September 6, 2025
Second Company @ Crossroads Hotel
Experience Ballet in a Bold New Setting!
Kansas City Ballet’s Second Company is back at the stunning Crossroads Hotel Atrium on Saturday, September 6, bringing the magic of contemporary ballet to the heart of the city with four dynamic, free performances.
Get swept away by the artistry of rising stars in this cutting-edge showcase, featuring choreography by Christopher Ruud. These emerging professionals—on the brink of full-time careers—will transform the Atrium into a stage pulsing with energy, precision, and passion.
Performance Times: 6:30, 7:00, 7:30 & 8:00 p.m.
Location: Crossroads Hotel Atrium
All performances are FREE and open to the public!
About Kansas City Ballet’s Second Company
The Kansas City Ballet Second Company is a select group of emerging professional dancers at the threshold of their careers, taking bold steps into the world of professional dance. These exceptional artists train and perform alongside the main company, gaining invaluable experience on and off the stage. Through public performances, lecture demonstrations, residencies, and workshops across the region, the Second Company brings the artistry of live dance directly into communities—making ballet more accessible, engaging, and inspiring for audiences of all ages. See the Second Company in this special performance and in all Kansas City Ballet productions this season, running September 2025 through May 2026.
The Second Company, which includes KCB II and Trainees, performs throughout the region through public performances, lecture demonstrations, residencies and workshops, enabling the community to experience live dance in a public setting.
About the Living Sculptures
We asked Kansas City Ballet’s Second Company dancers to imagine what a modern sculpture would look like if it came alive and could move. Creating continuously changing shapes through smooth and nebulous transitions, these dancers choreographed a unique and beautiful artistic study in three dimensions. Intermittently, you will see two swans become a living sculpture. Imagine walking through a museum and seeing one of Degas’ bronze ballerinas come to life right there in the gallery.
Our two swans represent the duel and opposing roles of Odette and Odile which you can witness in its entirety when Kansas City Ballet presents Devon Carney’s Swan Lake at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 17-26, 2025. While these dancers take a break, please don’t miss a fun, nostalgic, and upbeat performance in the Crossroads Hotel Atrium at 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, and 8:00pm.
