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Mon, Sep 28, 2009
Quixotic has succeeded in exploring new dimensions of dance, music and design, but what really made that first performance unique was that it was stripped of all distractions. There were no chairs, no fancy ceilings, no stuffy surroundings. It was literally a blank canvas that was transformed before the spectators' eyes.
Tue, Sep 29, 2009
I believe everyone has that one composer that they are supposed to like, but for one reason or another, can't. Brahms is that composer for me. I am completely indifferent to his music. Yefim Bronfman is that special type of performer, however, that can make anything sparkle.
Mon, Sep 28, 2009
The young violinist Stefan Jackiw and his collaborator Max Levinson started a bit slowly with a too-mellow Beethoven sonata, but came to brilliant life in moving renditions of Copland and Lutoslawski pieces, and then ended with a spectacular Brahms sonata that sang with glorious Romantic passion.
Mon, Sep 28, 2009
Walking into the Unicorn Theatre, the set was lit with lamps and candles. A large bed was stage center with cushioned benches on either side, along with a few random bits of furniture. Each would be used in many different ways for many different stories. The mood was set. Runs through 10/18.
Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Spine-tingly sights and sounds kick off the Coterie Theatre's season opener "Tell-Tale Electric Poe." Upon entering the darkly lit theatre from the mid-day hustle and bustle of Crown Center, the atmosphere noticeably changes. Grim and ambient metallic music fills the room.
Tue, Sep 22, 2009
Award-winning playwright, Peter Colley's, "I'll Be Back Before Midnight," currently running at the American Heartland Theatre, kept audience members on the edge of their seats and guessing right up until the end. Somewhere between an Agatha Christie mystery and an Alfred Hitchcock thriller, this fast-paced comedy thriller doesn't disappoint. Runs through 10/25.
Sun, Sep 20, 2009
The Kansas City Repertory Theatre's presentation of "Into the Woods" under guest director Moisés Kaufman's God-like execution, brings to light the show's bedazzling interplay between the story and the songs. It is not too high praise to say that the intermission is needed so the audience can catch its breath for the second act which builds to its famous finale. (Held over thru October 11)
Tue, Sep 22, 2009
KCMetropolis.org was recently awarded a Capacity Building grant from the Missouri Arts Council to develop and grow a new section of the online journal called theSTEADY. This new section will feature articles on generative performing arts coming from the community including independent classical music, jazz, cabaret, alternative dance and performance art.
Tue, Sep 22, 2009
Please help make KCM a sustainable voice for the performing arts for many years to come - help us meet our match goal. Every little bit helps. THANK YOU to those of you who have donated over the past month - we are getting there...
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, Sep 29, 2009
This week: Pianist Nareh Arghamanyan opens The Friends of Chamber Music; tenor Lawrence Brownlee in a free recital at Harriman-Jewell, the Glenn Miller Ochestra at Lied Center, John Obetz, organist at Community of Christ; the Goldenberg Duo in several locations. "Into the Woods," "My First Time,' continue; "Seascape" ends and Quaility Hill opens with "Curtain Up!" Music and theatre events at UMKC and JCCC... and much, much more.
Mon, Sep 28, 2009
"It originally had a real violent, revolutionary meaning," Mark Southerland confesses. "Kill the old guard so the free jazz freaks could fly their flag." The evocative, sinister name suits the would-be musical hitmen who make up Snuff Jazz.
Mon, Sep 28, 2009
Rock icon and self-described poet Jim Morrison once wrote, "Did you have a good world when you died? Enough to base a movie on?" While early 19th century poet John Keats, a tragic figure in his own right, may not have thought he had a good world when he died at the age of 25, his life and love were epic enough to inspire this drama.
Tue, Sep 29, 2009
Another European star making a Kansas City appearance is the brilliant young cellist Alban Gerhardt, from the Netherlands, playing the ravishing Dvorak Cello Concerto with the Kansas City Symphony. For dance enthusiasts, the Virsky Ukrainian Dance troupe brings Eastern European dance movements to the Folly Theater stage under the sponsorship of the Harriman-Jewell Series.
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