Todd Bolender News

Kansas City Ballet's 2016-17 Season to Feature A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM & More

by Tyler Peterson — February 17, 2016

Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney today announced the 2016-2017 season.

Kansas City Ballet Announces Full Schedule for Upcoming 59th Season

by Matt Smith — February 16, 2016

KANSAS CITY, MO (Feb.

Kansas City Ballet to Present SWAN LAKE, 2/19

by Matt Smith — January 15, 2016

KANSAS CITY, MO (January 14, 2016) — The 58th season of Kansas City Ballet continues with the enchanting tale of Swan Lake with choreography by Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov and the mesmerizing score of Peter I.

Kansas City Ballet Premieres Devon Carney's THE NUTCRACKER Tonight

by BWW News Desk — December 5, 2015

Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City Ballet to Premiere Devon Carney's THE NUTCRACKER, 12/5

by Matt Smith — October 15, 2015

Kansas City, Mo.

The KC Ballet Adds New Company Members

by BWW News Desk — September 21, 2015

Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney today announced the appointment of two new members, Elysa Hotchkiss and Thom Panto, and two new apprentices, Lilliana Hagerman and Naomi Hergott to the Kansas City Ballet Company.

Kansas City Ballet Kicks Off 5th Annual KC Dance Day Today

by BWW News Desk — August 29, 2015

Kansas City Ballet will present the 5th Annual KC Dance Day at the Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity today, Aug.

Kansas City Ballet Announces Full Schedule for 5th Annual KC Dance Day, 8/29

by Matt Smith — July 8, 2015

KANSAS CITY, MO (July 7, 2015) — Kansas City Ballet will present the 5th Annual KC Dance Day at the Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity on Saturday, Aug.

BWW Review: Kansas City Ballet Performs DANCES DARING (THEN AND NOW)

by Steve Wilson — May 10, 2015

With enchanting beauty and grace, the Kansas City Ballet brings Dances Daring (Then and Now) to the stage of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Kansas City Ballet Ends 2014-15 Season with DANCES DARING (THEN AND NOW), Now thru 5/17

by BWW News Desk — May 8, 2015

The 57th season of Kansas City Ballet closes with “Dances Daring (Then and Now),” with four electrifying works in one performance: Edwaard Liang's Wunderland,featuring the music of Philip Glass, is a haunting, visually striking contemporary ballet; performed in celebration of the centennial of h

The Kansas City Ballet Concludes Its 2014-2015 Season with DANCES DARING (THEN AND NOW), 5/8-17

by BWW News Desk — April 7, 2015

The 57th season of Kansas City Ballet closes with “Dances Daring (Then and Now),” with four electrifying works in one performance: Edwaard Liang's Wunderland,featuring the music of Philip Glass, is a haunting, visually striking contemporary ballet; performed in celebration of the centennial of h

PNB Dancer Brittany Reid Announces Retirement

by BWW News Desk — March 31, 2015

Pacific Northwest Ballet corps de ballet dancer Brittany Reid has announced she will be retiring at the end of the run of Kent Stowell's Swan Lake (April 10 - 19), following a 15-year career with PNB.

From the Archives: Balanchine in Montreal

by Barnett Serchuk — March 23, 2015

Calling all balletomanes, historians, Ph.

Kansas City Ballet Performs NEW MOVES Tonight

by BWW News Desk — February 6, 2015

Artistic Director Devon Carney presents New Moves, a unique performance event designed to search out, develop and showcase emerging choreographers, both from the national dance scene as well as locally within Kansas City Ballet.

BWW Special Coverage: The Kansas City Ballet Announces Their 2015-2016 Season

by Steve Wilson — January 26, 2015

KANSAS CITY, MO (January 26, 2015) - The Kansas City Ballet today announced the 2015-2016 season.

Kansas City Ballet to Perform NEW MOVES, 2/6

by Matt Smith — January 7, 2015

KANSAS CITY, MO (January 6, 2015) — Artistic Director Devon Carney today announced the choreographers chosen for New Moves, a unique performance event designed to search out, develop and showcase emerging choreographers, both from the national dance scene as well as locally within Kansas City Ball

BWW Reviews: THE NUTCRACKER a Holiday Classic Runs at the Kauffman Performing Arts Center

by Steve Wilson — December 15, 2014

The Kauffman Performing Arts Center in Kansas City, Mo.

Cornish Dance Theater Presents Fall 2014 Concert This Weekend

by BWW News Desk — November 21, 2014

Cornish Dance Theater, the performing ensemble of the Dance Department at Cornish College of the Arts, will feature choreography by Iyun Ashani Harrison, Jose Limon, Vivian Little, Michele Miller, and Amy O'Neal at its Fall 2014 Concert, which takes place at the Cornish Playhouse this weekend, Nov.

Cornish Dance Theater to Present Fall 2014 Concert, 11/21-22

by BWW News Desk — October 28, 2014

Cornish Dance Theater, the performing ensemble of the Dance Department at Cornish College of the Arts, will feature choreography by Iyun Ashani Harrison, Jose Limon, Vivian Little, Michele Miller, and Amy O'Neal at its Fall 2014 Concert, which takes place at the Cornish Playhouse on Nov.

The Kansas City Ballet Names Grace Holmes as the New School Director

by BWW News Desk — September 10, 2014

Kansas City Ballet is pleased to announce that Grace Holmes, previously Professor of Dance at University of Texas at Austin, assumed the role of Kansas City Ballet School Director beginning September 1, 2014.