Kansas City Ballet in the News
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Ballet: Septime Webre & Billy Novick / The Great Gatsby (opens in new tab)
Ten Things To Do In KC This Weekend, May 14—17 (opens in new tab)
The Great Gatsby at Kansas City Ballet: dance like everybody's watching (opens in new tab)
IT’S A JAZZ AGE EXTRAVAGANZA!! (opens in new tab)
Kansas City music venues depend on these ‘indispensable’ behind-the-scenes experts (opens in new tab)
Tap-dancing legend will perform with ballet during Kansas City’s throwback May (opens in new tab)
IT’S MORE THAN A BALLET, IT’S A ✨ SHOW ✨ Kansas City Ballet Presents The Great Gatsby (opens in new tab)
How Heather Britt Became Our Dancing Queen (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet Will Present THE GREAT GATSBY With Guest Artists at Kauffman Center (opens in new tab)
KC Ballet: Rodeo / A Home Away / Stars and Stripes (opens in new tab)
Ballet for cowboys and soldiers at Kansas City Ballet (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet’s All-American “Stars and Stripes” Celebrates All Americans (opens in new tab)
Eleven Things To Do In KC This Weekend, March 19—22 (opens in new tab)
See musicals, operas, ballets & more on offer in Kansas City for 2026-27 (opens in new tab)
WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS: KC Ballet celebrates the best of American dance (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet to return to Oz with production that made world premiere here (opens in new tab)
20 Women Who Shaped Kansas City (opens in new tab)
These local musicians keep the Kansas City Ballet moving (opens in new tab)
February 4, 2026
Kansas City Magazine
Here’s a look at 20 of the metro’s most remarkable youth moving culture, community and innovation forward (opens in new tab)
JOYFUL HOMECOMING: Kansas City dancer returns as celebrated choreographer (opens in new tab)
KC Ballet’s newest show is a series of ‘world premieres.’ Get an inside look (opens in new tab)
New Year, “New Moves“ at Kansas City Ballet (opens in new tab)
Nine Things To Do In KC This Weekend, January 29—February 1 (opens in new tab)
This Weekend in Kansas City: January 30–February 1 (opens in new tab)
What to Pack for Your First Summer Ballet Intensive (opens in new tab)
December 11, 2025
Dos Mundos
The Kansas City Ballet captivates with The Nutcracker (opens in new tab)
Steps Behind the Curtain at KC Ballet’s Nutcracker (opens in new tab)
Nutcracker Instagram Video (opens in new tab)
A Gleaming Anniversary for KC Ballet’s Nutcracker (opens in new tab)
Dreaming the Dance: Backstage at the Nutcracker (opens in new tab)
Experiencing Swan Lake (opens in new tab)
KC Ballet Takes Flight with Swan Lake (opens in new tab)
Ballet: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Swan Lake (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet in Swan Lake: good girl vs bad girl (opens in new tab)
The Whole Person Podcast: Sensory Friendly Performance (opens in new tab)
Your October Roster Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move (opens in new tab)
October 3, 2025
Kansas City Star
From ballerinas to cocktails, KC gets decked out in pink for Chappell Roan (opens in new tab)
KC Arts Beat - Substack
October 6, 2025
GOOD SWAN/BAD SWAN: Kansas City Ballet Performs Tchaikovksy’s Psychological Masterpiece (opens in new tab)
KC Magazine
September 18, 2025
Clothing KC Ballet’s Nutcracker dancers is a year-round project (opens in new tab)
Top 10 Classical Music and Dance Picks for Fall (opens in new tab)
This Week in Dance (opens in new tab)
At Kansas City Ballet School, Mentorship and Meditation Merge With Elite Training (opens in new tab)
A Preview of Kansas City’s 2025-2026 Arts Season (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet featured in SkillBuilders Fund's Grantee Spotlight (opens in new tab)
LET’S DANCE: KCB II artist is energized by Kansas City Ballet’s bracing environment (opens in new tab)
Ballet: KC Ballet / Fusion (opens in new tab)
Vibes collide in Kansas City Ballet’s “FUSION” (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet’s Don Quixote blends stagecraft, satire for sophisticated show (opens in new tab)
KC Ballet’s Don Quixote gave goosebumps (opens in new tab)
Ballet: Holmes–Minkus / Don Quixote (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet's Don Quixote walks the wild side powerfully (opens in new tab)
Mujeres Imparables: Amaya Rodriguez (opens in new tab)
Artspeak Radio with Dance Data Project, Hard Edge, & Florescence (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet Announces 2025-2026 Season & Subscriptions On Sale Now (opens in new tab)
Double dose of Tchaikovsky, including ‘Swan Lake,’ to highlight KC Ballet in 2025-26 (opens in new tab)
The best things to do this month in KC: March 2025 (opens in new tab)
Four KC Art Events Not to Miss in March (opens in new tab)
KCB SECOND COMPANY BRINGS A FAIRY TALE TO LIFE (opens in new tab)
Thirteen Things To Do In KC This Weekend, February 20—23 (opens in new tab)
This Weekend in Kansas City: February 21-23 (opens in new tab)
The best things to do in KC this month: February 2025 (opens in new tab)
Super cities showdown: Kansas City vs. Philadelphia (opens in new tab)
Philly ballet adds refs nod in answer to KC Ballet’s Super Bowl dance-off challenge (opens in new tab)
INSTAGRAM - For the Kingdom. For the Dynasty. From the Heart. (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet kicks off Super Bowl dance smackdown against Philadelphia Ballet (opens in new tab)
These KC dancers ready to challenge Philly rivals in dance-off ahead of Super Bowl LIX (opens in new tab)
VIDEO - Kansas City Ballet brings Chiefs spirit to Super Bowl LIX dance-off challenge (opens in new tab)
Kansas City is kicking off 2025 with these 12 shows, from ‘Chicago’ to ‘Mean Girls’ (opens in new tab)
Dance is For All: Kansas City Ballet School lowers access barriers by offering adaptive dance classes (opens in new tab)
VIDEO - For 52 Years, Kansas City Ballet Has Dazzled Crowds With ‘The Nutcracker.’ See Behind The Curtain (opens in new tab)
The Kansas City Star
December 13, 2024
See more images from Kansas City Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ (opens in new tab)
The Kansas City Star
December 13, 2024
For 52 years, KC Ballet has dazzled crowds with ‘The Nutcracker.’ See behind the curtain (opens in new tab)
The Post and Courier - Greenville
December 12, 2024
This dancer is the first Black woman since 70s to be in the Kansas City Ballet. She started in SC. (opens in new tab)
Fifteen Things To Do In KC This Weekend, December 12–15 (opens in new tab)
12 places to take your kids in Kansas City this holiday season (opens in new tab)
The Nutcracker Returns To Kansas City (opens in new tab)
"The Inclusive Nutcracker" (opens in new tab)
Holiday traditions return to Kansas City stages: How to see ‘Nutcracker,’ ‘Messiah’ & more (opens in new tab)
How one Kansas City shop is 'weathering' the global chocolate scene (opens in new tab)
Arts Magazine Show: KC Ballet presents Nutcracker (opens in new tab)
Working With a Coach for the First Time? Here’s How to Make the Most of It (opens in new tab)
We♥KC! December 1-8,2024 Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City, MO / Lawrence KS) (opens in new tab)
2024 Holiday Events (opens in new tab)
In Kansas City, the classic 'Nutcracker' ballet returns in December (opens in new tab)
Andrew Ouellette’s style influenced by jazz greats (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet's The Nutcracker (opens in new tab)
Ballerina Whitney Huell Answers Four Questions (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet Takes a Whimsical Journey with “Alice (in wonderland)” (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet's ALICE: a riot of creative dysfunction (opens in new tab)
Things to do this weekend in Kansas City Oct. 11-13 (opens in new tab)
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE (opens in new tab)
Four Inane Questions with Kansas City Ballet’s Naomi Tanioka (opens in new tab)
Plan ahead for these October 2024 festivals + events (opens in new tab)
Eighteen Things To Do In KC This Weekend, September 19-22 (opens in new tab)
Fall Arts Preview | Dance (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet Music Director Ramona Pansegrau Embarks On Her 18th Season (opens in new tab)
Best of Fall 2024: Music, theater, and dance (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet Announces Company Dancer Promotions And New Members (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet Announces 2024-25 Season With BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (opens in new tab)
Fall Season Preview: Music and Dance Top 10 | Popular favorites and the return of old friends (opens in new tab)
New Dance Partners Return With New and Familiar Faces at The Midwest Trust Center (opens in new tab)
2024 Fall Arts Preview (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet in Jewels: ballet for ballet's sake (opens in new tab)
Ballet: George Balanchine / Jewels (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet: getting under our skin in New Moves (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet 2024-2025 Season (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet Announces ALICE (IN WONDERLAND) And More for 2024-2025 Season (opens in new tab)
‘Alice in Wonderland,’ ‘Don Quixote’: Classics come to life in KC Ballet’s next season (opens in new tab)
Here are Kansas City's 2024-25 classical music seasons all in one place (opens in new tab)
Peter Pan returns as a whimsical dance interpretation at KC Ballet (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet’s “Peter Pan” (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet: Peter Pan offers a magical Neverland (opens in new tab)
‘So many fun moments in this show’: Kansas City Ballet is bringing back ‘Peter Pan’ (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet Super Bowl LVIII video goes viral (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet's The Nutcracker: refreshingly classic (opens in new tab)
North American premiere of Caniparoli's Jekyll & Hyde is gripping (opens in new tab)
KC Studio
October 16, 2023
Dancing with the devil: Kansas City Ballet presents sinister “Jekyll & Hyde” (opens in new tab)
Review: JEKYLL & HYDE at KC Ballet (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet explores pure evil in a new ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ (opens in new tab)
VOCES DIVERSAS: ARTS GROUPS LAY GROUNDWORK FOR STRONGER HISPANIC VOICES (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet Opens 2023-2024 Season With JEKYLL & HYDE (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet Performs Jekyll & Hyde, Its North American Premiere (opens in new tab)
Meet David Gray (opens in new tab)
KC Ballet South Campus Ribbon Cutting (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet finishes work on $2.1M Johnson County campus (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet reopening Prairie Village studios — with a twist (opens in new tab)
BUILDING FORWARD: BALLET SCHOOL CONTINUES ONGOING SUCCESS STORY WITH NEW STUDIOS (opens in new tab)
WHITHER, BALLET? SEASON FINALE PRESENTS DELIGHTS, CONUNDRUMS, QUESTIONS (opens in new tab)
Cacti and classical music: Opus 76 quartet joins Kansas City Ballet for an unconventional performance (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet: Barminess in Bliss Point (opens in new tab)
The Kansas City Star
May 9, 2023
Kansas City Ballet announces new executive director. Here are his ideas for its future (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet names new leader for the first time in 25 years (opens in new tab)
The Kansas City Star
May 5, 2023
Kansas City Ballet will present ‘a major triple bucket list for dancers’ (opens in new tab)
The Kansas City Star
March 17, 2023
Kansas City Ballet announces ambitious new season with old favorites, a landmark work (opens in new tab)
BlackBeeBuzz
February 23, 2023
‘Cinderella’ at Kansas City Ballet gives new insight into the process of magic (opens in new tab)
KCB's authentic Cinderella has clear narrative and plenty of parody (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet Performs Devon Carney’s ‘Cinderella’ (opens in new tab)
Devon Carney’s Cinderella Takes the Stage in February
REVIEW: BALLET OUTDOES ITSELF WITH ANNUAL HOLIDAY CLASSIC (opens in new tab)
KC Studio
December 10, 2022
Kansas City Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” is a Glorious Holiday Gift (opens in new tab)
One Tank Trips: 'The Nutcracker' at Kauffman Center (opens in new tab)
Area Students To Perform In ‘The Nutcracker’ (opens in new tab)
Review: Kansas City Ballet: The Nutcracker at Kennedy Center (opens in new tab)
Review: Christmas whirls into town with Kansas City Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ (opens in new tab)
The Nutcracker returns in full force to the Kauffman Center this December (opens in new tab)
Tater Tries It: Kansas City Ballet (Nutcracker) (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet’s Artistic Director Devon Carney Answers Four Questions (opens in new tab)
State of the Arts (opens in new tab)
The Independent
October 21, 2022
Review: Ballet’s Revival of 19th-century classic shows solid professionalism (opens in new tab)
Review: ‘Giselle’ at Kansas City Ballet (opens in new tab)
An enthralling Giselle opens the Kansas City Ballet season (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Star
October 9, 2022
Ballet presents work that took Paris by storm 181 years ago (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Business Journal
August 19, 2022
2022 Women Who Mean Business: CiCi Rojas (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet has a $1.8 million plan to create a ‘modern center of dance’ in Prairie Village (opens in new tab)
Kansas City Ballet unveils $1.8M plan to make Prairie Village campus into ‘modern center of dance’ (opens in new tab)
The Kansas City Star
May 31, 2022