KC Performs

Kansas City PBS is proud to present a new arts series created by award-winning producer Brad Austin, in collaboration with the Kansas City performing arts community. KC Performs brings together a variety of groups and disciplines to perform in some of the most iconic landmarks in Kansas City. Thirty-minute compilations stitch together short pieces of ballet, jazz, opera and drama presented by some of Kansas City’s most talented performers.

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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