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Symphony's spectacular performance
Wed, Nov 30, 2011
Kansas City Symphony presented a thoughtful program of Russian musical lineage under the direction of Carlos Miguel Prieto with violin soloist Tianwa Yang.
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Movers, Shakers, Stalwarts: Jan Kraybill
Wed, Nov 30, 2011
Exceptionally talented local organist Jan Kraybill spoke with Don Dagenais for the inauguration of KCMetropolis' new series: Movers, Shakers, Stalwarts. This series is dedicated to those important individuals whose artistic endeavors are shaping the artistic paths of the Kansas City metro area.
From opera house to art house
Tue, Nov 29, 2011
Adding world-class opera and ballet broadcasts to his cinema’s offerings are just some of the changes Tivoli owner Jerry Harrington has in store.
This Christmas, many “Carols”
Tue, Nov 29, 2011
As the holiday season arrives, Kansas City theatergoers can choose from a variety of staged interpretations of Charles Dickens’s classic, from full-blown to bare-bones, from dark to light, for—and by—all ages.
MET does Arthur Miller proud
Wed, Nov 23, 2011
More than sixty years after its debut, "All My Sons" gets a powerful and realistic exploration of its still-relevant themes at the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre.
Magical, musical Christmas celebration
Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Quality Hill Playhouse's "Christmas in Song" is a charming musical start to the holidays. Vocalists Molly Hammer, LaTeesha McDonald Jackson, and Lindsey McKee joining pianist and musical director J. Kent Barnhart for a program of both traditional and contemporary Christmas music.
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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: Holiday music and dance
Wed, Nov 16, 2011
The holidays provide an opportunity for almost every classical music and dance organization in town to put on some special programming. But remember: like everybody else, musicians and dancers like to spend the actual holidays with their families, so get in the mood early. If you wait until after December 18, the pickings get much slimmer.
Columns : City Classics
Music and Dance through mid-December
Wed, Nov 30, 2011
This time of year brings us an almost uninterrupted parade of holiday concerts featuring almost all of Kansas City’s classical music groups, including the Kansas City Symphony and Chorus (The Messiah, performed along with the Independence Messiah Choir), the Kansas City Ballet (The Nutcracker), the Kansas City Chorale, Octarium, the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra, Musica Sacra, Heartland Men’s Chorus, and many others. Among this writer’s favorites are the elegant Tallis Scholars for the Friends of Chamber Music, the Kansas City Chorale holiday concerts, the two holiday concerts of Octarium, the Owen/Cox Dance Group’s hilarious take-off entitled The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, and A Gilbert & Sullivan Christmas Carol, sponsored by Kansas City Young Audiences. Many outstanding local instrumental and vocal groups also have their own holiday offerings, so be sure to check the complete listings below.
Columns : City Stage
Theatre through mid-December
Wed, Nov 30, 2011
“Seussical” at the Coterie Theatre; “The Marvelous Wonderettes” at American Heartland Theatre; ““All My Sons” at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre; “Christmas in Song” at Quality Hill Playhouse; “Mother Goose’s Christmas Crimes!” at Martin City Melodrama & Vaudeville Co.; “A Christmas Carol” at Kansas City Repertory Theatre. And coming in December: “A Spectacular Christmas, in Concert” at Musical Theatre Heritage; “White Christmas” at Theatre Lawrence; “Beau Jest” at The White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center; and more.