Category: Performing

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June 5, 2025

“Fat Ham” Turns “Hamlet” Inside Out To Reexamine Its Heart

In James Ijames's spin on "Hamlet," even the most established characters have the capacity for growth and self-preservation.
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June 5, 2025

Starlight Celebrates 75 years with expanded community programming and new construction projects

New offerings for youth and families are a primary focus.
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June 4, 2025

Great actors. Smart plays. For 20 years and counting.

Kansas City Actors Theatre concluded our historic 20th Anniversary Season in March of 2025.
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June 1, 2025

Sponsored: Make Music Liberty – Free Live Music Experience in Liberty, MO

Starting as Fete de la Musique in France back in 1982, Make Music Day has exploded into a global celebration, taking over 1,000 cities across..
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May 23, 2025

Arts News: UMKC professor practices music therapy for preemies

The UMKC Conservatory recently was awarded a $1.9 million grant to study the effects of sound in the operating room and how conditions can be improved for better outcomes.
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May 22, 2025

“Emma” Is Pure Joy at KC Rep

Kate Hamill’s take on Emma, currently onstage at KC Rep, is evidence that it’s still possible for Austen’s work to feel delightfully, dazzlingly new.
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May 22, 2025

May the force of music be with you

With the Harriman-Jewell Series, there’s no need for a space cruiser to experience superb music from the far corners of the universe.
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May 22, 2025

With Sombre Beauty: Kansas City Chorale’s “The Lost Birds”

The Kansas City Chorale closed their 43rd season with “The Lost Birds,” a concert recognizing the heartbreaking reality that human behaviors have caused the extinction of many avian species.
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May 22, 2025

MTC announces 2025-26 season featuring a little dance and a lot of harmony

The Midwest Trust Center’s newly announced season includes some of the best artistic talent and greatest variety of performers in dance, theatre, music, and so much more.
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