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🚨 World Premiere Alert! 🚨
Kansas City Ballet is proud to present hold on tight, an all-new work by rising choreographer (and KCB favorite!) Caroline Dahm🖤
👀Catch this premiere as part of FUSION showing May 9–18 at the @kauffmancenter! 🎟️ Buy your tickets at the #linkinbio.
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Dancers. Video by Beeh Moynagh.
#KCBallet #FusionKC #HoldOnTight #WorldPremiere #NewDance #ContemporaryBallet #KansasCityArts
Celts by Lila York🍀is one of our four short works in FUSION showing May 9-18 at the @kauffmancenter
🌷🦞 Tulips and lobster choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
👥 In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated choreographed by William Forsythe
⬛️ hold on tight choreographed by Caroline Dahm
🍀 Celts choreographed by Lila York
🎟️Get your tickets now at the #linkinbio.
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Isaac Allen and Aidan Duffy with Company Dancers. Video by Nicole Dolan.
✨ WORLD PREMIERE ✨
Caroline Dahm — dancer, choreographer, KC creative — brings her newest vision to life with hold on tight, premiering in FUSION this May!
Expect bold movement, raw emotion, and a fresh voice that’s pushing ballet forward. Catch this powerful debut on stage May 9–18 at the @kauffmancenter. 🎟️
📍 Kansas City, you won’t want to miss this. Link in bio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers with Choreographer Caroline Dahm. Photos by @ryanandrewbruce.
⚡️ Sharp. Suspended. Iconic. ⚡️
William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated changed the game when it premiered — and it still hits just as hard today. If you’ve never seen this ballet live… now’s the time.
Catch it as part of FUSION, May 9–18 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. 🎟️ Tickets are available NOW at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Kelsey Ivana Hellebuyck, Angelin Carrant and Courtney Nitting.
#KCBallet #FusionKC #InTheMiddleSomewhatElevated #WilliamForsythe #ContemporaryBallet #GameChanger #KansasCityArts
✨ Dreaming of a summer filled with creativity and career moves? ✨
Kansas City Ballet is looking for a Summer Marketing Intern to join our team!
Get real-world experience in graphic design, photography, social media, writing, and more — all while building your résumé and making your mark in the arts world. 🩰
💰Stipend up to $1,500 + two complimentary ballet tickets
📍 Based at the Bolender Center in Kansas City
📅 Applications are open NOW — don`t miss your shot! Apply at the #linkinbio.
#KCBallet #MarketingInternship #InternshipOpportunity #KansasCityJobs #ArtsMarketing #SummerInternship #CareerGoals
Kansas City Ballet collaborates with local partners to provide outstanding dance experiences accessible to all!🌟🩰
🔗Learn more about community partnerships at the #linkinbio.
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📸: Second Company Dancers at Science City for KidsFest and Teaching Artists with a Girl Scout troop for a community workshop. Photography by Beeh Moynagh.
🍀 Feel the spirit, the strength, and the soul of Ireland come alive in Celts by Lila York.
Blending traditional Irish dance with the power of ballet, this high-energy work will have your heart racing and your spirit soaring.
✨ See Celts as part of FUSION — May 9–18 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
🎟️ Grab your tickets now at the #linkinbio
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Isaac Allen and Aidan Duffy with Second Company Manager/Rehearsal Director Chris Ruud. Photography by Beeh Moynagh.
Happy #EarthDay 🌎🌱 — from the delicate tulips to the quirky wonder of lobsters, we’re celebrating nature’s endless inspiration!
🌷🦞Tulips and lobster, choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, reminds us that the natural world is full of elegance, surprise, and storytelling.
See it come to life as part of FUSION May 9–18 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | 🎟️ Tickets are available at KCBALLET.ORG.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
We can`t wait to perform William Forsythe`s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated!✨
🌷🦞 Tulips and lobster choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
👥 In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated choreographed by William Forsythe
⬛️ hold on tight choreographed by Caroline Dahm
🍀 Celts choreographed by Lila York
FUSION showing May 9-18 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts 🎟️Get your tickets now at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Andrew Vecseri and Georgia Fuller with Stager Thierry Guiderdoni. Photography by Beeh Moynagh.
🌟 New to ballet? Start with FUSION.
Showing May 9-18 at the @kauffmancenter FUSION gives audience a taste of four thrilling short works — the perfect intro to ballet!
👀 Come curious. Leave captivated.
🎟️Tickets are available at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancer Elliott Rogers. Photo by Beeh Moynagh.
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Tulips and lobster by @annabellelopezochoa is one of four short works featured in FUSION showing May 9-18 at the @kauffmancenter 👀👀
🇳🇱🖼️Don’t miss this Dutch painting come to life! Tickets are available at the #linkinbio
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Naomi Tanioka and Gavin Abercrombie. Video by Nicole Dolan.
Happy #NationalVolunteerWeek 🎉👫
💫 From ushering patrons to supporting events and everything in between—thank you! KCB and @kauffmancenter volunteers are an essential part of the Kansas City Ballet family. We couldn’t do it without you. 💙
#KCBallet #VolunteerAppreciation
📸: Photos by Beeh Moynagh, Anna Walters and Nicole Dolan.
Thank you @thierrypostingstuff for helping us William Forsythe`s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated!✨
🌷🦞 Tulips and lobster choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
👥 In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated choreographed by William Forsythe
⬛️ hold on tight choreographed by Caroline Dahm
🍀 Celts choreographed by Lila York
FUSION showing May 9-18 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts 🎟️Get your tickets now at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Paul Zusi and Taryn Pachciarz with Stager Thierry Guiderdoni. Photography by Beeh Moynagh.
Thank you Thierry Guiderdoni for helping us William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated!✨
🌷🦞 Tulips and lobster choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
👥 In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated choreographed by William Forsythe
⬛️ hold on tight choreographed by Caroline Dahm
🍀 Celts choreographed by Lila York
FUSION showing May 9-18 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts 🎟️Get your tickets now at KCBALLET.ORG.
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Emily Mistretta and Andrew Vecseri. Video by Nicole Dolan.
FUSION is less than a month away! Do you have your tickets yet?👀
We`re thrilled to present...
🌷🦞 Tulips and lobster choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
👥 In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated choreographed by William Forsythe
⬛️ hold on tight choreographed by Caroline Dahm
🍀 Celts choreographed by Lila York
FUSION showing May 9-18 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts 🎟️Get your tickets now at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Paul Zusi and Taryn Pachciarz with Stager Thierry Guiderdoni. Photography by Beeh Moynagh.
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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
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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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