Live Jazz, Tap, and the Spoken Word: Inside Kansas City Ballet’s The Great Gatsby

When Artistic Director Devon Carney set out to bring The Great Gatsby to Kansas City Ballet, he had a clear vision: immerse audiences completely in the spirit of the Jazz Age — not just through dance, but through live music, song, and the spoken word. To make that happen, he tu…

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May is Leave a Legacy Month: What Will Yours Be?

Dance has a way of staying with us — in the music we can’t stop humming, the performances that moved us to tears, the young dancer we watched come into her own on stage. When you love something that deeply, you want it to last. May is Leave a Legacy Month, a time to consider

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On Stage and Supported: Scholarships Help KC Ballet School Dancers Thrive

This season, Snow White belonged in part to Kansas City Ballet School (KCBS). Twenty-six young dancers took the stage as the Dwarves and Butterflies, chosen from nearly 90 who auditioned. For students like Estella Newth and Meila Ashman, it was proof of how far dedication and the…

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