KC Performs

Dacer Whitney Huell poses, arms outstretched diagonally, for her performance of "What Angel Wakes Me" from a Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene I.

KC Performs | This Ballet Number is Bound to Mesmerize

Get swept away in Whitney Huell’s magical performance of “What Angel Wakes Me” from a Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene I.

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KC Performs | Park ICM - Kenny Broberg plays "Nikolai Medtner, Fairytale"

KC Performs | Park ICM’s Kenny Broberg Plays a Nikolai Medtner “Fairy Tale”

KC Performs | Park ICM’s Kenny Broberg plays a Nikolai Medtner “Fairy Tale.”

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Robert McNichols performs "This Nearly was Mine" from Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific."

KC Performs | Big Musicals in Small Spaces

In our latest, Musical Theater Heritage produces a dazzling version of “This Nearly Was Mine,” from “South Pacific.”

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A scene from "Hurly-Burly" on KC Performs.

KC Performs | Choreographing Transition From Stage to Film

Independent choreographer Helen Pickett collaborated with the Kansas City Ballet to create a dance film for “KC Performs.”

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Stockings hang above a fire place.

KC Performs | A Sneak Peek at KC Rep’s ‘A Christmas Carol’

Here’s a sneak peek at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s reimagined “A Christmas Carol,” which will air on Kansas City PBS at 7 p.m. on Dec. 17, 2020,

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Ballet Street Project performance.

KC Performs | Ballet Street Project Gives Us a Lift

The Ballet Street Project was created by local ballet dancers pushed off their normal stage by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Violinist Igor Khukhua performs

KC Performs | Park ICM Provides Precious Training Ground for World-Class Soloists

A performing arts treasure can be found at the Park International Center for Music, a renowned program at Park University.

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Kansas City Jazz Orchestra

KC Performs | A Jazzy Romp Through ‘Union Station’

The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra plays “Union Station” on KC Performs.

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Jessica Page sings "Pennybrook Lane"

KC Performs | ‘Ghost Light’ Song Will Haunt You… In a Good Way

Jessica Page sings “Pennybrook Lane” on “KC Performs.”

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The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra

KC Performs | Kansas City Jazz Orchestra’s Art of Improvisation

The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra plays “Ain’t Nobody Like My Baby” for “KC Performs.

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