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📣Calling all teens! ANY teenager (13-19 years old) can enjoy $5 tickets to the ballet, theatre, museums and more thanks to @teentixkc and @kcstudiomag🌟🤩
TeenTix users will get access to Kansas City Ballet`s productions of:
🦢Swan Lake | Now thru Oct. 26
🇺🇸 Stars and Stripes | March 20-29
✨ The Great Gatsby | May 8-17
📝Sign up today for ✨FREE✨ at the link in our bio.
🎨: Graphic courtesy of TeenTix.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Kaleena Burks and Cameron Thomas. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
Weekend 1 was a success!🤩
It took countless hours of hard work (and some giggles) to share this beautiful production with all of you🦢🖤 Come support these incredible artists before the show closes on Sunday, Oct. 26.
🎟️Tickets are available at KCBALLET.ORG
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Dancers. Video by Nicole Dolan.
As we enter our second weekend of Devon Carney’s Swan Lake, visit one of our fave spots in KC — @sevenswanscreperie_kc !!🦢💕
🌼Enjoy the delicious Black Swan crepe and soak in the view of KC’s west side — just a few blocks away from the @kauffmancenter!
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Dancer Marisa DeEtte Whiteman. Video by Nicole Dolan.
Now through Oct. 26, Swan Lake is on stage and ready to enchant. 🦢✨ Whether it’s your first ballet or your first time seeing this classic, you’ll be swept away.
ℹ️ Pro-tip: Arrive an hour early for Belger Footnotes—a free pre-show talk with Artistic Director Devon Carney that helps you follow the story and appreciate the artistry.
Presented by Performance Rehab and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸:Kansas City Ballet Dancers Kelsey Ivana Hellebuyck and Olivia Jacobus. Photos by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
🦢✨Devon Carney`s Swan Lake is perfect for dancers and curious minds alike! Catch it now through Oct. 26. at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
Presented by Performance Rehab and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Naomi Tanioka, Aidan Duffy, Maura Moody, Andrew Vecseri and Christopher Ruud with Company Dancers. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
Still need some wardrobe inspo? 🧣🦢Kansas City Ballet Dancer Kelsey Ivana Hellebuyck is here to help!
Devon Carney’s Swan Lake is NOW SHOWING thru Oct. 26 at the @kauffmancenter | Presented by @performancerehabkc
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Dancer Kelsey Ivana Hellebuyck. Video by Nicole Dolan.
From now thru Oct. 26, escape into a fairytale where true love battles fate under the moonlit sky.🌌🦢 Don’t miss Devon Carney’s Swan Lake, performed at the @kauffmancenter.
Presented by @performancerehabkc and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Kaleena Burks, Cameron Thomas, and Andrew Vecseri. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
🦢 When 24 swans breathe as one, the lake comes alive.
✨ Devon Carney’s Swan Lake showing Oct. 17-26.
💪🏻 Presented by @performancerehabkc and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
📍Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
🎟️ Get tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers. Video by Marisa DeEtte Whiteman
🖤🌙Congratulations dancers, artists, and staff on an incredible opening night performance of Devon Carney`s Swan Lake🦢
Presented by Performance Rehab.
Don`t miss your chance to meet us at the lake now thru Oct. 26 | Get tickets at the #linkinbio.
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📸 Kansas City Ballet Dancers Kaleena Burks and Andrew Vecseri. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
🩰 It’s opening night, Kansas City!
Our Swan Lake cast is ready to enchant ✨ Join us for a magical evening — the lake is calling.
📍Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
🎟️ Get tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Andrew Vecseri and Kaleena Burks. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
Make it a night out with friends—Devon Carney`s Swan Lake’s drama and beauty are even better when shared. 🦢👯♀️
ℹ️ Pro-tip: Start your evening with Belger Footnotes—a free pre-show talk that brings the story to life.
🥂 Need pre-show plans? The Founders’ Lounge offers dinner and small plates with stunning views of KC. **If you`re seeing the production next week, book your table at kauffmancenter.org/
Showing Oct. 17-26 at the @kauffmancenter | Presented by @performancerehabkc and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Kaleena Burks, Liang Fu, Gavin Abercrombie and Emily Mistretta. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
Kansas City Ballet Dancer Elliott Roger’s gives us the inside scoop on a scene in Devon Carney’s Swan Lake🦢🎙️
Don’t miss this beautiful production showing at the @kauffmancenter NOW thru Oct. 26 | Presented by @performancerehabkc
Tickets at KCBALLET.ORG
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Andrew Vecseri, Kaleena Burks, Cameron Thomas and Elliott Rogers. Video by Nicole Dolan.
Devon Carney’s Swan Lake opens ✨TONIGHT✨ at the @kauffmancenter
The lake awaits🌊🦢 Showing now thru Oct. 26 get your tickets at KCBALLET.ORG
Presented by @performancerehabkc
🎥Kansas City Ballet Dancers Kaleena Burks, Andrew Vecseri and Cameron Thomas with Company Dancers. Video by Nicole Dolan.
📞Date night is calling—see Devon Carney’s Swan Lake showing Oct. 17-26 at the @kauffmancenter. | Presented by @performancerehabkc and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
ℹ️Pro-tip: Come an hour before the performance for Belger Footnotes! Artistic Director Devon Carney guides ticketholders to the in`s and out`s about the show! This is a free program for all. No reservations needed!
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancer Kaleena Burks and Liang Fu. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
💡✨Forget the usual routine and do something magical with your crew. See Devon Carney’s Swan Lake October 17–26 at the @kauffmancenter.
‼️The best seats are available for Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 PM and Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1:30 PM!
Presented by @performancerehabkc and supported by The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
🎟️ Tickets at the #linkinbio.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancer Kaleena Burks. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
Announcing our upcoming Dancer Takeover! 📲✨
Devon Carney’s Swan Lake opens ⏰TOMORROW⏰ and KCB Company Dancer Marisa DeEtte Whiteman will take you behind the scenes throughout our opening weekend.
🌃Keep a close eye here on our Instagram stories for Marisa’s appearance and a look behind the curtains.
🦢🖤SHOWING Oct. 17-26 | 📍Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
🎟️Tickets at the #linkinbio
📸 Photo courtesy of Marisa DeEtte Whiteman.
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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
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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