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November 13, 2024

A Bach Celebration: Bach Aria Soloists at 25 years

Bach Aria Soloists, currently celebrating its 25th season, gave tribute to their namesake composer with an all Johann Sebastian Bach concert in “Bach Unlocked” on Friday evening.
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November 4, 2024

“Bubble Boy” Has a Charming KC Debut at Spinning Tree Theatre

It’s hard to think of a better home for the Kansas City premiere of "Bubble Boy" than with Spinning Tree Theatre.
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October 31, 2024

“Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” Is a Goofy, Campy Vampire Party

If you’re looking for a serious, reverent stage adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the production currently on stage at the Arts Asylum is not what you’re after.
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October 28, 2024

Daughters of Hart-Celler on “The Heart Sellers” at the Unicorn Theatre

Almost sixty years after the signing of the Hart-Celler Act, a group of local Asian women attended opening night of the Unicorn Theatre's “The Heart Sellers.”
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October 24, 2024

The Coterie’s “Electric Poe” Has Established Itself as a Fall Tradition Not To Be Missed

One of Kansas City’s most splendidly macabre traditions is back, as the work of Edgar Allan Poe is brought to life in Union Cemetery.
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October 22, 2024

“On the River: Lisa Grossman,” Shifting: Sculpture and Prints by Marcie Miller Gross,” “Ghost of the Plains: Doug Barrett,” “French Pictures: Photographs and Paintings by Mike Sinclair,” Haw Contemporary

The quartet of small shows now on view at Haw Contemporary is a masterclass in the simplicity of a thing done well.
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October 14, 2024

Kansas City Ballet Takes a Whimsical Journey with “Alice (in wonderland)”

Part dreamland, part party, Kansas City Ballet opened their 67th season with Septime Webre’s ballet fantasy “Alice (in wonderland)."
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October 9, 2024

“Hadley Clark: ‘I Made This for You and Me’,” UMKC Gallery of Art

In her first solo exhibition of sculptural garments, “I Made This for You and Me” at UMKC Gallery of Art, Hadley Clark utilizes remnants and repurposed materials to reframe garments as domestic items.
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