by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Jun 5, 2016 | News
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2016 issue of Pointe. The Kansas City Dance Festival, which mixes Kansas City Ballet members with performers from other companies, has significantly increased its programming since its 2013 debut. Now the festival is...
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....
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Dec 3, 2015 | Company Life
This season, Kansas City Ballet will unveil its all-new Nutcracker, choreographed by artistic director Devon Carney. Carney has assembled an impressive team, including set designer Alain Vaës, costume designer Holly Hynes (who was the director of costumes at New York...
by Mary Ellen Hunt | Jun 1, 2010 | Company Life
For many professional ballet dancers, following the dream means a series of clear upward steps, from corps to soloist to principal. Until last year, you might have said that Nevada Ballet Theatre’s Alissa Dale was right on track. A trainee with NBT in 2004, Dale got...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 19, 2009 | Company Life
Kansas City Ballet’s Angelina Sansone has a flair for drama, so when former KCB member Keelan Whitmore asked her to spend summer breaks working with his offbeat Quixotic Performance Fusion ensemble, Sansone figured she’d be a natural fit. What she...