by Sponsored by Kansas City Ballet School | Aug 20, 2025 | From Our Sponsors
Kansas City Ballet School summer intensive students had a packed schedule this year, with five weeks of classes covering classical and contemporary ballet techniques, cross-training, and career guidance. Each afternoon, the studios quieted. After hours of...
by Avichai Scher | Mar 7, 2019 | Audition Advice, Career, Profiles
Courtney Nitting started her first season with Kansas City Ballet last fall with the normal rituals of company life: headshots for the website, ordering her customized pointe shoes and claiming a spot at the barre. Each of these simple things was a “pinch...
by Gavin Larsen | Mar 1, 2018 | Audition Advice, Career
Artistic directors sift through hundreds of audition packets a season, and your resumé is often your first chance to catch their attention. Naturally, you want a document that makes a positive impression. But some surprising (and seemingly minor) details can...
by Steve Sucato | Mar 31, 2016 | Career, Company Life, Director's Notes
This story originally appeared in the April/May 2016 issue of Pointe. “There’s always boxes of color to help with that,” says Kansas City Ballet artistic director Devon Carney when I ask him if the long hours in the studio are turning his hair gray....