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Tivoli: Kansas City Dreamin’
August 8 - August 10
Discover exceptional storytelling, new releases, documentaries, restored classics, foreign and art films at Tivoli.
Curated by Jerry Harrington, the Nelson-Atkins is honored to be the home of the beloved theater.
Kansas City Dreamin’ | Thursday, Aug. 8 @ 7 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 10 @ 2 p.m.
“Jazz was born in New Orleans,” the saying goes, “but it grew up in Kansas City.” This new documentary by filmmaker Diallo Javonne French celebrates Kansas City’s African American music culture and its importance to the American genres of jazz, hip hop, rock-n-roll, and soul. The film spotlights the global influence of area artists like Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Bobby Watson, Oleta Adams, Janelle Monae, and Tech N9ne.
