Durante Verzola: A Special Homecoming for New Moves

When choreographer Durante Verzola was a boy growing up in Lansing, Kansas, his earliest creations did not happen in studios. They unfolded in his family’s living room, where he gathered his five younger siblings, assigned them steps and staged productions for his parents. Even…

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Kansas City Ballet Accompanists Bring Live Music to New Moves

For many Kansas City Ballet supporters, live music is part of what makes dance unforgettable. This winter, New Moves offers more of it than ever, bringing audiences closer to the artistry unfolding onstage. Under Artistic Director Devon Carney, the program will feature an expande…

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Kansas City Ballet and Youth Symphony Collaborate to Shape Tomorrow's Artists

The sound of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake filled Kansas City Ballet’s studios one September afternoon, not from the Kauffman Center’s orchestra pit, but from 75 young musicians tuning their instruments. After a coaching session with Music Director and Conductor Ramona Pansegrau,…

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