Join the Patron's Society for their annual Dance Lover's Tour
Chicago, June 29-July 1, 2012
Host Artistic Director William Whitener gives Patrons a glimpse of Chicago as only he can. Performance by Paris Opera Ballet and tour of Joffrey Ballet are on the itinerary this year as well as the River Architectural Tour . Only on this trip do dance enthusiasts get exclusive behind the scenes visits with some of the most interesting people in the dance world today.

$1,295 includes hotel, airfare, entertainment and two meals. Please join the Patrons' Society on June 29-July 1, 2012 for the 7th Annual Dance Lover’s Tour. For more information or to make your reservation, download the brochure or call George Harter, tour operator, at 816-221-6987.

 

October 12-21, 2012
Carmina Burana Footnotes
Learn how music, special effects and costumes all make magic on stage by attending our pre-curtain talk called Footnotes at the Kauffman Center for the Performings Arts. These informal discussions are free for all ticket holders and are held at the Founders Lounge in the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts one hour prior to curtain for Kansas City Ballet repertory shows.

Friday, Oct. 12, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 14, 1:00 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 21, 1:00 p.m.

 

October 12-21, 2012
Carmina Burana
Beginning in October, a new production of Carmina Burana, choreographed by the
acclaimed Toni Pimble, brings our dancers, symphony orchestra and nearly 100 singers onto the Muriel Kauffman stage! Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s Mercury and Ben Stevenson’s lush pas de deux End of Time complete this unique evening of
dance.
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December 1-23, 2012
The Nutcracker
Todd Bolender's The Nutcracker is the heart of Kansas City’s holiday season! As soon as the lights dim, you’ll be transported to a magical place. From the magnificent sets and costumes to the acclaimed Kansas City Symphony playing Tchaikovsky’s wondrous music, you’ll witness some of the most glorious dancing on earth.
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March 15-24, 2013
A Midsummer Night's Dream Footnotes
Learn how music, special effects and costumes all make magic on stage by attending our pre-curtain talk called Footnotes at the Kauffman Center for the Performings Arts. These informal discussions are free for all ticket holders and are held at the Founders Lounge in the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts one hour prior to curtain for Kansas City Ballet repertory shows.

Friday, March 15, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 16, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 17, 1:00 p.m.
Friday, March 22, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 23, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 24, 1:00 p.m.

 

March 15-24, 2013
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Following our annual presentation of The Nutcracker will be the return
of William Whitener’s enchanting interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. On the same program you will enjoy Toni Pimble's complex and energetic Concerto Grosso, as well as Jessica Lang's visually and choreographically arresting
Splendid Isolation III.
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May 3-12, 2013
Hey-Hay, Going to Kansas City Footnotes
Learn how music, special effects and costumes all make magic on stage by attending our pre-curtain talk called Footnotes at the Kauffman Center for the Performings Arts. These informal discussions are free for all ticket holders and are held at the Founders Lounge in the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts one hour prior to curtain for Kansas City Ballet repertory shows.

Friday, May 3, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 4, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 5, 1:00 p.m.
Friday, May 10, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 11, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 12, 1:00 p.m.

 

May 3-12, 2013
Hey-Hay, Going to Kansas City
The conclusion of the season celebrates a world premiere by Karole Armitage as well as the ballet Common People choreographed by Margo Sappington with the voice of actor William Shatner providing a surprising narrative to the work. The spring finale will be the ever-popular Hey-Hay, Going to Kansas City, by Donald McKayle, which so vividly recalls the 1920’s when Kansas City was known as ‘the Paris of the Plains’.
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