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Ballet Tells a Haunting Tale
Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” has haunted readers for almost seven decades. Its narrative is simple: In a fictional town, an annual rite is held in which one of the citizens is murdered — by stoning. The townspeople approach the lottery with a chilling nonchalance. Betraying one of their own — in this case, a wife and mother named Tessie Hutchinson — is merely something that must be done to maintain the social order.
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By The Blade Supports Northland Symphony Orchestra
Founded and rooted in the Northland for 20 years, By The Blade is pleased to support another local organization celebrating a milestone birthday – the Northland Symphony Orchestra. For the last 50 years, the Northland Symphony Orchestra, comprised of professional, student and community musicians, has provided free, high-quality performances throughout Greater Kansas City area.
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Concert to Come: “Goldberg Variations”
Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental “Goldberg Variations” is at once staggeringly difficult and uniquely beautiful, challenging and enamoring musicians for centuries. Kansas City’s Owen/Cox Dance Group will display these compatible contrasts in their final performance of the season, in collaboration with pianist Kairy Koshoeva. This is the second presentation of the work for Koshoeva and the company, which they premiered in June of 2013.