarian south to the industrialized northern regions and the opportunities of the West.
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