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5:00 am
Tue June 18, 2013

[VIDEO] In This Scene... 'As You Like It'

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Rosalind, played by Carla Noack, and Orlando, played by Todd Carlton Lanker, in 'As You Like It'.
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The Heart Of America Shakespeare Festival celebrates it 21st season in Southmoreland Park with the production of "As You Like It" set in the 1960s.

Act Three, Scene Two, In The Forest of Arden

In this scene, Rosalind (Carla Noack) is banished from her uncle's court. She takes refuge in the Forest of Arden disguised as Ganymede, a man. There she meets Orlando (Todd Carlton Lanker).

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KC Currents
3:08 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

Radio Theater Lives On In Audio Books, Podcasts And Video Games

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The golden age of radio drama might have been in the 1930s and 40s, but practitioners say the genre is alive and kicking in podcasts, audiobooks, and even video games.

Next weekend, Kansas City will host Hear Now: The Audio Arts and Fiction Festival, which will draw old-timey radio voices as well as younger producers. 

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Up to Date
11:45 am
Thu June 13, 2013

The Weekend To-Do List: June 14 -16, 2013

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Star Wars enthusiasts will celebrate the movie series at the Kansas City Public Library June 14.
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  Looking for ways to stay cool in the heat the weekend of June 14-16, 2013? ​Brian McTavish has some ideas for you on the Weekend To-Do List.

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Fashion
12:50 pm
Sun June 9, 2013

'Gilded Summer' Hits The Runway

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A white scarf shimmers beneath the spotlights as a model wearing Paige Beltowski walks the runway.
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Backstage, model Caitlin Corcoran receives a last-minute check on her TCBY miniskirt from designer Lyndsey Helling as models and designers worked backstage to prepare for the show.
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Model Emily Cox, wearing a piece designed by Lane Leavens, munches on a carrot while speaking to a friend on her cell phone while waiting for the show to begin.
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Looking in the mirror, model Bri Davis (from left) and LaRae Shanks check their makeup wearing clothing by Paige Beltowski.
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In the audience Adam and Jessica Buritsch take a moment to snap a photo of themselves.
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A model walks the runway in a coffee filter dress by Lyndsey Helling.
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Crowds lined 18th Street to take in the show as model Caitlin Corcoran struck a pose wearing a TCBY miniskirt and plastic spoon headdress.
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Models receive an appraising stare from members of the audience.
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A model poses in a hand-knit hood with mitten-capped sleeves designed by Paige Beltowski.
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Sequins glimmer as twilight falls in a dress designed by Melinda Lynn Lonkausky.
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Bedecked in a golden corset and spooled headdress, a model poses in a design by Brock Bryan and Quinn Mahler.
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Flexing her muscles, a model poses at the end of the catwalk dresses in bra and briefs by Birdies Panties.
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A model gives her toughest stare wearing a scandale swimsuit and Xeno boxer belt by Birdies Panties.
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The 13th Annual West 18th Street Fashion Show started at dusk on June 8, and drew a crowd of onlookers both on the street and from the windows above.

Camera phones flashed as models, wearing the creations of eighteen designers, pranced on a lighted runway in the canyon between buildings lining 18th Street. Behind-the-scenes, designers made last-minute adjustments and models primped as they prepared to mount the runway. 

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Performance
8:31 am
Sat June 8, 2013

Owen/Cox Completes Season With The Goldberg Variations

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Geoffrey Kropp and Jennifer Owen will perform the contemporary dance work set to the music of J.S. Bach.
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The Goldberg Variations is not often performed in its entirety in concert and it is unusual that the piece is used for dance.
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Dancers from the Kansas City Ballet like Sarah Chun and Ryan Nye join with Owen/Cox Dance Group to perform the work.
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Michael Davis and Molly Wagner strike a pose from a pas de deux.
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Jennifer Owen (center) choreographed the eighty-minute-long piece.
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Molly Wagner and Michael Davis share a moment onstage.
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Bach's 1741 work is thought to be one of the most important examples of the variation form.
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Logan Pachciarz, Catherine Russell, Juliana Bicki, and Christen Edwards will perform Saturday at at UMKC's White Recital Hall.
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Juliana Bicki (center) runs through the final variation during a final rehearsal.
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Juliana Bicki and Logan Pachciarz create an intricate pattern reflecting the music.
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Leaping in mid-air, Sarah Chun and Ryan Nye practice after the final rehearsal.
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Logan Pachciarz, Christen Edwards, Michael Davis, and Sarah Chun leap together.
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Logan Pachciarz and Juliana Bicki convey thought in a pause and a glance.
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Jennifer Owen and Geoffrey Kropp create a parallel movement.
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The Owen/Cox Dance Group, with pianist Kairy Koshoeva, will perform its interpretation of 'The Goldberg Variations' Saturday evening bringing their 2012-2013 season to a close. Johann Sebastian Bach's complex piece consisting of  thirty variations choreographed by Jennifer Owen the piece brings a work to the stage that is not often performed in its entirety.

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