The kansas city ballet guilds nutcracker ball will be held on november 23rd at the intercontinental kansas city at the plaza. The kcb guild is a community of dance enthusiasts who want to support kc ballet. Sarah waller kansas city ballet intern kansas city. Kansas city ballet s the nutcracker wouldnt be possible without all of the wonderful kansas city ballet school students 216 of them over two casts to be exact. Ryan jolicoeurnye and sarah waller work out nutcracker moves, led by kcb artistic director devon carney, far right photo courtesy kansas city ballet. From the moment we meet toymaker drosselmeier in his workshop, elaborate sets, sparkling costumes, and impressive choreography will take your breath away. Dec 9, 2015 a recent dress rehearsal of the nutcracker by the kansas city ballet at the kauffman center for the performing arts. When the kansas city ballet under artistic director devon carney challenged. Sarah danced with ballet chelsea formerly known as youth dance theatre for 10 years dancing many lead roles in the nutcracker, sleeping beauty, swan lake, and five dancing princesses.
Students participate in competitive auditions and have a dedicated schedule of rehearsals. Copeland sandidge, kent sandidge, sarah smith, shealee smith, gabriel. Cesar corrales and katja khaniukpva performing the grand. Kansas city ballet is the professional ballet company serving the kansas city and surrounding area.
Clara is still a young girl sarah waller at the opening, and the nutcracker is. After high school, sarah studied psychology and dance at goucher college where she continued to perform and grow as an artist under instruction of the goucher. Please note that the spanish lead couple is ian poulis and sarah walborn, last minute casting change. To celebrate the milestone, the company toured the d. As nutcracker season cranks up, kansas city ballet says its time. School at abt, hamburg ballet school, sarasota ballet, kansas city ballet 2. More information taryn mejia and dillon malinski dance as shepherds in the land of the sweets of act 2 during wednesdays dress rehearsal of the nutcracker by the kansas city ballet at the kauffman center for. Here are dramatic photos of the kansas city ballets. Moscow ballet casts student dancers ages 618 in ancillary roles performing sidebyside with the full russian company. Richmond ballet, kansas city ballet, carolina ballet, dayton ballet. View sarah waller s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
The kansas city ballets the nutcracker runs through december 24th at the kauffman center. The rich tradition of the ballet ball and the timeless beauty of the nutcracker will magically transform the bartle hall grand ballroom on december 6th for this very special and momentous occasion. Russian dance from the nutcracker performances run through dec. Once again kansas city ballet is overlooked in the links forum. On september 3rd, members of the kansas city ballet guild gathered at the todd bolender center for dance and creativity to address invitations for the nutcracker.
Wood, julianne zenor cavalry jesse aleman, alissa carter, sarah curtis, katie. The company was founded in 1957 by russian expatriate tatiana dokoudovska. Kc ballet professional dance company kansas city ballet. Kansas city ballet s the nutcracker, fresh off a thanksgiving holiday run at the kennedy center in washington d. The nutcracker by the kansas city ballet city ballet. Kc ballet is the professional ballet company serving kansas city and the surrounding area. Founded in 1957, kansas city ballet is a 30member professional ballet company under the direction of artistic director devon carney and executive director jeffrey j. University waller washington foundation dallas and fleming wilt. Helena symphony season 62 program by deanna johnson issuu. On july 1, 20, devon carney became kansas city ballet artistic director and brought with him to kansas city a renewed excitement about the future of dance in the nation. Kansas city ballets reimagined nutcracker is elegant. The mood was intense on wednesday at the final dress rehearsal for the kansas city ballet s world premier of the nutcracker.
A tidy nutcracker with all the trimmings the kansas city ballet has brought its version of the nutcracker to the kennedy center. We also are thrilled to also have three umkc students dancing with us this year. Get 9 kansas city ballet coupon codes and promo codes at couponbirds. In his first year, he created kcb ii that performs at a variety of venues throughout the region on a smaller scale to make dance more accessible. Kc ballets last production of todd bolenders nutcracker. The nutcracker prince charles martin carries clara sarah waller in the land of the sweets in act 2 of the kansas city ballet s production of the nutcracker. Kansas city ballets reimagined nutcracker is elegant, fun and a bit. Sara stewart schumann was a choreographer, solo dancer, and ballet master with the. Dracula, giselle, the nutcracker, don quixote, a midsummer nights.
Sarah silverberg kansas city ballet summer intensive video audition 2016. About kansas city ballet professional dance company and. Nutcracker with sarah van patten at san jose dance theatre in san jose, california, in. The kansas city ballet s durable nutcracker opens to acclaim the kansas city ballet s the nutcracker remains fresh partly because of a continual infusion of new talent that permits the production to evolve in subtle ways. More information clara, sarah waller, at the land of the sweets in act 2 during wednesdays dress rehearsal of the nutcracker by the kansas city ballet at the kauffman center for the performing arts on december. Click to enjoy the latest deals and coupons of kansas city ballet and save up to 20% when making purchase at checkout. For the 201220 season nearly a third of the company dancers are new eight out of 28, and though the premiere on december 1 st was as sure. Nutcracker has always been a part of my life, from the time i was a child to this very minute, said devon carney during a recent break from choreographing the kansas city ballet s new version of the holiday. Kansas city ballet comes to kansas city in 2020 and is set to be a box office hit.
To order tickets, visit or call the ballet box office at 8169312232. The land of sweets backdrop from the nutcracker ballet provided the elegant setting for the event. Nashvilles nutcracker is made possible in part by our generous sponsors. Sarah silverberg kansas city ballet summer intensive. Home kansas city ballet professional ballet company. Nutcracker is a huge passion of mine i love it like theres no tomorrow, said devon. The nutcracker prince charles martin carries clara sarah waller in the land of the sweets in act 2 of the kansas city ballets production of. In 1957, tatiana dokoudovska founded the organization in order to bring a regular ballet presence to the area.
By paul horsley when you create a new nutcracker, youre inventing from your own personal ballet experience but youre also drawing on several centuries of dance history. Dec 4, 2015 a recent dress rehearsal of the nutcracker by the kansas city ballet at the kauffman center for the performing arts. The nutcracker wednesday, november 22, 2017 sunday, november 26, 2017. Roger jackson are the honorary chairmen, and peggy beal is serving as the chairman. In the 20162017 season, kcb grew to an alltime high with 30 company dancers.
Sarah chun performed the role of dew drop in saturdays production of the kansas city ballet s the nutcracker. Kansas city ballet will present a sensoryfriendly nutcracker for children with autism and down syndrome. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. From the moment we meet toymaker drosselmeier in his workshop, the elaborate sets, sparkling costumes, and impressive choreography will take your breath away. The goal of the kcyb is to promote the art of ballet through education and performance for the dancers and the community. Kansas city ballet lights the season with a reimagined nutcracker this december, kansas city ballet reimagines the nutcracker as a confection of magic and fantasy in a brand new production, retiring former artistic director todd bolenders version after a 42year run. Here are dramatic photos of the kansas city ballets new. A history of excellence professional ballet company and school. In 2015 kansas danse unveiled an excitingnew the nutcracker and pennyless box business office documents and obtained critical recognition. Clara, sarah waller, at the land of the sweets in act 2 during wednesdays dress rehearsal of the nutcracker by the kansas city ballet at the kauffman center. Intern at kansas city ballet kansas city, missouri 26. The kansas city ballet kcb is an american professional ballet company based in kansas city, missouri. Nashvilles nutcracker 2016 by nashville ballet issuu.
Kansas city ballet music director ramona pansegrau came to kansas city via the boston and tulsa ballet companies, where she held the positions of principal pianist, solo pianist, music director, and conductor. She has been called one of the best ballet pianists in the world. Also, everybody go and watch balletboyzs deluxe tomorrow at 7. Kansas city ballet tickets kansas city ballet tickets in 2017, the kansas city ballet celebrated its 60th anniversary. Nashvilles nutcracker december 223, 2017 by nashville ballet. Dec, 2015 a recent dress rehearsal of the nutcracker by the kansas city ballet at the kauffman center for the performing arts.
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