KC STUDIO

October 22, 2025

Experiencing Swan Lake

Kansas City Ballet brings Swan Lake to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre at the Kaufmann Center through Oct. 26 for the first time since 2020.

October 21, 2025

Pianist Angela Hewitt Displays Poetry in Music

Angela Hewitt performed at the Folly Theater for the 50th-anniversary season of the Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City in a brilliant program featuring preludes, fugues and other works from the 18th through the 20th centuries.

October 21, 2025

At KCRep, Gary Neal Johnson makes his final performance as Scrooge

After owning the role for 24 years, the beloved KC actor announced his retirement.

Music and Dance Reviews

October 20, 2025

KC Ballet Takes Flight with Swan Lake

Kansas City Ballet presents Devon Carney’s Swan Lake. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios. The Kansas City Ballet launched its season this weekend..

October 17, 2025

Arts Brief: Nerman Museum acquires tapestry by Diedrick Brackens

The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art has acquired “shadows spell my name” by Los Angeles artist Diedrick Brackens.

October 16, 2025

‘Peace Is a Shy Thing:The Life and Art of Tim O’Brien’

Alex Vernon's intimate biography of the esteemed Vietnam War writer demonstrates an insider's understanding of combat and the moral complexity of what soldiers are asked to do.