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💡 Ready to experience the future of ballet? New Moves brings together an exciting mix of choreographers and dancers for a limited-run event you won’t forget.
See fresh, never-before-seen works come to life at Kansas City Ballet. Feel the energy, passion, and creativity of emerging artists as they push boundaries and explore new ways of storytelling through dance.🪩✨
New Moves | Jan. 30 - Feb. 2 | Get tickets at the #linkinbio!
Supported by The Jeffrey J. Bentley Fund for Innovation & Creativity and the William T. Kemper Foundation.
📸 Kansas City Ballet Company Dancers Amira Hogan and Naomi Tanioka in Haley Kostas and Caroline Dahm`s Circle Back. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
"I always like my contemporary ballet seasoned with a large dollop of existential angst, maybe to compensate for some of the neatness of classical ballet, so we got that here in spades. " - Hilary Stroh from @bachtrack writes about Gabriel Lorena`s Under My Skin.📝
📰🚨Read more from Hilary at the News tab from the KCB website!
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to witness the evolution of dance and see emerging artists in action. Get your tickets now and be a part of the future of ballet.
New Moves | Jan. 30 - Feb. 2 | Get tickets at KCBALLET.ORG.
📸 Kansas City Ballet Second Company Dancers in Gabriel Lorena`s Under My Skin. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
🎂 Happy Birthday to our founder Tatiana Dokoudovska! 🎂
Kansas City Ballet was founded in 1957 by Tatiana Dokoudovska with the goal of establishing a regular presence for ballet in the city. She served as Kansas City Ballet`s Artistic Director from 1957-1976.
📸 Images of Tatiana Dokoudovska courtesy of Kansas City Ballet.
🌟 Don’t just watch the future of dance—be part of it!
Kansas City Ballet’s New Moves showcases the creativity of up-and-coming choreographers in an intimate and powerful setting. Featuring works by Natasha Adorlee, Peter Chu, and more!
Get your seats now and prepare for an evening that will leave you inspired.
New Moves | Jan. 30 - Feb. 2 | Get tickets at the #linkinbio!
📸 Kansas City Ballet Company Dancers Olivia Jacobus and Andrew Vecseri in Natasha Adorlee`s Komorebi. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
As New Moves is around the corner, learn a bit more about Company Dancers Olivia Jacobus and Amira Hogan as they choreograph their first work in this year`s production!🌟👀
"As a dancer, I’ve been part of so many choreographers’ worlds, and now I get to create my own. It’s exciting to build a safe, creative space for the dancers and see what this side of the process feels like." - Amira said.📝
🔗Read more at the #linkinbio.
Be a part of the future of ballet!🩰🚀
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to witness the evolution of dance and see emerging artists in action at New Moves!
New Moves | Jan. 30 - Feb. 2 | Get tickets at the #linkinbio!
📸 Kansas City Ballet Company Dancers Naomi Tanioka, Gavin Abercrombie and Sidney Haefs in Emily Mistretta`s This version of you looking at you, you looking back. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
"Evidently, the whole gorgeous, unexpected architecture of new works are expressed by dancers who have been through rigorous classical training, and who can take all the liberties they want as a result." - Hilary Stroh from @bachtrack writes.📝
📰🚨Read more from Hilary at the News tab from the KCB website!
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to witness the evolution of dance and see emerging artists in action. Get your tickets now and be a part of the future of ballet.
New Moves | Jan. 30 - Feb. 2 | Get tickets at KCBALLET.ORG.
📸 Kansas City Ballet Company Dancers Georgia Fuller, Amanda DeVenuta, Angelin Carrant, Chase Hanson, Aidan Duffy in Cameron Thomas` Rather Lively, Very Rhythmic. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
🌀What is New Moves?🌀
New Moves is a special limited-run showcase that offers audiences the opportunity to see tomorrow’s sought-after choreographers today, as they explore bold new ways of expression and create never-before-seen dance creations!
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to witness the evolution of dance and see emerging artists in action. Get your tickets now and be a part of the future of ballet.
New Moves | Jan. 30 - Feb. 2 | Get tickets at the #linkinbio!
📸 Kansas City Ballet Company Dancers in Parrish Maynard`s Secret Places. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
📣 Announcing our New Moves Choreographers for this season! 📣
Natasha Adorlee - @natashaadorlee
Peter Chu - @peterchuthis
Duncan Cooper - @duncancooper70
Olivia Jacobus and Amira Hogan - @livonpointe @amiracamille
Elaine Kimble (featuring @opus76quartet!) - @elaine_kimble
Elliott Rogers - @elliott_rogers147
🎹✨Don`t miss a special piano solo by Company Dancer Cameron Thomas - @yourboycammyt!
💫🌀New Moves opens on Jan. 30! Come see our Kansas City Ballet artists and emerging choreographers discover bold new ways of expression and feel the athleticism, beauty, power, and passion of never-before-seen dance creations!
New Moves | Jan. 30 - Feb. 2 | Get tickets at the #linkinbio!
📸 Kansas City Ballet Company Dancers Gabriel Lorena and Emily Mistretta.
Photography by Kenny Johnson.
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New Moves 2025 will be here before we know it🌀 Don’t miss the athleticism, beauty, power, and passion of contemporary ballet at the Bolender Center!
🗓️Showing Jan. 30 - Feb. 2, 2025
📍Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity
🎟️Tickets only available at KCBALLET.ORG
✨Presented by the Jeffrey J. Bentley Fund for Innovation & Creativity and supported by the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation, the Missouri Arts Council — a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts – a federal agency.
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Dancers, New Moves 2024. Video by Nicole Dolan.
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Join us for an intimate showcase by tomorrow’s sought-after choreographers⚡️Witness the athleticism, beauty, power, and passion of contemporary ballet at New Moves!
🗓️Showing Jan. 30 - Feb. 2, 2025
📍Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity
🎟️Tickets only available at KCBALLET.ORG
✨Presented by the Jeffrey J. Bentley Fund for Innovation & Creativity and supported by the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation, the Missouri Arts Council — a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts – a federal agency.
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Dancers, New Moves 2024. Video by Beeh Moynagh.
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Join us for an intimate showcase by tomorrow’s sought-after choreographers⚡️Witness the athleticism, beauty, power, and passion of contemporary ballet at New Moves!
🗓️Showing Jan. 30 - Feb. 2, 2025
📍Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity
🎟️Tickets only available at KCBALLET.ORG
✨Presented by the Jeffrey J. Bentley Fund for Innovation & Creativity and supported by the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation, the Missouri Arts Council — a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts – a federal agency.
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Dancers, New Moves 2024. Video by Nicole Dolan.
🎆 🎊 Happy New Year from Kansas City Ballet!🎊 🎆
We`re looking forward to the productions we have lined up in this new year!
🌀🫧💫New Moves, January 30-February 2
🪭❣️⚔️Don Quixote, March 21-30
☘️🦞🌟FUSION, May 9-18
We are thankful for everyone who was a part of our year in one way or another, and we wish you all the best for a brilliant 2025! 🌟 Don`t miss the chance to experience these incredible productions – get your tickets at the #linkinbio. 🎟️
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Gabriel Lorena and Emily Mistretta in New Moves; Amaya Rodriguez and Andrew Vecseri in Anna-Marie Holmes` Don Quixote; Kaleena Burks, Cameron Thomas and Whitney Huell in FUSION. All photography by @kennyphotokc. Design by Savanna Daniels.
In The Nutcracker, every dancer wears a costume tailored just for them - from mesh that matches their skin tone to custom-colored tights and pointe shoes.
Each year, the Ballet invests $30,000 to customize and care for costumes and scenery, ensuring every performance shines.
Your end-of-year gift today will help showcase each dancer’s incredible talent with costumes that celebrate their individuality. End the year by creating moments of magic for dancers and audiences alike! Make your gift today at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers. Photos by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios, Beeh Moynagh and Nicole Dolan.
Happy New Year`s Eve, Kansas City!🌆
A reminder that we`ll be ringing in the new year with our loved ones and offices are closed until January 6.😉
Here`s a compilation of some of our favorite memories from 2024. See you in 2025!!!🥂🎊
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📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Paul Zusi in Devon Carney`s Peter Pan; Natasha Adorlee`s Komorebi; George Balanchine`s Emeralds, Rubies and Diamonds; Amira Hogan in Peter Chu`s And I’m In Way Over My Head Here; Naomi Tanioka in Septime Webre`s ALICE (in wonderland); Aidan Duffy and KCBS Student Samantha Stortzum Devon Carney`s The Nutcracker. All photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
The Waltz of the Flowers - one of the most iconic moments in The Nutcracker. To keep these costumes (and many others) vibrant, KCB annually spends $30,000.🌸
Each season the Ballet’s costume team carefully refreshes these iconic flower costumes, including replacing the lush flowerhead pieces that bring them to life!
Your gift today preserves the beauty of The Nutcracker’s costumes, from their appliqués and gemstones to their delicate trim and tutus. Make your gift at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers. Photos by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios, Beeh Moynagh and Nicole Dolan.
Merry Christmas to all those that celebrate! Thank you for making every day feel like Christmas morning😉🎄 ❄️
Offices are closed until January 6. See you next year!👋🏽
📸: Kansas City Ballet Second Company Dancer Jack Hindocha-Daniels with Company Dancers and Kansas City Ballet School Students. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
Our School
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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