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April 25, 2012

ART@WORK: On Stage LIVE!

When the Arts Council of Metropolitan of Kansas City started Art@Work, its citywide corporate challenge for art, the program was focused on visual art. But it soon grew to include performing arts as well by popular demand. “The music component was added in 2009. We had two years of just music, then added dance” in 2011, says Kelly Seward, the Arts Council’s director of business programs.
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April 25, 2012

Putting Down Roots: Roxy Paine’s Ferment

"Ferment," the 56 foot tall stainless steel dendroid towering over the lawn at the Nelson-Atkins Museum, evokes many different reactions from those who pass by.
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April 25, 2012

Animation & Imagination

Mickey Mouse ... what image does the name conjure up? Is it the friendly smile, red shorts and yellow shoes that captivate even the youngest audiences on the current Mickey Mouse Clubhouse? Or the mischievous little helper who finds out that some magic is far beyond his control in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice?
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April 25, 2012

On The Board: Dan Bukovac, Board President Heart of America Shakespeare Festival

During his work day, Dan Bukovac serves as a partner at law firm Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP. He is also active in the community, serving..
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April 25, 2012

Heart of America Shakespeare Festival Is ‘Shake’n Things Up This Summer!

Toward the end of Midsummer Night's Dream, Theseus tells an assembled group that “The lunatic, the lover, and the poet are of imagination all compact.” For the 20th season of the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, the creativity and the imagination of playwright William Shakespeare in the hands of veteran actors will be double the joy as the festival group stages two shows in rotating repertory.
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April 25, 2012

KCPT and PBS Production Crews Cover All the Angles…

The crowds that attended the Kansas City Symphony performances at the end of March with Prairie Village native Joyce DiDonato, now a world renowned opera sensation with the mezzo soprano voice, may have been witness to a little bit of history. The three performances were recorded, plus rehearsals, backstage interviews and a master class led by DiDonato.
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April 24, 2012

Nationally Touring Civil Rights Exhibition Launches in Kansas City

Mid-America Arts Alliance’s NEH on the Road program, For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights, is currently on display at the Wyandotte County Historical Museum in Bonner Springs through May 25. The exhibition is compelling with photographs, television clips, art posters, and historic artifacts.
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March 29, 2012

Kansas City Ballet Guild’s Ballet Ball 2012

On Saturday, March 3rd, the much anticipated Ballet Ball, a fund-raising event presented by the Kansas City Ballet Guild, honored the Kansas City Ballet’s new..
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March 13, 2012

Union Station Hosts Titanic Exhibition

Listening to the strains of a waltz while looking at fragments of fine china may not seem chilling or sad, but when a guest to Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition views the more than 250 artifacts conserved from the ship’s debris field is an almost overwhelming look into a 100-year-old story. The echoes of the past are tangibly felt.
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