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Color Every Season: Amy Taylor on the Practical Case for New Lighting

Every Kansas City Ballet performance depends on hundreds of decisions made long before the curtain rises, and many of them land on Amy Taylor’s desk. As Director of Production, Amy plans and prepares the technical elements of every show. “Once we are in the theater, i…

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Sara Riley Helps More Kansas City Families Share in Holiday Magic

For many families, a trip to The Nutcracker is a cherished holiday tradition. For families of children with autism, the same outing can take careful planning, along with some worry about how a child will respond to a new place. Sara Riley knows this well, and as a longtime suppor…

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Cracking Open The Nutcracker: 10 Surprising Facts

For many families, it just doesn’t feel like the holidays without The Nutcracker. This year marks the 10th staging of Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney’s The Nutcracker, a cherished holiday tradition that has twice been performed at the Kennedy Center in Washi…

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