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Tue, Feb 09, 2010
In the world of dance, there is a movement to reclaim the body... and that movement was amply exhibited in "A Modern Night at the Folly." The audience experienced choreography that wrestled with breaking limits as well as choreography that challenged acquiring limits.
Wed, Feb 10, 2010
A frequent complaint about electronic music is that it is dissociative, lacks humanity and physical performers. However, the three works presented by KcEMA, Kansas City Electronic Music and Arts Alliance, were organic, arresting and spoke to the soul and human condition.
Tue, Feb 09, 2010
Throughout the performance, Pilobolus demonstrated great versatility and an unbelievable connection to each other. They redefined partnering with two, or more, people acting as one seamlessly and effortlessly. Overall, they lived up to the bar the company has set for itself over the years with its edgy, individual approaches and aesthetics.
Tue, Feb 09, 2010
Expertly navigating the twisted terrain of several selections, Quink demonstrated its polyphonic prowess. The singers flawlessly sensed timing and tuning. There was never a distracting sway, nod or toe tap to reveal their internal beat. It was a treat to savor the group's elegant sounds.
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
From the vantage point of a wired, Googled, You-Tubed, Twittering world, where circumnavigating the globe can be done in less than 80 minutes, it was fun to be transported back to a time when performing such a feat in 80 days was considered a quantum leap in world travel.
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
The Unicorn's version of "Grey Gardens" communicates the sadness and the strangeness of Edith and Edie Beale's years together, with the understanding that it need not be thoroughly dispiriting if one can sing about it.
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
As Midwest theaters continue to create new performance pieces based on our regional history, "Life on the Mississippi" presented at the Coterie Theatre will be enjoyable to audiences everywhere.
Mon, Feb 08, 2010
This is a crucial year for the arts in Kansas with the current legislative session. The support of everyone from arts advocates; arts educators; artists; arts organization directors, board members and volunteers; and arts patrons to anyone who values the benefits of the arts in their Kansas communities is needed to make a sustainable impact.
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City launched its 2010 ArtsKC Fund Campaign on February 1. This year marks the fourth annual campaign for the ArtsKC Fund which benefits more than 100 arts organizations, arts programs and artists combined in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Wed, Feb 01, 2012
Looking for something to do this weekend? Click here for the KC Events calendar of theatre, classical music, dance and jazz events through 2011. Highlights of this week's classical music and dance offerings are in Don Dagenais' "City Classics." For current Theatre listings visit Victor Wishna's "City Stage." Enjoy!
Tue, Feb 09, 2010
For theatre, classical, dance and jazz events for the upcoming week and beyond, click here or on KC Events. Highlights of this week's classical music and dance offerings are in Don Dagenais' "City Classics."
Tue, Feb 09, 2010
Johnson County Community College will present first-class local musicians in its spring free Jazz Series at noon each Tuesday, February 23 through March 30, in the Recital Hall of the Carlsen Center at JCCC.
Mon, Feb 08, 2010
KC audiences will have not one, but two chances to hear the charming music of Stravinsky's "Petrouchka" this weekend. On Friday night pianist Stephen Prutsman, making his Friends of Chamber Music debut, will play excerpts from "Petrouchka" as well as works of Haydn, Ravel, Chopin and Bach. Then, the KC Symphony will present the full orchestral version of the same music, along with the Sibelius "Violin Concerto" with Canadian violinist Karen Gomyo in three performances over the weekend. The international youth orchestra Philharmonia of the Nations appears on the Performing Arts Series at JCCC on Saturday, tackling Mahler's difficult "Symphony No. 1" (the "Titan"), and violinist Rachel Lee, longtime student of Itzhak Perlman, gives a free Discovery Series concert for the Harriman Jewell series that same evening. The Fine Arts Chorale presents "Heartfelt Voices" and several other fine community orchestras and choral societies also present Valentine's Weekend concerts.
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Jammin at the Gem 2010, and other upcoming events at the American Jazz Museum.
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