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January 2, 2018

‘As One’ Delves the Complexity of Transgender Life

“As One” is the story of one soul torn between two identities, a story of courage, of truth, of searching and of self-discovery. It is the story of Hannah, in her journey to realize herself as a young transgendered woman. “As One” is a chamber opera composed by Laura Kaminsky, with co-librettists Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed. The opera premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2014.

January 2, 2018

Open Spaces: Arts Update

Dan Cameron, curator and artistic director of Open Spaces, will select approximately 25 visual artists — regional, national and international — to develop projects for..

January 2, 2018

Open Spaces: Kansas City’s First Arts Biennial Starts in Swope Park

80 Artists to Present Projects and Performances City Wide Kansas City’s arts scene is anticipating a big shot of steroids from this summer’s debut of..

January 2, 2018

Honors: Angelica Sandoval

In her porcelain sculptures, Kansas City artist Angelica Sandoval embraces potential problems and relies on wabi-sabi, the Japanese idea of accepting and embracing imperfection.

January 2, 2018

Kansas City Ballet Celebrates 60 Years of Dance

The Kansas City Ballet, one of the diamonds in Kansas City’s crown, turns 60 this year. Last season, the Kansas City Ballet reached more than 90,000 people through outreach, dance education and training, and performances combined. Last June, the company hosted the annual national DanceUSA Conference, which gathered over 500 industry professionals from across the country to Kansas City.

January 2, 2018

Bold, Audacious, Artist-Led

By any conventional measure, the theater company run by a committee system should have years ago blown up in a supernova of egos. But it didn’t. And the quality of KCAT’s work is better than ever. As someone who has been reviewing plays in Kansas City for more than two decades, I can say that KCAT has mounted some of the best shows I’ve seen, going all the way back to its very first production in 2005.

January 2, 2018

Editor’s Letter, January/February 2018

Welcome, Dan Cameron! The Kansas City art scene has a new part-time resident, an internationally renowned curator whose stay here will culminate in what aims..

December 28, 2017

“George Timock: A Legacy in Clay 1973 – 2015,” Belger Arts Center

Only one person could have made the 75 ceramic vessels spanning five decades now on view at the Belger Arts Center. George Timock’s handling and..

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December 21, 2017

Editor’s Weekend Calendar Picks, December 21 – 24

Here are weekend calendar picks from KC Studio editor Alice Thorson for Christmas weekend! This weekend is your last chance to see Unicorn Theatre’s production..