Future Stages Festival
Kauffman Center
Sunday, June 22, 2014
12:00pm – 5:00pm
Free event!
The Future Stages Festival is an opportunity to experience a range of community performance on stage at the Kauffman Center and to enjoy interactive arts activities.
List of performances
5 Star Jazz Band (North Kansas City, MO)
City in Motion Children’s Dance Theater (Kansas City, MO)
Dr. Jan Kraybill (Independence, MO)
Global Rhythm Project of the Music/Arts Institute (Independence, MO)
The GRAMMY Museum’s Music Revolution Project (Metro-wide)
Heart of America Youth Ballet (Lee’s Summit, MO)
Kansas Bluegrass Association “Treblemakers” (Wichita, KS)
Kansas City Ballet’s ROAD Program Interactive Dance Class with Sean Duus & Ken Lovern (Kansas City, MO)
Kansas City Symphony Chamber Ensemble (Kansas City, MO)
Kansas City Young Audiences Community School of the Arts Dance Students (Kansas City, MO)
Lawrence Children’s Choir (Lawrence, KS)
Legacy School of the Arts (Olathe, KS)
Lucia Aerial Performing Arts (Leawood, KS)
The Metropolitan Strings Academy’s “Advanced Chamber Strings Orchestra” (Olathe, KS)
Miller Marley Entertainers (Overland Park, KS)
O’Riada Manning Academy of Irish Dance (Shawnee, KS)
Ottawa Suzuki Strings (Ottawa, KS)
Quixotic School of Performing Arts (Kansas City, MO)
Rock School KC (Olathe, KS)
Sinag-tala Performing Arts Troupe of Greater Kansas City (Overland Park, KS)
StoneLion Puppet Theatre (Kansas City, MO)
Soundz of Africa Dance Ensemble (Kansas City, MO)
Voices of Change- Young Men’s Choir (Kansas City, KS)
Starlight STARS of Tomorrow (Kansas City, MO)
List of activities
American Institute of Architects Kansas City – Learn how architects were involved in the design of Kauffman Center and participate in a design arts drawing project.
The GRAMMY Museum – Learn about GRAMMY Museum programs here in KC and get hands on to create your own instrument.
Kansas City Kite Club – Kite displays and kite making activity by the Kansas City Kite Club.
Kansas City Symphony’s Instrument Petting Zoo: Discover orchestral instruments through the Symphony’s Instrument Petting Zoo where kids can touch and play instruments under the guidance of Symphony staff and volunteers. Open from 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Prop-a-palooza: Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s Prop Master, Debbie Morgan, will give an insider’s look at how props are made! Learn how to make your own prop during presentations at 12:30, 1:45, 3:00 and 4:15 p.m.
Perform and Play with Lyric Opera of Kansas City: Learn to be an opera star with interactive theater games, vocal exercises and more! Classes at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Mattie Rhodes Center: Join Mattie Rhodes staff and volunteers to create Mexican Tissue Paper Flowers and learn about other cultural arts activities.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: Participate in a visual arts activity in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park.
This is a free event, but you do need to register. Register here.
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