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30
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08:00
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Call 816.471.6003 to purchase your tickets today. (Gala tickets are sold strictly thru the Ailey office)
- Oct -
01
Sat
02:00
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CIRCULAR
STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS
SKETCHES OF FLAME
TICKETS: $28, $43, $68
TICKETS: $28, $43, $68
- Oct -
01
Sat
07:30
PM
SOMETHING TANGIBLE
MEIKA
THE HUNT Choreography by Robert Battle
REVELATIONS Choreography by Alvin Ailey
- Oct -
06
Thu
08:00
PM
All ages event. Please be advised there will be adult content. All VIP ticket packages are STRICTLY WILL CALL ONLY. Your ticket(s) will be able to be collected day-of-show at a designated check in area.
- Oct -
07
Fri
08:00
PM
Brazilian-born pianist Arnaldo Cohen, now living in the United States, has long had a reputation for astonishing his audiences with the musical authority and blistering virtuosity of his performances. His graceful and unaffected platform manner belies playing of white-hot intensity, intellectual probity, and glittering bravura technique bordering on sheer wizardry.
“First of all there is his sound – a burnished, unforced bronze-like sound somewhat in the Rachmaninoff manner. In a day when so many pianists sound bleak and percussive, Cohen produces a big sound that never splinters and is capable of any kind of nuance.” – The New York Times
- Oct -
08
Sat
07:30
PM
All the songs you know- performed in a way you’ve never imagined! Comical, wildly original and incredibly talented, Michael McDowell has already written for an impressive array of orchestras and ensembles. Now he’s taking to the stage with just his piano- and no idea what he’s going to play! Guaranteed to surprise you, his uniquely improvised arrangements of some of history’s most timeless melodies are a unique combination of color, expression and the energy only he can infuse into a performance.
- Oct -
14
Fri
07:00
PM
Join The Kinsey Sicks as Rachel, Trampolina, Trixie and Winnie campaign to become the first Dragapella® Beautyshop Quartet to be elected President of the United States on the Republican ticket.
- Oct -
15
Sat
08:00
PM
Bob James is an American two-time Grammy Award-winning smooth jazz keyboardist, arranger and record producer who continues to explore the limitless dimensions of jazz while appealing to a broad mainstream audience.
- Oct -
20
Thu
07:30
PM
Maria Bamford stars in the semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series Lady Dynamite, lauded as “revelatory” by Entertainment Weekly and one of 2016’s must-see shows by Variety and Rolling Stone. The series was created by Mitch Hurwitz (Arrested Development) and Pam Brady (South Park). Maria is the creator and star of Maria Bamford: the special special special and of the cult hit web series The Maria Bamford Show, which screened at the Museum of Art and Design. She was the first female comic to have two half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials and starred alongside Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis and Brian Posehn in the Comedy Central series The Comedians of Comedy and Netflix’s Comedians of Comedy: The Movie.
- Oct -
21
Fri
07:00
PM
Everything Beautiful, the women’s ministry of The Cause Church, invites you to Masterpiece, an incredible night of worship, teaching and fun! Join us on Friday, October 21st at 7 pm for inspirational teaching from some amazing guest speakers, incredible worship, and a chance to worship and learn with some of the most amazing women in Kansas City. Grab your girls and we’ll see you there!
- Oct -
22
Sat
07:00
PM
Discovery Concerts are free to the public. Kansas City native Ben Bliss will join other distinguished artists who have made their American recital debuts on the Series. Bliss is a graduate of the Met Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, and the recipient of the Mozart and Plácido Domingo awards at the 2015 Francisco Viñas International Competition in Barcelona
- Oct -
26
Wed
07:30
PM
The Conservatory Wind Symphony is comprised of the very finest wind and percussion students at the Conservatory and is guided by a philosophy that seeks to expose its students and its audiences to the highest quality of music written for wind instruments. Through the rehearsal and performance of this diverse repertoire, students are exposed to a wide variety of compositional techniques, rehearsal processes and expressive possibilities that challenge students to develop their individual musicianship. This wide range of experiences affords the members of the ensemble an opportunity to receive a comprehensive musical education through a demanding and rigorous process of both rehearsals and performances.
- Oct -
28
Fri
07:30
PM
Since his triumph in 1998 at the 11th International Tchaikovsky Competition, Matsuev has become a virtuoso in the grandest of Russian pianistic traditions and has quickly become one of the most prominent pianists of his generation. The New York Times has hailed his “athletic virtuosity and steely power.”
- Nov -
03
Thu
08:00
PM
Craig Ferguson entered the world of late night comedy following a diverse and eclectic career that encompasses film, television and the stage. Ferguson can currently be seen on the nationally syndicated game show “Celebrity Name Game,” for which he was recently awarded the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host, for the second year in a row.
- Nov -
04
Fri
08:00
PM
For centuries, Vienna stood as the cultural epicenter of Europe, a rich melting pot of music, art and literature, and a city that always seems to have one foot firmly planted in tradition, with the other looking steadfast into the future. This program traces the evolution of musical expression in the “city of dreams” through the works of three of its greatest voices: Mozart, Schoenberg and Brahms.
“One of the top ten, if not top five, cellists in the world today.” – Nordwest Zeitung
- Nov -
06
Sun
07:00
PM
Concertgoers will appreciate music once performed by Holocaust survivors previously confined in the Kovno ghetto, assembled postwar at St. Ottilien in Bavaria, a monastery used as a Jewish hospital and displaced persons camp.
- Nov -
11
Fri
07:30
PM
Journey down the yellow brick road, with the heart of america youth ballet, as they present their original ballet, The Wizard of Oz. In this ballet you will watch Dorothy dance from Kansas to Emerald City to meet the Powerful Wizard of Oz; joining her in dance will be the Scarecrow, Tin man, Cowardly lion, Glinda the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch trying to foil Dorthoy’s pursuit to return to Kansas. This ballet is the perfect performance for all ages and for ages 4 and up.
- Nov -
12
Sat
07:30
PM
Journey down the yellow brick road, with the heart of america youth ballet, as they present their original ballet, The Wizard of Oz. In this ballet you will watch Dorothy dance from Kansas to Emerald City to meet the Powerful Wizard of Oz; joining her in dance will be the Scarecrow, Tin man, Cowardly lion, Glinda the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch trying to foil Dorthoy’s pursuit to return to Kansas. This ballet is the perfect performance for all ages and for ages 4 and up.
- Nov -
13
Sun
07:30
PM
Tickets go on sale July 22 at 10 AM. One of the most eclectic and prolific artists in rock music, Steven Wilson has been writing, recording, and producing music continuously since the age of 10.
- Nov -
15
Tue
07:30
PM
Formed in 1994, the 55-voice student and alumni choir has gained a reputation for its unique ability to successfully interpret both Western and African repertoire and is a frequent visitor at choral festivals internationally.
- Nov -
16
Wed
09:45
AM
Over 250 years ago, Ben Franklin shocked the world with his discovery that lightning held electricity and thus rendered scientists “thunderstruck”
- Nov -
17
Thu
07:30
PM
The Moth Radio program at the Folly Theater is a curated event featuring five tellers who develop and shape their stories with our directors. Beyond theater, The Moth Mainstage is a community where entertainment and enlightenment merge. The ideal way to experience The Moth is live and in person, where you can feel the electricity in the room and be a part of the visceral dialogue between teller and audience.
Join us for the exciting event brought to Kansas City by KCUR.
- Nov -
18
Fri
08:00
PM
The Folly Theater is delighted to welcome Karrin Allyson back to the Folly Stage and this special performance will benefit the Folly Kid’s Series, providing cultural education to Kansas City metro area children. Patrons are encouraged to join us for the patron reception. Stay tuned for details.
- Dec -
03
Sat
08:00
PM
In its third year as KC’s traditional, non-traditional holiday concert experience, Kansas City Christmas has become the way thousands of Kansas Citians sing in the season. With a blend of familiar carols, choral classics and hilariously zany holiday numbers,Kansas City Christmas features something for everyone and is sure to leave you in the holiday spirit. This year’s program will feature John Rutter’s majestic Gloria in a new setting for men’s voices accompanied by brass and percussion.
- Dec -
04
Sun
04:00
PM
In its third year as KC’s traditional, non-traditional holiday concert experience, Kansas City Christmas has become the way thousands of Kansas Citians sing in the season. With a blend of familiar carols, choral classics and hilariously zany holiday numbers, Kansas City Christmas features something for everyone and is sure to leave you in the holiday spirit. This year’s program will feature John Rutter’s majestic Gloria in a new setting for men’s voices accompanied by brass and percussion. And, for the first time, we’re taking a mainstage concert to Johnson County for our suburban patrons.
Single tickets available online beginning October 10.