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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
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
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
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
@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.
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.
🗨️ 🖥️ 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
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.
🗓️TONIGHT!!🗓️
🕰️🕵🏽Be transported to Victorian England alongside Artistic Director Devon Carney and Choreographer Val Caniparoli, Choreographer's Assistant & Stager Maiqui Manosa and Music Director & Conductor Ramona Pansegrau at the riveting discussion in Dance Speaks: Jekyll & Hyde and a sneak peek of company rehearsal too!
🎟️: Tickets are available at #Linkinbio
📸: Kansas City Ballet dancers. Photography by Beeh Becvar.
A magical holiday adventure awaits you at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children's Ball! 🌟 🍬 December 2, 2023 at The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center.
Join the enchanting Sugar Plum Fairy and her friends at a magical holiday celebration! After lunch and entertainment, it's off to the Kauffman Center for the 2 p.m. performance of The Nutcracker! 🎄
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio
📸: Photography by Mark McDonald
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.
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!
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.
🚨Jekyll & Hyde // TICKET GIVEAWAY🚨
Show us your best Jekyll & Hyde! 🎭
HOW TO ENTER:
1. Take a selfie of your dual personality.
2. DM us your photo & share to your story!
3. Tag a friend in the comments you want to bring to the show!
The winner will get 2 TICKETS to Val Caniparoli's Jekyll & Hyde, (Oct.13-22 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts). 🌒
Contest will end 10/1 and the winner will be announced 10/2! You must be following @kc.ballet to win.
Swipe right to view our mood board for inspiration. Or view our Pinterest board at the #linkinbio!
📸 Dancer Cameron Thomas. Photo by Kenny Johnson.
🌟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.
🔥Sunday Spotlight🔥
Join us in giving a warm welcome to Brock Maye as he starts his second season in Kansas City! We can't wait to see him back on stage, doing what he does best.👏 👏
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Brock joined KCB in 2022
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Brock Maye began his ballet training under the direction of Stanislav Issaev at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C. and CityDance School and Conservatory in Maryland. He then received a full scholarship to attend the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, FL under the direction of Meelis Pakri.
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In 2019 he was accepted into John Cranko-Schule in Stuttgart, Germany where he graduated from Akademie A in 2021. He danced with Boston Ballet II for the 2021-22 season. There he performed in Mikko Nissinen’s Nutcracker and Swan Lake, George Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante, and Pas de Six from Giselle. He is eager to join Kansas City Ballet as an Apprentice for the 2022-23 season.
📸: Brock Maye. Photography by Tom Styrkowicz/53TOM LLC and Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
🔥Sunday Spotlight🔥
Welcome back, Company Dancer Paul Zusi!👏🏽👏🏽
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Paul is embarking on his third season in Kansas City and we're thrilled to see him hard at work in the studio!
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Paul began his training at Southold Dance Theater at the age 6, inspired by his mother’s lifelong love of dance. Mr. Zusi attended summer programs at The School of American Ballet in 2018 and Boston Ballet School in 2019.
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Following the summer of 2019, he joined Boston Ballet as a member of their second company, working closely with renowned choreographers and teachers such as Jorma Elo, Peter Stark, Kathleen Mitchell, Larissa Ponomarenko, and Mikko Nissinen. Mr. Zusi’s professional repertoire includes Jorma Elo’s Carmen, Jerome Robbins’s Glass Pieces, Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker, and other classics including Giselle, Swan Lake, Serenade, The Little Humpbacked Horse, and Don Quixote.
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📸 Paul Zusi. Photography by Tom Styrkowicz/53TOM LLC and Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
🔥Sunday Spotlight🔥
Meet Apprentice Olivia Jacobus!🤩 ✨
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Born and raised in sunny Los Angeles, Olivia Jacobus discovered her love for ballet at age 9, training with Romy and Zippora Karz of New York City Ballet, and continues to work with them today, professionally.
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At age 15, Ms. Jacobus was accepted into Colburn Dance Academy’s pre-professional program in downtown Los Angeles where she performed works from George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, including Valse Fantasie, The Four Temperaments, Sleeping Beauty, Who Cares?, and Antique Epigraphs. In 2020, she joined Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Professional Division where she spent two years performing works such as Swan Lake, Beauty and the Beast, Divertimento No. 15, and George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, alongside the company.
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Ms. Jacobus is excited to return to Kansas City Ballet for a second season, ready to work and grow alongside the company. Some of her favorite moments from the 22-23 season were the classical challenges of Devon Carney’s Giselle, the creative process that came with dancing a brand new production of Cinderella, and learning iconic works like Cacti, Petite Mort, and Sandpaper Ballet.
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Ms. Jacobus attends online college as she works towards a degree in business, and in her little spare time, she has enjoyed reading, baking, photography, video editing, and creating ballet-themed social media content that resonates.
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📸: Olivia Jacob's. Photography by Tom Styrkowicz/53TOM LLC and Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
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Under the direction of School Director Grace Holmes, 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 Studio Division attracts teens and adults who wish to pursue recreational dance instruction in a supportive and encouraging setting.
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A history of Excellence
A history of Excellence
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