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Part 2: Company Dancer Angelin Carrant discusses his role in Jekyll & Hyde! We’re two weeks away!
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Val Caniparoli’s Jekyll & Hyde premieres starting October 13 and will run through the 22nd at the Kaufman center.

As always get tickets at the #linkinbio👆
#jekyll&hyde #jekyllandhyde #jekyllhyde #jekyllhydeballet
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Part 1: Company Dancer Angelin Carrant discusses his role in Jekyll & Hyde! We’re two weeks away!
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Val Caniparoli’s Jekyll & Hyde premieres starting October 13 and will run through the 22nd at the Kaufman center.

As always get tickets at the #linkinbio👆
#jekyll&hyde #jekyllandhyde #jekyllhyde #jekyllhydeballet
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✨Happy birthday to KCB Trainee, Maya Sprague✨

🎉 Comment below and help us in wishing her a very happy birthday!
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PART 2 - Jekyll & Hyde the ballet EXPLAINED!! Check out this video where Jekyll and Hyde stager, Maiqui Manosa, explains the story of Jekyll and Hyde as it’s told through Ballet. ✨
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Val Caniparoli’s Jekyll & Hyde runs from Oct. 13-22 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts🔥🎭

** Parental discretion is advised **

Presented by Kansas City Ballet Guild.

Purchase your tickets TODAY a #LinkinBio #JekyllAndHyde #ThingsToDoInKansasCity #SpookyOctober #KansasCity #RedFriday
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Jekyll & Hyde the ballet EXPLAINED!! Check out this video where Jekyll and Hyde stager, Maiqui Manosa, explains the story of Jekyll and Hyde as it’s told through Ballet. ✨
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Val Caniparoli’s Jekyll & Hyde runs from Oct. 13-22 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts🔥🎭

** Parental discretion is advised **

Presented by Kansas City Ballet Guild.

Purchase your tickets TODAY a #LinkinBio #JekyllAndHyde #ThingsToDoInKansasCity #SpookyOctober #KansasCity #RedFriday
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@chiefs, we know All Too Well about #REDFRIDAY 🔴

Delve into the secrets lurking behind the red door in Val Caniparoli's spellbinding production of Jekyll & Hyde. 🎭

Oct. 13-22 | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
🎟️ #linkinbio

📸 Dancer Amanda DeVenuta, photo by Beeh Becvar.
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🎊✨ Happy Birthday to Company Dancer Gabriel Lorena!✨🎊

💬Join us in wishing Gabriel a Happy Birthday in the comments!

📸 Dancer Gabriel Lorena in Caroline Dahm's delicate. Photo by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
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Happy #NationalCoffeeDay! ☕️ Celebrate with a cup of coffee from Parisi Coffee. Coffee has a way of taming our alter ego, making those early mornings a bit more bearable. Whether you prefer a rich espresso, a creamy latte, or a simple black coffee, enjoy your coffee today and keep your inner Mr. Hyde at bay! 🎭

Thank you to @parisicoffee for helping us keep our cool through their support including donating coffee for our offices.

📸 Dancer Andrew Vecseri. Photo by Beeh Becvar.
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🗨️ 🖥️ Tune in Wednesday, October 4 on Facebook Live for our KCB Dancer Chat: Jekyll & Hyde, moderated by Choreographer Val Caniparoli. 🎭

KCB company dancers Naomi Tanioka, Andrew Vecseri and Paul Zusi will chat about their roles in KCB’s highly-anticipated production of Jekyll & Hyde and sharing interesting aspects of their life journey and dance experiences. 🌎

Val Caniparoli’s Jekyll & Hyde runs from Oct. 13-22 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts🔥🎭

** Parental discretion is advised **

Presented by Kansas City Ballet Guild.

Purchase your tickets TODAY at #Linkinbio
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Before Kansas City Ballet company members take the stage, so much must happen behind the scenes.

Come along for the ride as we gear up for this incredible production come Friday, October 13! 💀🖤

** Presented by Kansas City Ballet Guild. **

🎟️ TICKETS for the North American premiere of Val Caniparoli's Jekyll & Hyde, Oct. 13-22, are available NOW at the #linkinbio.

🎥: Videography by Nicole Dolan.
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Meet some of the dancers behind the North American premiere of @valcaniparoli's Jekyll & Hyde from Oct. 13-22 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts🔥🎭

** Parental discretion is advised **

Presented by Kansas City Ballet Guild.

Purchase your tickets TODAY at the #linkinbio.🎟️

🎙️: KCB Trainee Sage Guillot

🎥: Videography by KCB II Dancer McKibben Needham. Edited by Nicole Dolan.
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Tomorrow evening is YOUR exclusive opportunity to get a one-of-kind, behind the scenes, look into the making and rehearsing of Jekyll & Hyde. Dance Speaks will be held at the Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity on the evening of Wednesday, September 27, 5:15- 7:00pm for an exciting night of dance and discussion!
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To start the evening, patrons are given the opportunity to witness a live rehearsal lead by critically acclaimed choreographer, Val Caniparoli. Then immediately following rehearsal the floor opens up at 6:00pm for a round table style discussion between Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney, Kansas City Ballet Musical Director and Jekyll & Hyde Musical Editor Ramona Pansegrau, and Jekyll & Hyde Choreographer Val Caniparoli and his stager Maiqui Manosa.
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Read more about the event at the link in our bio and get your tickets today!
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Transporting to Victorian England is an impossible feat without the right costumes.

Travel back in time with Kansas City Ballet’s Costume Supervisor Jennifer Carroll as she delves into what Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde would have worn in the late 19th century 👀
 
** Parental discretion is advised. **
 
Presented by Kansas City Ballet Guild.
 
🎟️TICKETS for Val Caniparoli’s Jekyll & Hyde (Oct. 13-22, 2023) are available NOW at the #linkinbio.
🎥: Videography by Nicole Dolan.
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🌟Introducing Kansas City Ballet’s Second Company!🌟

Led by the incredible Second Company Manager/Rehearsal Director Christopher Ruud, KCB’s Second Company consists of two professional divisions of the @kc.balletschool:

KCB II — which provides extraordinarily talented young dancers a professional company experience as a prelude to their joining a professional company.

The Trainee Program — which nurtures and develops the technical skills and artistry of young aspiring post-secondary dancers.🩰💫

🎥: KCB Second Company Dancers. Videography by Nicole Dolan.
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