Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Show Me | Quixotic
The second video in KCPT’s “Show Me” series features Quixotic, a performance troupe that blends circus-style movement, music and technology to create an immersive experience for audience members. Artistic director Anthony Magliano, tells KCPT that the collaborative nature of Quixotic is what makes the troupe special and unique. “People come to us becuase they know that…
Blip Roasters aims to create community through coffee
Ian Davis needs a hot cup of coffee. It’s early on a Friday morning in the West Bottoms, but the 24-year-old owner of Blip Roasters is not tired. He’s just looking for a bit of warmth in the wood and brick space that winter keeps leaking into through a pair of garage doors. As a…
Starting Over: The Malek Family, Part 2
Altaf and Shaheen Malek immigrated to the United States in 2007 from Gujarat, India. They came at the insistence of Altaf’s sister, who sponsored their immigration. Altaf, then the owner of a well-established electronics shop, and Shaheen, a pharmacist, did not jump at the opportunity to leave their well-established life. After discussing it heavily, and seeking feedback from others in their community, they decided to leave everything behind and start over in the United States for the sake of their children.
KCPT producer channels KC love into video series
It all started with the Royals. At least, that’s what Cole Blaise said inspired him to produce KCPT’s Show Me video series, which will debut Monday. Show Me is a series of videos and in-person meet ups to highlight the people that are putting Kansas City on the map, or, as the Show Me website…
The Malek Family: Confident in This Country
Altaf and Shaheen Malek immigrated to the United States in 2007 from Gujarat, India. They came at the insistence of Altaf’s sister, who sponsored their immigration. Altaf, then the owner of a well-established electronics shop, and Shaheen, a pharmacist, did not jump at the opportunity to leave their well-established life. After discussing it heavily and seeking feedback from others in their community, they decided to leave everything behind and start over in the United States for the sake of their children.
Talking Diversity
Kansas City Mayor Sly James joined KCPT producers Christopher Cook and Nathaniel Bozarth, a panel of four community advocates and about 200 Kansas Citians who came out to the Gem Theater to discuss ways to bridge racial and cultural divides in our communities. That issue is also the topic of a series of digital videos that KCPT and Flatland are producing in partnership with Cook and Bozarth. The discussion was moderated by KCPT executive producer Nick Haines.
Diversity is the topic for event hosted by KC Mayor Sly James and KCPT
Join the producers of Your Fellow Americans and Mayor Sly James for a free panel discussion on race, immigration, & the American Dream.
Confronting race and denial in Kansas City
In 1944, Swedish sociologist Gunnar Myrdal wrote in “An American Dilemma” — his landmark, 1,800-page study — that the subordination of African-Americans is “perhaps the most glaring conflict in the American conscience and the greatest unsolved task for American democracy.” Myrdal’s examination of the so-called “Negro Problem” — and the ways that same problem affects…
KCMO mayor talks race and crime with Flatland
Kansas City’s mayor has a lot to say when it comes to the relationship between crime reduction and race in KC. While KCMO ended 2014 with the lowest number of homicides since 1972, James said these 78 murders were still too many. The real path to crime reduction, he said, is honest communication. Flatland spoke…
UMKC’s V-Men: An all-male group explores the issue of violence against women
Last week, college campuses across the nation celebrated Valentine’s Day with performances of Eve Ensler’s play “The Vagina Monologues.” The play, which has been performed every year since 1994, celebrates womanhood and discusses the impact of violence against women. UMKC was one of the campuses that participated, and tonight they continue that celebration with V-Men…