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Wake up! The enchantment of The Nutcracker is in full swing!👏🏽💫
Join us for the opening night of Devon Carney's "The Nutcracker" at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. We're counting down the hours until the show begins! 🎄☃️❄️
Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
Don't miss the chance to witness this magical performance. Get your tickets now starting from $34 at the #linkinbio. 🎟️
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Joshua Kiesel, Joshua Bodden, Naomi Tanioka & Artistic Director Devon Carney. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
✨❄️Happy Opening Night!❄️✨
The beloved Kansas City Ballet's holiday tradition, Devon Carney's The Nutcracker, kicks off TONIGHT on the gorgeous Muriel Kauffman Theatre stage at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts!
Devon Carney's The Nutcracker is showing Dec. 1-24 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
Still need tickets? Purchase them at the #linkinbio. 🎟️
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Joshua Kiesel, Gavin Abercrombie, Sidney Haefs and Kansas City Ballet School Students. All photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
Announcing our upcoming Dancer Takeover! 📲
Devon Carney's The Nutcracker opens tomorrow night and KCB Company Dancer Olivia Jacobus is taking you behind the scenes throughout our opening weekend! 🌃 Keep a close eye here on our Instagram stories for Olivia's appearance and a look behind the curtains. 🎄
The Nutcracker runs Dec. 1-24 | Tickets at the #linkinbio 🎁
Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
📸 Photography by Gabriel Lorena, courtesy of @livonpointe.
The magic of The Nutcracker begins tomorrow!🎄 ☃️ ❄️
We are just one day away from the opening night of Devon Carney's "The Nutcracker" on the Muriel Kauffman Stage at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. We can't wait to see you there!
Showing Dec. 1-24 | Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
Tickets start as low as $34. Buy yours TODAY at the #linkinbio. 🎟️
📸: Kansas City Ballet School Students and Kansas City Ballet Dancers. Photography by Anna Walters.
🖱️🖥️Experiencing the holiday magic is now just a click away!🖥️🖱️
Get ready to be mesmerized by Devon Carney's The Nutcracker, showing Dec. 1-24 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.✨💫
🎟️ Don't miss this enchanting performance presented by Bank of America, with support from YMCA of Greater Kansas City. Secure your tickets now, before they're all gone at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers. Photography by Elizabeth Stehling Snell.
We can’t believe that FRIDAY is opening night already!🙌🏽🎄☃️
🎟️Tickets are selling fast at the #linkinbio. Get yours today!
Devon Carney’s The Nutcracker is showing Dec. 1-24 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
🎥KC Ballet Dancers. Videography by Beeh Becvar. Edited by Nicole Dolan.
☃️🎊TWO MORE DAYS!🎊☃️
We are inching closer and closer to opening night of Devon Carney's The Nutcracker!
🎟️Tickets are selling fast! Get the best seats for you and your family at the #linkinbio.
Devon Carney's The Nutcracker is showing Dec. 1-24 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Amaya Rodriguez, Andrew Vecseri, Alladson Barreto, Kelsey Ivana Hellebuyck & Kansas City Ballet School Students. All Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
Kansas City Ballet is thrilled to share the magic of Devon Carney's The Nutcracker with you this season!🪄🌲
Devon Carney's The Nutcracker is showing Dec. 1-24 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.🎁
🎟️ Tickets are still available at the #linkinbio.
📸: KC Ballet Dancers Joshua Kiesel, Cameron Thomas, Amanda DeVenuta, Joshua Bodden, Courtney Nitting & Kansas City Ballet School Students. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
Kansas City Ballet is thrilled to share the magic of Devon Carney’s The Nutcracker with you this season!☃️❄️
Devon Carney’s The Nutcracker is showing Dec. 1-24 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
🎟️Tickets are still available at the #linkinbio.
🎥KC Ballet Dancers Amanda DeVenuta and Cameron Thomas. Videography by Beeh Becvar. Edited by Nicole Dolan.
✨🌲THREE MORE DAYS!🌲✨
The magic of Devon Carney's The Nutcracker is just around the corner!🌟Tickets are selling fast, get yours TODAY at the #linkinbio.
Devon Carney's The Nutcracker is showing Dec. 1-24 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
📸: KC Ballet Dancer Taryn Pachciarz & KC Ballet School Dancers. All Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
FOUR MORE DAYS!🩰💫
Will you be at opening night of Devon Carney's The Nutcracker?!👀 You don't want to miss out on Kansas City Ballet's annual holiday tradition.
📝 @washingtonpost hailed the production as “positively oozing charm”!
Devon Carney's The Nutcracker is showing Dec. 1-24 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
Tickets are available at the #linkinbio. 🎟️
📸: KC Ballet Dancers Gillian Yoder, Kaleena Burks and James Kirby Rogers. All Photography by Gabriel Lorena.
THIS WEEK! Catch Devon Carney's The Nutcracker at the stunning Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts❄️✨
🎟️ Tickets as low as $34 are selling FAST! Buy yours at the #linkinbio.
Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
📸: KC Ballet School Students & KC Ballet Company Dancers. All Photography by Anna Walters.
Don't miss out on the chance to get involved this Nutcracker season!🎁🌲
Join us as a Souvenir Photos volunteer and enjoy the show while you work or become a Nutcracker Boutique volunteer and receive a voucher for another performance.❄️✨
🔗Interested? Sign up today by visiting the #linkinbio!
📸: Photography by Elizabeth Stehling Snell.
Witness the magic of Devon Carney’s The Nutcracker NEXT WEEK!✨
Tickets start as low as $34. Buy yours TODAY at the #linkinbio.
Showing Dec. 1-24 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
🎥: KC Ballet Dancers. Videography by Anna Walters. Edited by Nicole Dolan.
Devon Carney's The Nutcracker is ONE WEEK away!❄️✨
🎟️ Tickets as low as $34 are selling FAST! Buy yours at the #linkinbio.
Devon Carney's The Nutcracker is showing Dec. 1-24 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
📸: KC Ballet School Students & KC Ballet Company Dancers. All Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
From our Kansas City Ballet Family, to yours — thank you.💛🤎
We're especially thankful for the opportunity to perform Devon Carney's "The Nutcracker" on the Muriel Kauffman Stage at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts next week!
Get your tickets at the #linkinbio!
📸: KC Ballet School Dancers. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
Introducing Kansas City Ballet’s Sugar Plum Fairy and her cavalier!✨🍭
Join Naomi and Gavin in Devon Carney’s The Nutcracker is showing Dec. 1-24 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
🎟️ Tickets are available at the #linkinbio.
🎥: KC Ballet Dancers Naomi Tanioka & Gavin Abercrombie. Videography by Gabriel Lorena.
The Sugar Plum Fairy is waiting for you!✨🍭
Join us for Devon Carney’s The Nutcracker is showing Dec. 1-24 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Presented by Bank of America and supported in part by YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
🎟️ Tickets are available at #linkinbio.
🎨: Whitney Huell as the Sugar Plum Fairy. Photography by Kenny Johnson. Art by Savanna Daniels.
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