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November 19, 2018

Fall Ushers in Colorful Costumes and Folkloric Footwork; Winter Brings Musical Warmth with Joyce DiDonato’s ‘Journey’

For more than 60 years, Ballet Folklórico de México has introduced audiences to the incredibly rich and varied forms of Mexican dance with a theatricality..

November 19, 2018

Honors: Shawn E. Hansen

Composer and improviser, phonographer and performer, Shawn E. Hansen works outside: outside of convention, outside of expectations, and, sometimes, literally out-of-doors, outside the realm of the traditional concert stage or studio. Hansen received a 2018 Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Award.

November 16, 2018

Making Lifelong Jazz Supporters: An Interview with Mike Warren

We sat down with drummer and KC native Mike Warren for a conversation about his connection to the jazz culture, the American Jazz Museum and..

November 16, 2018

TubaChristmas 2018 Aims for Guinness Book of World Records

Kansas City Symphony Executive Director Frank Byrne has been around tubas most of his life, including his early music career playing the big daddy of the brass family for the United States Marine Band. Byrne joined the band with the goal of being a full-time tuba player and wound up a full-time administrator.

November 10, 2018

Much Rejoicing: Soweto Gospel Choir Honors Nelson Mandela in Kansas

With the spontaneity of a spirit moved, the Soweto Gospel Choir honored the centenary of Nelson Mandela with songs of hope and resistance, songs born..

November 5, 2018

“Show Boat” in Context: Timeless Music and Tough History

MTH Theater at Crown Center offers up lively entertainment packaged around a history lesson in a spirited, scaled-down production of “Show Boat,” the 1927 classic..

November 4, 2018

Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s Traditional “Madama Butterfly” Transforms as Opera of Our Time

It’s been six years since Lyric Opera of Kansas City last staged Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” its 10th production of the 1904 opera in the..

November 4, 2018

Sad and Raunchy – Spinning Tree’s “The Nance” Showcases Strong Performances

Strong performances elevate the Spinning Tree production of “The Nance,” Douglas Carter Beane’s 2013 comic drama that offers a sobering look at what it meant..

November 2, 2018

Arts News: Preserving “The Folly Experience”

The doors have reopened on the renovated, historic Folly Theater. The first-floor lobby and shareholders lounge display revitalized finishes, furniture and lighting. A new curved..

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