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Need a date night idea? Treat your love to a night at the ballet.🩰❣️
There`s no better place to fall in love than basking in the arts! George Balanchine`s Jewels features lavish costumes and sets and is considered as one of Balanchine’s greatest works!✨
This production is a beloved piece in the repertoire of many ballet companies around the world.🌎💎
Don`t miss out on George Balanchine`s Jewels NOW SHOWING thru May 19 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. | Presented by VanBrock Private Jeweler.
🎟️Tickets for Jewels are selling fast! Buy yours today at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers in George Balanchine`s Jewels. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
George Balanchine’s Emeralds transports us to France🇫🇷🛵Don’t miss out on Kansas City Ballet’s final weekend of Jewels on the Muriel McBrien Kauffman stage this weekend!
💍One lucky audience member will walk away with a piece of stunning VanBrock Private Jewelers jewelry after each performance.
💎 Presented by VanBrock Private Jewelers with special support of the Estelle S. and Robert A. Long Ellis Foundation, Wendy & George Powell Family Fund, and the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts (Commerce Bank, Trustee).
🎟️Tickets are available at KCBALLET.ORG.
‼️🚧Construction have closed the east two lanes of Broadway to replace water mains. This will definitely cause traffic congestion on Broadway (and probably the northbound I-35 Broadway Exit). Alternate routes approaching the Kauffman Center and Arts District Garage from the south or east are recommended.
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Amaya Rodriguez, Paul Zusi, Emily Mistretta, Josh Bodden, Marisa DeEtte Whiteman, Amanda DeVenuta. Videography by Nicole Dolan.
💎Kansas City Ballet will shine bright like a Diamond in George Balanchine’s Jewels for just ONE MORE weekend folks!!💎
💍One lucky audience member will walk away with a piece of stunning VanBrock Private Jewelers jewelry after each performance.
💎 Presented by VanBrock Private Jewelers with special support of the Estelle S. and Robert A. Long Ellis Foundation, Wendy & George Powell Family Fund, and the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts (Commerce Bank, Trustee).
🎟️Tickets are available at KCBALLET.ORG.
‼️🚧Construction have closed the east two lanes of Broadway to replace water mains. This will definitely cause traffic congestion on Broadway (and probably the northbound I-35 Broadway Exit). Alternate routes approaching the Kauffman Center and Arts District Garage from the south or east are recommended.
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Dancers. Videography by Nicole Dolan.
Jewels returns to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre stage tonight!🩰✨
💚Emeralds, with music by Gabriel Urbain Fauré, evokes the elegance, comfort, couture, and perfume of the French Romantics’ 19th-century dances.
❣️Rubies, with music by Igor Stravinsky, is a jazzy, high-energy piece that showcases Balanchine’s signature neoclassical style.
💎Diamonds, with music by Peter I. Tchaikovsky, recalls the essence of Imperial Russia, where Balanchine was trained.
Don`t miss out on George Balanchine`s Jewels NOW SHOWING thru May 19 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. | Presented by VanBrock Private Jeweler.
🎟️Tickets for Jewels are selling fast! Buy yours today at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers in George Balanchine`s Jewels. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
Kansas City Ballet presents George Balanchine’s Jewels for ONE MORE weekend!💎
💍One lucky audience member will walk away with a piece of stunning VanBrock Private Jewelers jewelry after each performance.
💎 Presented by VanBrock Private Jewelers with special support of the Estelle S. and Robert A. Long Ellis Foundation, Wendy & George Powell Family Fund, and the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts (Commerce Bank, Trustee).
🎟️Tickets are available at KCBALLET.ORG.
‼️🚧Construction have closed the east two lanes of Broadway to replace water mains. This will definitely cause traffic congestion on Broadway (and probably the northbound I-35 Broadway Exit). Alternate routes approaching the Kauffman Center and Arts District Garage from the south or east are recommended.
🎥: Videography by Nicole Dolan.
George Balanchine’s Jewels is in full swing and Kansas City Ballet is thrilled to perform this breathtaking full-length ballet this weekend!🔥
💍One lucky audience member will walk away with a piece of stunning VanBrock Private Jewelers jewelry after each performance.
💎 Presented by VanBrock Private Jewelers with special support of the Estelle S. and Robert A. Long Ellis Foundation, Wendy & George Powell Family Fund, and the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts (Commerce Bank, Trustee).
🎟️Tickets are available at KCBALLET.ORG.
‼️🚧Construction have closed the east two lanes of Broadway to replace water mains. This will definitely cause traffic congestion on Broadway (and probably the northbound I-35 Broadway Exit). Alternate routes approaching the Kauffman Center and Arts District Garage from the south or east are recommended.
🎥Videography by Nicole Dolan.
We`re in love with George Balanchine`s Jewels is NOW SHOWING thru May 19 on the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Theatre Stage!✨😍
Don`t miss out on this bucket list-worthy production!❇️♦️💎
💎Presented by VanBrock Private Jeweler.
🎟️Tickets for Jewels are selling fast! Buy yours today at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Kaleena Burks & Andrew Vecseri, Amanda DeVenuta & Andrew Vecseri, Olivia Jacobus, Georgia Fuller, Naomi Tanioka, Whitney Huell, Gavin Abercrombie in George Balanchine`s Jewels. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios and Gabriel Lorena.
We KNOW it is so hard to choose a favorite Jewel!❇️♦️💎Here are just a few of our favorite moments from this past weekend. Comment below what YOUR favorite moment was!
George Balanchine’s Jewels is NOW SHOWING thru May 19 on the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Theatre Stage!
Witness the glimmer and glamour of this three-part production!
Presented by VanBrock Private Jeweler.
Tickets for Jewels are selling fast! Buy yours today at the link in bio
📸Kansas City Ballet Dancer Georgia Fuller. Photography by Beeh Becar.
📸Kansas City Ballet Dancer Gavin Abercrombie and Naomi Tanioka. Photography by Beeh Becvar.
📸Kansas City Ballet Dancer Sidney Haefs and Paul Zusi. Photography by Beeh Beevar.
📸Kansas City Ballet Dancer Amelia Meissner. Photography by Beeh Becar.
📸Kansas City Ballet Dancer Josh Bodden and Olivia Jacobus. Photography by Beeh Becvar
📸Kansas City Ballet Dancer Sidney Haefs and Paul Zusi. Photography by Beeh Becvar
📸Kansas City Ballet Dancer Amanda DeVenuta and Andrew Vecseri.
📸Kansas City Ballet Dancer Naomi Tanioka and Gavin Abercrombie. Photography by Beeh Becvar
📸Kansas City Ballet Dancer Marisa DeEtte Whiteman. Photography by Beeh Becvar
📸Kansas City Ballet Dancer Lila Madison. Photography by Beeh Becvar
❇️💚 Some of our favorite moments from George Balanchine’s “Emeralds”❇️💚 Comment what your favorite variation from Emeralds was⤵️
George Balanchine’s Jewels is NOW SHOWING thru May 19 on the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Theatre Stage!
Witness the glimmer and glamour of this three-part production!
💎Presented by VanBrock Private Jeweler.
Tickets for Jewels are selling fast! Buy yours today at the #linkinbio.
🎥: Kansas City Dancers Amaya Rodriguez, Paul Zusi & Emily Mistretta. Videography by Beeh Becvar.
George Balanchine`s Jewels is NOW SHOWING thru May 19 on the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Theatre Stage!✨
Witness the glimmer and glamour of this three-part production!❇️♦️💎
💎Presented by VanBrock Private Jeweler.
🎟️Tickets for Jewels are selling fast! Buy yours today at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Amaya Rodriguez and Kelsey Hellebuyck in George Balanchine`s Jewels. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
Happy Asian American, Native Hawai’ian, and Pacific Islander Heritage (AANHPI) Month🌺 We wanted to take a moment to appreciate our AANHPI artists, dancers, supporters and staff! We can`t wait to celebrate you all month.❤️
Featuring...Mei McArtor🇨🇳✨
After training at @southeastern_schoolofballet, Mei joined KCB as a trainee in the Second Company fall of 2023. Since then, she`s performed in Val Caniparoli`s Jekyll & Hyde, Devon Carney`s The Nutcracker, Devon Carney`s Peter Pan, Gabriel Lorena`s Under My Skin, and Second Company @Home.
See Mei perform in George Balanchine`s Jewels May 10-19!💎💍Purchase your tickets today at the #Linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancer Mei McArtor in Gabriel Lorena`s Under My Skin. Photography by @dv8salonsphotography, @brettpruitt and @cloud_radar.
#aapi #aapihistorymonth #aapiheritagemonth #aapimonth #stopasianhate
#asianamerican #celebrateaapi
Don`t miss out on George Balanchine`s Jewels NOW SHOWING thru May 19 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts!✨
💎Presented by VanBrock Private Jeweler.
🎟️Tickets for Jewels are selling fast! Buy yours today at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Emily Mistretta and Angelin Carrant; Taryn Pachciarz and Cameron Thomas in George Balanchine`s Jewels. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
💎 The review is in from Bachtrack on #GeorgeBalanchine`s Jewels! 💎
"...We enjoy watching that touch of exciting danger, that electrifying sense of stage presence and swift movement." - 📝Hilary Stroh writes.
📰Read more from Bachtrack at the #linkinbio
📸 Dancer Andrew Vecseri. Photography by @brettpruitt
Kansas City Ballet Dancer Whitney Huell vividly remembers the excitement of getting her first pair of pointe shoes. 🩰
A dancer’s shoes are the vital tools they need to make unforgettable performances, yet their life can be brief. Each year, the Ballet must invest a staggering $90,000 in pointe shoes! 🌺
💝 Please consider making a gift today by visiting the #linkinbio
You can help preserve the beauty of ballet, one pointe shoe at a time!
🎥 Dancer Whitney Huell. Filmed by Anna Walters.
Thanks for a lovely Mother’s Day weekend from the moms on stage to yours! 💐
Catch Emily, Taryn, and Amaya and our other dancers onstage this weekend in #GeorgeBalanchine’s Jewels! 💎 tickets available at KCBALLET.ORG
📸 Dancers Emily Mistretta, Taryn Pachciarz and Amaya Rodriguez. Photos courtesy of Emily Mistretta.
💎What a magical opening weekend. Thank you to all that joined us!💎
Didn`t get a chance to see Kansas City Ballet`s production of Jewels? Experience the magic of this iconic George Balanchine work NOW SHOWING thru May 19 on the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Theatre Stage!✨
We promise this is a dazzling production you do NOT want to miss!🌟
💎Presented by VanBrock Private Jeweler.
🎟️Tickets for Jewels are selling fast! Buy yours today at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers in George Balanchine`s Jewels. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
💠 💎 Shining bright like diamonds 💠 💎 #GeorgeBalanchine`s Jewels continues to dazzle onstage through May 19 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. ✨
💍 One lucky audience member will walk away with a piece of stunning VanBrock Private Jewelers jewelry after each performance.
💎 Presented by VanBrock Private Jewelers with special support of the Estelle S. and Robert A. Long Ellis Foundation, Wendy & George Powell Family Fund, and the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts (Commerce Bank, Trustee).
🎟️Tickets are available at the #linkinbio
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers in George Balanchine`s Jewels. Photography by @brettpruitt
Thank you @sfairbankmusic for your review of #GeorgeBalanchine`s Jewels! 💎
"When the curtain came up on Rubies, the entire audience let out a very audible gasp as an absolutely stunning tableau was revealed. The stage was a luminous ultraviolet blue hue. The background was totally black save for some dainty red lights arrayed like stars. Against this canvas the cast stood frozen in costumes of the most brilliant crimson." - 📝 S.Fairbank writes.
📰Read more from S.Fairbank at the #linkinbio
📸 Kansas City Ballet Dancers in George Balanchine`s Jewels. Photo by @brettpruitt
Happy Mother`s Day to our KCB dancers, artists, and staff!🌷
What better way to celebrate the mother figure in your life than treating her to George Balanchine`s lovely production of Jewels at the beautiful Muriel Kauffman Theatre at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts?💐
🎟️Tickets for Jewels are available at the #linkinbio.
George Balanchine`s Jewels NOW SHOWING thru May 19 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
💍One lucky audience member will walk away with a piece of stunning VanBrock Private Jewelers jewelry after each performance.
💎 Presented by VanBrock Private Jewelers with special support of the Estelle S. and Robert A. Long Ellis Foundation, Wendy & George Powell Family Fund, and the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts (Commerce Bank, Trustee).
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers in George Balanchine`s Jewels. Photography by Gabriel Lorena.
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Under the direction of interim School Director Kimberly Cowen, the School offers a complete, professional curriculum for our Academy students. With locations in downtown Kansas City and Johnson County, the School maintains a faculty of over 50 instructors. The School’s Open Division attracts teens and adults who wish to pursue recreational dance instruction in a supportive and encouraging setting.
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