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Tue, Mar 09, 2010
Charles Bruffy and the Kansas City Chorale staged a spring concert this weekend. The "Sing to Love" theme combined with timely references to the eagerly-awaited season nicely colored the lengthy program. The ensemble sounded in top shape and delivered a diverse yet thoughtfully unified collection of memorable pieces.
Tue, Mar 09, 2010
Music director and conductor Alexei Kornienko displayed clean baton work, excellent communication and dealt with missed entrances and musicians who were clearly lost like a seasoned pro. Poor Kornienko, I wanted to buy him a shot of vodka after this performance.
Tue, Mar 09, 2010
The Friends of Chamber Music presented Kansas City favorite sons Stanislav Ioudenitch and his student, Behzod Abduraimov, in a joint recital this past Friday evening at the Folly Theatre. In young Abduraimov there were glimpses of sheer brilliance; his will be a career well worth watching.
Tue, Mar 09, 2010
The KC Symphony's presentation of "A Haunted Landscape" was impressive and certainly lived up to the work's title. Eerie, perfectly balanced string entrances, subtle offstage trumpet fanfare and expertly executed phrases in the woodwind section were definite highlights.
Tue, Mar 09, 2010
Using the medium of hip-hop, "Groovallo" tackled an array of difficult subjects, such as violence, inner demons, and overcoming obstacles. The dancers succeeded in pulling the audience into each storyline, and for those 90 minutes their battles were our battles, their triumphs ours.
Mon, Mar 08, 2010
The Foundation, known for its unique art gallery and architectural exhibits, hosted the Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company's winter program last Friday night. The unconventional venue and alternative works were a move in a different direction for this local Company.
Mon, Mar 08, 2010
The Film Noir Series at the Tivioli Cinemas included the grandaddy of all heist films — the black-and-white 1955 Jules Dassin classic "Rififi." The Series continues through March 25 with four more iconic classics of the genre.
Mon, Mar 08, 2010
It was clear that the Albers Trio are friends as well as siblings - the sisters seem to have that uncanny sibling ability to know what the others are thinking, feeling and how they will react. For an ensemble, like a trio, that skill is magical.
Tue, Mar 09, 2010
With the impending move to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in the fall of 2011, the 53rd Lyric Opera season will be the final one produced by the Company in the Lyric Theatre on 11th and Central Streets in Kansas City, MO.
Mon, Mar 08, 2010
"Pride and Joy and Other Plays" by Paul Rudnick will be presented by Actors & Artists Against AIDS to benefit AIDS WALK Kansas City, April 1 through 18, 2010. Directed by Jeff Church, Producing Artistic Director of the Coterie Theatre, this provocative and outrageous comedy, features a collection of hilarious characters, starring local legends, Ron Megee and Missy Koonce.
Tue, Mar 02, 2010
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City has just launched the first ever public awareness campaign for the ArtsKC Fund. Two white billboards and a piece of prominent art will be covered in white wrap to emphasize the absence of art. This innovative public awareness campaign was designed by Barkley Creative and leads with the slogan: "If We Don't Support Artists, There Is No Art. Support ArtsKC.org."
Tue, Mar 09, 2010
For theatre, classical, dance and jazz events for the upcoming week and beyond, visit the KC Events calendar. Highlights of this week's classical music and dance offerings are in Don Dagenais' "City Classics."
Tue, Mar 09, 2010
"A Moon for the Misbegotten" is a complex and emotionally draining (on performers and viewers alike) work that skillfully examines the multiple layers of the human psyche, and it represents another strong offering by Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre.
Mon, Mar 08, 2010
I had the best seat in the house for The Unicorn Theatre's production of Lia Romeo's comedy "Green Whales:" not by dint of a critic's power, but simply because the couple seated in front of me were engaged to be married.
Mon, Mar 08, 2010
Quality Hill Playhouse continues their season with "Broadway's Best," a revue featuring some of the most memorable musicals.
Tue, Mar 02, 2010
Once in a great while, a work –whether a symphony, play, book, or even a movie –comes along that makes you sit up and take notice. I had such an experience with the KC Rep's "Broke-ology."
Mon, Mar 08, 2010
Those who enjoy fine dance performances have a treat in store this weekend with an opportunity to see the famed Martha Graham Dance Company perform at JCCC in one of its founder’s classics, "Clytemnestra," the ancient Greek legend of the murder of King Agamemnon by his wife. Originally performed in 1958, it became something of a cause célèbre among early feminists and is regarded today as one of the cornerstones of Graham’s creativity. Opera fans have four performances of Donizetti’s delightfully comic "l’Elisir d’Amore" (The Elixir of Love) to entertain them at the UMKC Conservatory of Music this weekend, while chamber music aficionados can bask in the strains of the world-famous Artemis String Quartet performing works of Beethoven for The Friends of Chamber Music. If Beethoven is too conservative for your taste, check out the newEar Contemporary Music Ensemble’s collection of modern pieces by Chinese American composers for the zheng. What’s a zheng, you say? Go to the concert and find out!
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Jammin at the Gem 2010, and other upcoming events at the American Jazz Museum.
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