Performing – KC STUDIO

September 8, 2020

Honors: Stacy Busch

As a musician and activist, performing artist Stacy Busch knows the life-changing — and saving — power of empathy: listening deeply, sharing honestly and giving generously of oneself to help others. Busch is a composer and performer, and a Charlotte Street Foundation 2020 Generative Performing Artist Fellow.

September 8, 2020

The Art of Creative Survival

“What I wouldn’t give to be on a stage right now!” says actress Krista Eyler, who recently completed “The Sparkletones,” a new musical inspired by her mother’s 1960s singing group (of the same name), created with partner Barb Nichols.

September 4, 2020

Pandemic Leads to Innovation Among KC Artists

Our print story in the Sep/Oct 2020 issue about KC artists’ responses to the pandemic represents just a fraction of what’s been going on in studios, neighborhoods and online.

September 4, 2020

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra – (Re)Taking the Stage

It goes without saying that 2020 has been challenging, in all regards. The music and arts world has felt the struggle something fierce, with no..

September 1, 2020

‘Fighting the Good Fight’

Arts organizations, long accustomed to bolstering the public’s morale during tough times, have been shouldering their own share of suffering amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 1, 2020

Yes, the Arts Scene is on the Ropes, But It Won’t Be a Total Knockout

In an overture, you hear themes and harmonic threads, little hints leading into the drama and suspense of the main event. Consider these last six months the overture. In July, the Kansas City Symphony, Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Harriman-Jewell Series cancelled their Kauffman Center performances until January 2021.

August 24, 2020

Music: We Need It Now More Than Ever!

Harmony Project KC students have been busy getting creative while at home during the pandemic. During their summer session, HPKC students created their own compositions..

August 5, 2020

Pandemic Pushes KCRep to Cancel Planned Season

Kansas City Repertory Theatre has cancelled its previously announced 2020-21 season, yet another example of the COVID-19 pandemic’s disastrous effect on live theater and all performing arts. Artistic Director Stuart Carden and Executive Director Angela Gieras released a joint statement on Aug. 5 explaining the decision to pull the plug on what looked like a potentially exciting season.

August 3, 2020

A Tribute to Charlie Parker as KC Celebrates the Centennial of the Artist’s Birth

Charlie Parker is revered as a jazz genius — a bold and brilliant innovator largely responsible not only for revolutionizing the music’s sound, but for transforming its image from that of captivating entertainment to incontestable art.

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