As the curtain rises on Kansas City Ballet School’s end-of-year performance this May, two dancers take the stage not only as performers, but as young artists beginning an exciting new chapter in their ballet journeys. Addison Jankauskas and Reagan Kinney, both 18, are completin…
Sculptor Linda Lighton Finds Creative Kinship with Kansas City Ballet
When internationally acclaimed sculptor Linda Lighton began supporting the arts philanthropically, she didn’t start with visual art. She chose dance. Her decision, prompted by her husband’s suggestion – “You’ll be too critical if you give to visual arts”- proved wise…
Dancers on FUSION and the Magic of Mixed Repertory
This spring, Kansas City Ballet invites audiences to experience the thrill of variety with FUSION, a bold and compelling mixed repertory program running May 9-18 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. FUSION features an eclectic collection of short dance works: the play…
