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Article: KANSAS CITY BALLET.(Review)
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- Dance Magazine
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- June 1, 2001
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HEARTLAND SALUTES STRAVINSKY WITH BALANCHINE KANSAS CITY BALLET LYRIC THEATRE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI FEBRUARY 15-18, 2001
The Kansas City Stravinsky Festival 2001 offered a three-month feast for the senses. From January through March, the Kansas City Symphony, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, and Kansas City Ballet celebrated the great Russian-born composer's life (1882-1971) with a gala kickoff party, lectures, and performances.
Kansas City Ballet, under the direction of William Whitener, came to the festival with an all-Balanchine program featuring a company premiere of the 1957 Agon and the ...