Artists in Residence

Violinist Orin Laursen.

KC Performs | New Program Celebrates KC’s Performing Arts

“KC Performs,” a new program developed by Kansas City PBS, is designed to help close the gap between artists and audiences during the pandemic.

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Chris Haghirian at 90.9 The Bridge.

Artists in Residence: Chris Haghirian on KC Bands Together

Local music promoter and 90.9 The Bridge radio host Chris Haghirian discusses the KC Bands Together online music event.

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A painting by Jennifer Janesko.

Artists in Residence: Jennifer Janesko Embraces the ‘Pause’

Artists in Residence visits with Jennifer Janesko.

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Ari Fish

Artists in Residence: Ari Fish’s ‘Moment of Repose’

Artists in Residence visits with Kansas City installation artist Ari Fish.

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Fashion model Vincent Sung.

Artists in Residence: Vincent Sung Discovers ‘COVID Style’

There’s an opportunity in every crisis, if you care to look. The in-person modeling industry, which is collaborative by definition, has come to a virtual standstill. But for fashion model and artist Vincent Sung, adjusting to the ongoing pandemic led to the serendipitous discovery of a whole new visual style. “People are adapting,” Sung says….

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Kansas City Repertory Theatre's production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."

Artists in Residence: Stuart Carden of the Kansas City Repertory Theatre

Stuart Carden became the artistic director of the venerable Kansas City Repertory Theatre in September. Now he’s leading the organization while in social isolation due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Kansas City Symphony

Artists in Residence: Kansas City Symphony Ponders Beethoven’s Drinking Habits

“Artists in Residence” visits with three members of the Kansas City Symphony about their new podcast, “Beethoven Walks Into a Bar…”

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Kansas City filmmaker Elizabeth Stehling.

Artists in Residence: Elizabeth Stehling

Artists in Residence visits with Kansas City filmmaker Elizabeth Stehling.

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Premiere of Me Dorothy

Artists in Residence: Devon Carney

Artists in Residence talks to Devon Carney, artistic director of Kansas City Ballet, about the challenges of running the company virtually during the stay-at-home order forced by the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Jenny Hahn on Artists in Residence

Artists in Residence: Jenny Hahn

Artists in Residence visits with painter and workshop facilitator Jenny Hahn about the opportunities and challenges presented by the COVID-19 outbreak.

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