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Missed the world premiere of @sweetcarolinevd`s HOLD ON TIGHT last May? Don’t worry—you’ve got another chance! ⏰
✨ Catch this powerful production in New Dance Partners 2025
📍 Midwest Trust Center | Sept. 19 & 20 | 7:30pm
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
🤳🏽👯♀️From group selfies in the lobby to gasps at the finale, this is a night you’ll be talking about for weeks. Don’t miss Devon Carney’s Swan Lake at the @kauffmancenter.
Presented by @performancerehabkc and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
Thanks for partying with us at the BARRE KC Kickoff!🥂🥳
From cocktails to KC Ballet’s stunning Second Company performance, it was an unforgettable afternoon at the @crossroadshotelkc
✨ Ready for more? Join BARRE KC for exclusive events, major discounts, and a vibrant arts-loving community — all for just $75/year or $6/month.
👉 Sign up today at the #linkinbio and be a part of the performing arts community.
📸: Photography by Beeh Moynagh.
Didn`t get a chance to see @sweetcarolinevd`s HOLD ON TIGHT last May? Come see this stunning production September 19-20.
📍@midwesttrustcenterjccc
⏰ 7:30pm
🎟️ Tickets are available at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Angelin Carrant, Amira Hogan with Company Dancers. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
✨ Be part of the magic! ✨ Single tickets for the annual Nutcracker Ball are officially on sale. Celebrate the season in style while supporting the Kansas City Ballet. 🩰🥂
🗓️Saturday, December 6, 2025
📍Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
Attendees will enjoy a delicious cocktail reception, a luscious dinner and a delightful dance performance. Then, what better way to end the night with hitting the dance floor with the Diamond Empire Band!💎❄️
🎟️Purchase your tickets at the #linkinbio.
✨📸All other photography by Courtney Lane.
Turn an ordinary evening into a once-in-a-lifetime date.🌙🦢 Take your special someone to Devon Carney’s Swan Lake at the @kauffmancenter.
Presented by @performancerehabkc and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Whitney Huell, Liang Fu, Danielle Fu, Lamin Pereira. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
Still thinking about last weekend`s Second Company @ the Crossroads Hotel Kansas City 💗✨
Thanks to everyone who came out and supported these incredible dancers — special thanks to those of you who kicked off the 2025-2026 season with @barrekc.🥂
If you want to see Second Company on stage this fall, come see Devon Carney`s Swan Lake!🦢✨
Showing Oct. 17-26 | 📍The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
🎟️ Tickets are available at the #linkinbio.
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Second Company Dancers. Video by Marisa DeEtte Whiteman.
🩰: Choreography by Christopher Ruud. (Fun fact: Second Company Manager/Rehearsal Director for Heidi Gardner`s birthday this summer!)
@sweetcarolinevd HOLD ON TIGHT is baaaaaack🖤👀
Don’t sleep on this stunning production.
📍 Showing September 19-20 at @midwesttrustcenterjccc 7:30pm
🎟️ Tickets are available at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancer Amira Hogan with Company Dancers and Choreographer Caroline Dahm. Photos by @ryanandrewbruce.
This is the ballet that defines “must-see.” Devon Carney’s Swan Lake will leave you breathless at the @kauffmancenter from Oct. 17-26.
Presented by @performancerehabkc and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
When the lights dim and the music begins, you’ll be transported to a world of mystery and romance.🦢🖤 Don’t miss Devon Carney’s Swan Lake performed at the @kauffmancenter from Oct. 17-26.
Presented by @performancerehabkc and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers. Photography by Steve Wilson.
Second Company @ Crossroads Hotel was a blast!🚀
Thanks to everyone who came out and supported these incredible dancers — special thanks to those of you who kicked off the 2025-2026 season with @barrekc.🥂
If you want to see Second Company in action this fall, come see Devon Carney`s Swan Lake!🦢✨
Showing Oct. 17-26 | 📍The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
🎟️ Tickets are available at the #linkinbio.
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Second Company Dancers. Video by Marisa DeEtte Whiteman.
Missed the world premiere of @sweetcarolinevd “HOLD ON TIGHT” last May? It`s not too late!⏰
🖤See this incredible production in New Dance Partners 2025 September 19 + 20 @midwesttrustcenterjccc 7:30pm | 🎟️ Tickets are available at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers with Choreographer Caroline Dahm. Photos by @ryanandrewbruce.
@brettpruitt 🤝 @kauffmancenter photoshoot is the best way to kick off the 2025-2026 season!
Which performance are you most excited for? Comment below💬⤵️
🦢Devon Carney’s Swan Lake - Oct. 17-26
❄️ Devon Carney’s The Nutcracker - Nov. 29-Dec. 24
🌀New Moves - Jan. 29-Feb. 1
🍎 Bruce Wells’ Snow White - Feb. 27-March 1
🇺🇸Stars and Stripes (3 short ballets) - March 20-29
🥂Septime Webre’s The Great Gatsby - May 8-17
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Company Dancers and Second Company Dancers. Video by Nicole Dolan.
This fall, escape into a fairytale where true love battles fate under the moonlit sky.🌌🦢 Don’t miss Devon Carney’s Swan Lake, performed at the @kauffmancenter.
Presented by @performancerehabkc and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers. Photography by Steve Wilson.
🦢🥀A love story on stage, a magical night together in the audience. ✨ Date night is calling—see Devon Carney’s Swan Lake showing Oct. 17-26 at the @kauffmancenter.
Presented by @performancerehabkc and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancer Kaleena Burks and Liang Fu. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
💡✨Forget the usual routine and do something magical with your crew. See Devon Carney’s Swan Lake October 17–26 at the @kauffmancenter.
Presented by @performancerehabkc and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancer Kaleena Burks. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
🥹🦢Memories are made in moments like this. Bring your loved ones to Devon Carney’s Swan Lake October 17–26 at the @kauffmancenter.
Presented by @performancerehabkc and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancer Kaleena Burks and Liang Fu. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
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Under the direction of School Director Oliver Till, 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.
A history of Excellence
A history of Excellence
Professional Ballet Company and School
Founded in 1957, Kansas City Ballet is a 30-member professional ballet company under the direction of Artistic Director Devon Carney and Executive Director David Gray.
Through its professional company, its second company (comprised of KCB II and Trainees), its ballet school, and its many community programs, Kansas City Ballet seeks to nurture and develop our artists, audiences, and students in the values inherent in the creativity, diversity, and joy of dance.
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