The Ripple, The Wave That Carried Me Home is a moving exploration of a family’s response to injustice and a daughter’s reckoning with her political inheritance. Janice’s parents are prominent activists fighting for the integration of public swimming pools in 1960s Kansas. As injustice penetrates the warm bubble of her childhood, Janice grows apart from…
Based on the life of the famous Jamaican nurse and entrepreneur whose incredible story time has forgotten. Marys Seacole shows us through a funhouse mirror how her brazen spirit pulses through our reality to this day. Click here for tickets and showtimes.
Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966) is widely acclaimed as a defining artist of modernism and of the 20th century. Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure explores the artist’s extraordinary and singular portrayals of the human figure. The exhibition features around 100 objects by Giacometti, drawn from the extensive holdings of the Fondation Giacometti in Paris and complemented by the Nelson-Atkins’…
HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel…
Join your Kansas City Symphony for a concert that’s out of this world! Guest conductor Teddy Abrams is known for his unquenchable enthusiasm and imaginative approach to classical music. He’ll bring that zest to Gustav Holst’s The Planets, an orchestral tour de force. Stargazers can revel in Caroline Shaw’s expansive piece, The Observatory. Inspired by a visit…
As Kansas City’s flagship film festival, KC FilmFest International is the largest and longest-held competition and curated film festival in Kansas City. The KCCFI festival celebrates the power of storytelling with inspiring, thought-provoking, and entertaining films by filmmakers from around the region, country, and the world. The annual event also offers opportunities for artists to…
New Moves, one of Kansas City Ballet’s most popular productions each season, showcases contemporary ballet in an intimate setting. This limited-run production gives audiences a chance to see tomorrow’s sought-after choreographers. It is a very up-close and visceral experience for audiences and dancers alike. Come feel the athleticism, beauty, power, and passion of never before…
Lets turn back time through six decades of hit after hit! Once again, in collaboration with Grammy-nominated composer/arranger David Maddux, join the magic of Heartland Men’s Chorus-Kansas City for another choral pop world premiere celebrating the one and only Cher!