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Successful start to newEar's season
Wed, Sep 15, 2010
newEar opened their 18th season on Saturday night—not with a bang—but with a subtle program of shadows, dreams, and natural elements.
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Takács tackles significant string quartets
Wed, Sep 15, 2010
Displaying extremely vivacious and enthusiastic playing, it is clear the Takács Quartet has a lasting excitement and authentic enjoyment for sharing and making music together.
Elegiac "Sunshine Boys" eulogizes vaudeville
Tue, Sep 14, 2010
Neil Simon's "Sunshine Boys" is an elegy to a style of comedy and the people who devote their lives to it. The New Theatre Restaurant production captures that pathos.
FILM REVIEW: "Farewell" is an even-keeled thriller
Tue, Sep 14, 2010
Cold War espionage brought to life on silver screen in the French/Russian thriller "Farewell."
ArtsKC Fund Awards 2010 Ovation, Catalyst & Inspiration Grants announced
Tue, Sep 07, 2010
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City Board of Directors approved a total of $338,502 in grants from the ArtsKC Fund. The grants were distributed amongst seventy-seven arts organizations and arts programs in the Kansas City metropolitan area in the Ovation, Catalyst and Inspiration grant categories.
Articles : KCM News
Calling all writers!
Wed, Aug 25, 2010
KCM is looking for new writers to join our ranks: Are you an expert in the fields of traditional and contemporary classical music, dance, jazz, film or theatre? Do you want to attend great performances, interview interesting artists and have a respected platform for your informed voice? Then KCM wants you!
Articles : Local Arts News
Octarium announces 2010–11 season
Wed, Sep 15, 2010
Octarium’s new season opens in October with American Idyll, a concert designed as a choral exploration of what it means to be an American; experience how music can unify our souls even as politics try to divide them. The venue is the powerful National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial, a building that inspires thought and dialogue.
October is National Arts and Humanities Month in Kansas
Tue, Sep 14, 2010
The Kansas Arts Commission and the Kansas Humanities Council are honoring October as National Arts and Humanities Month. The month-long celebration recognizes the importance of arts and culture in our daily lives, and is a nationwide celebration of culture in America, coordinated by Americans for the Arts since 1993.
US sees the highest number of volunteers since 2003
Tue, Sep 14, 2010
During this economic recession, as individuals across the country grappled with financial instability, the prediction would have been that the volunteer rate would decrease between 2008 and 2009. This expectation comes from the assumption that during hard times, individuals turn inward to focus on their current plight or on the issues most central to their families. The data, however, tell a different story.
Lawrence Arts Center named Arts Education Leader
Wed, Sep 08, 2010
The Lawrence Arts Center has been named a Kansas Arts Education Leader by the Kansas Arts Commission. Organizations named Arts Education Leaders were awarded $10,000 matching grants in honor of their achievements in providing arts learning opportunities to children and youth in Kansas.
940 Dance Company awarded residency
Tue, Sep 07, 2010
The 940 Dance Company, the Lawrence Arts Center’s professional, touring dance company, has been selected to be a part of the Studio Residency Program by the Charlotte Street Foundation. The dance company was awarded studio space at City Center Square in downtown Kansas City, where they will rehearse one day a week.
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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: A night in the tropics
Fri, Sep 17, 2010
BongoTini gives audiences an aural trip to the tropics through exploring the wonderful possibilities of 1950s and 60s-inspired exotica.
George Keathley, former Artistic Director of Kansas City Rep dies at 85
Thu, Sep 09, 2010
George Keathley, former Artistic Director of the Kansas City Repertory Theatre (formerly Missouri Repertory Theatre) died Sunday, September 12 at age 85.
Three films remain in the 19th Latin American Cinema Festival of Kansas City
Wed, Sep 08, 2010
The Latin American Cinema Festival presents three films Sept. 18–Oct. 2 at the Rio Theatre.
Meet one of the newest members of KC Symphony Chorus
Wed, Sep 08, 2010
KCM Contributor David Pieronnet interviewed Stacy Griffin, a K-State alumna and one of the recent winners of the Kansas City Symphony Chorus auditions.
Columns : City Classics
Music and Dance through September 30
Mon, Sep 13, 2010
Dance aficionados have a treat this month as both the Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance company and the Trey McIntyre Project, as sponsored by the Harriman Jewell Series, present contemporary dance programs. Symphonic music is a bit in short supply as the Kansas City Symphony hasn’t geared up for its regular classical series yet, but you can enjoy music director Michael Stern anyway, at the helm of the UMKC Conservatory Orchestra; the season opening concert of the Topeka Symphony; or a children’s concert by the Kansas City Symphony featuring the music of Vivaldi. Meanwhile, for opera fans the Lyric Opera season opens with Bizet’s classic "Carmen" featuring a stunning new mezzo soprano star, Sandra Piques Eddy. For free performances this month, try out two Kansas City Guitar Society performances on Sunday afternoons, or two of Johnson County Community College’s excellent Ruel Joyce Concert Series noontime performances on two successive Mondays. The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance also has several performances that should be excellent, including the fine Conservatory Wind Symphony and a master class by veteran keyboard master Vladimir Feltsman.
Columns : City Stage
Theatre through September
Tue, Aug 24, 2010
Nearly every theatre in town - both great and small - is kicking off their new season in September. The array of offerings is astounding - make sure to get out and enjoy some exciting theatre this month!