Julia Irene Kauffman and Shirley Helzberg reflect on the inaugural year of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
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Fine Art Frosting: James David Christie Debuts KCPA’s Casavant Pipe Organ
We begin this week by introducing you to the newly installed musical centerpiece inside Helzberg Hall. A pipe organ considered one of the finest concert instruments in the country.
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PBS Arts from KC: Local “Homecoming” Production Begins!
See what’s happening at the Kauffman Center with KCPT and the PBS Arts production crew. Pictured: Mezzo-Soprano Joyce DiDonato with Frank Byrne, Exec. Director of the Kansas City Symphony.
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Premiere Projection Pizzazz: Quixotic Fusion & Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
The opening weekend at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts was a star studded affair featuring performances that showcased the new stages inside, but Quixotic Fusion and Baruch Gayton Entertainment Group turned the exterior of the venue into an attraction as well. For those of you who missed this amazing marriage of technology and
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Raise the Roof: A Sneak Peek at KC’s Kauffman Center
As a prelude to the grand opening of the Kauffman Center on September 16, KCPT’s Randy Mason and Steph Scupham will host a special edition of “The Local Show,” September 15 at 7:30pm
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A Fond Farewell: The Lyric Opera’s Evan Luskin
He has led Kansas City’s foremost opera company for the past 25 years…now he is exiting the stage. Evan Luskin has announced that he is retiring as general director of the Lyric Opera…just as the company prepares to move to its new performance space at the Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts. Luskin, the Company’s
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