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"Distracted" deserves attention
Tue, Nov 30, 2010
"Distracted," co-produced by the Unicorn Theatre and UMKC Department of Theatre, offered enjoyable performances with intense material that was informative, amusing, and absolutely worth seeing.
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Dance staples on the concert stage
Tue, Nov 30, 2010
From menuets, two-steps, boleros, polkas, and waltzes to cake-walks, gallops, hornpipes, and rumbas with a sarabumbal thrown in for good measure, the Lawrence Woodwind Quintet's dance-based concert was utterly charming.
FILM REVIEW: 94-minute intensity in "127 Hours"
Tue, Nov 30, 2010
James Franco delivers the performance of a lifetime as a reckless daredevil who becomes trapped in "127 Hours." Based on Aron Ralston's harrowing ordeal near Moab, Utah, Franco's performance is Oscar-worthy.
Dense and domineering "Awake and Sing"
Tue, Nov 30, 2010
With powerful performances all around, the MET tackled Clifford Odets' "Awake and Sing" with articulated verve and deep understanding of the complex, riveting story.
Articles : KCM News
KCM to be honored at Downtown Council event
Mon, Nov 29, 2010
KCM's editor-in-chief, Marcy Chiasson, has been selected as one of this year's Urban Heroes and will be honored with nine other arts-related people at the Downtown Council's Annual Luncheon on December 10.
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Tue, Nov 23, 2010
KCM is a new breed of media—a nonprofit arts service organization. Based on a combination of expert critical thought, action-provoking commentary from the new social communities and derived from new technologies, we are the new face of arts media.
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NEA grant writing workshop
Tue, Nov 30, 2010
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City is hosting a free National Endowment for the Arts Grant Writing Workshop presented by NEA grant staff on Thursday, December 9.
KAC announces 2011 Governor's Arts Awards recipients
Mon, Nov 29, 2010
The Kansas Arts Commission recently announced the 2011 Governor’s Arts Awards recipients. This year’s honorees are Arkansas City Area Arts Council (Arts Organization); Louis Copt, Lawrence (Artist); Willa Griswold, Marysville (Arts Advocate); Martha E. "Betty" Muncy, Dodge City (Arts Patron); and Linda Reimond, Lawrence (Arts-in-Education).
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KC Events this week and beyond
Sat, Sep 22, 2012
Looking for something to do this weekend? Click here for the KC Events calendar of theatre, classical music, dance and jazz events through 2011. Highlights of this week's classical music and dance offerings are in Don Dagenais' "City Classics." For current Theatre listings visit Victor Wishna's "City Stage." Enjoy!
PREVIEW: KC Ballet's "Nutcracker"
Tue, Nov 30, 2010
The "Nutcracker" is simply one of the most charming, beautifully constructed, lovely and visually riveting works in the ballet repertoire.
Columns : City Classics
Music and Dance through mid-December
Wed, Nov 24, 2010
The first two weeks in December flood us with a number of outstanding performances as virtually every music organization in the city presents its holiday concert. It’s time for music fans to pour over their calendars and agonize over their choices; by our count, the evening of Saturday, December 11 alone offers no fewer than nine performances by different ensembles on the same evening. Enjoy!
Columns : City Stage
Theatre through mid-December
Tue, Nov 23, 2010
“Awake and Sing” at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre; “Sentimental Journey” at Chestnut Fine Arts Center; “Plaid Tidings” at American Heartland Theatre; “A Christmas Carol“ at Kansas City Repertory Theatre; “Christmas in Song” at Quality Hill Playhouse. And coming in December—“A Spectacular Christmas” at Musical Theatre Heritage; One Night Only: “Legally Blonde, The Musical” at Lied Center of Kansas; “A Very Joan Crawford Christmas” at the Unicorn Theatre