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September 13, 2018

Four Companies. Four Choreographers. Four World Premieres.

Since New Dance Partners launched in 2013, the annual showcase has staged 17 world premiere dances for Kansas City audiences — and has become a powerful and innovative player on the local dance scene. This year will be no different, as New Dance Partners showcases four world premieres from four world-renowned choreographers, with each new work staged by a different professional dance company from the Kansas City area.
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September 11, 2018

One Librarian’s Bold Leap Into Wikipedia, and the Community Building That Followed

In March 2018, the American Jazz Museum, in conjunction with the Kansas City Public Library and Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, hosted a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon. This..
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August 21, 2018

Opening Week in Open Spaces (Content provided by Open Spaces)

Open Spaces, Kansas City’s 10-week, citywide arts event, will open this weekend, and Mayor James and the Open Spaces team will celebrate with you, your neighbors and gigantic puppets! At 11:30 AM on SATURDAY, 8/25, music will flow in Swope Park’s Village, food trucks will await you, and 40 dancers and 15-foot high artists will amaze the crowd!
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July 25, 2018

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Alison DeSimone, Assistant Professor of Musicology

Alison DeSimone specializes in Baroque period music, with focuses on opera history and 17th- and early 18th-century music in London. She has particular interest in..
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July 24, 2018

The Cold War: Contemporary Art’s Silent Muse

History always finds its way into the dialogue of artistic expression. In particular, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art boasts several striking works that exude..
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July 24, 2018

Wendell Castle: Shifting Vocabularies

On view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art June 23, 2018 through Jan. 20, 2019 What is a chair? A seemingly simple question (with an..
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July 24, 2018

Kauffman Center Presents: 2018-2019 Season Review

Presenting a wide spectrum of entertainers and performers from around the world as well as regional performing arts organizations, the Kauffman Center for the Performing..
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July 23, 2018

Library Exhibit Remembers Kansas City’s Deadly 1968 Riot

Anthony Stone thought he knew Kansas City. He was born here. He lives downtown today — not far from the streets that teemed half a..
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July 20, 2018

Stingrays, Sharks and Art

Enter the Kansas City Zoo’s new Stingray Bay, and you’ll be fascinated by the ethereal stingrays gracefully gliding, almost flying, through a warm saltwater pool...
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