As the September 2011 Grand Opening date approaches, there are still opportunities to make an enduring contribution to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts with an engraved seat in one of the two performance halls.
You can name a seat in one of the halls by contributing through the Seat Naming Campaign, which allows you to put a recognition plaque on one of the seats in either the Helzberg Hall or the Muriel Kauffman Theatre, and participate in a “Meet Your Seat” event prior to the grand opening. Your gift will be placed in our endowment and helps keep audiences on the edges of their seats for years to come.
Offers Combined Broadway Series with Music Hall through
Cooperative Agreement between Theater League and Broadway Across America
KANSAS CITY, MO — The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts has announced a series of Broadway touring productions presented by Theater League will be included in the inaugural 2011-12 season. Through a cooperative agreement between Theater League and Broadway Across America, the Music Hall’s Broadway presenter, the Kauffman Center’s presentations will be combined with the Music Hall’s Broadway offerings, into a single five-show “Kansas City Broadway Series”. Series subscribers will be able to purchase tickets for all five productions presented at the two venues. With this collaborative effort, local audiences will experience an unprecedented offering of Broadway shows, dramatically expanding arts and entertainment experiences available in downtown Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, MO — Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director William Whitener announced the inaugural season at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Whitener stated, “We are honored to become the Resident Ballet Company of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The visionary and innovative design of the theater will provide limitless possibilities for the Ballet. The increased amount of space in the entire facility, inclusion of advanced technology and the welcoming nature of the theater complex will serve our audiences and artists. I am looking forward to expanding our repertory and reaching new audiences as we move into the future.”
Jeffrey J. Bentley, Executive Director of the Ballet adds, “We at Kansas City Ballet see this as an extraordinary gift which will insure our continued growth as a cultural asset in Kansas City. We are enormously grateful to Julia Kauffman and the many philanthropists who followed her lead in bringing our future into our present.”
All performances of the Ballet will be accompanied by the Kansas City Symphony conducted by Kansas City Ballet Music Director Ramona Pansegrau.
Visit www.kcballet.org for more information about Kansas City Ballet’s 2011-12 season.
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