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WEB EXTRA: Kansas City Ballet's Paris Wilcox

courtesy of the Kansas City Ballet

Paris Wilcox has danced with the Kansas City Ballet for just over a decade, a time he describes as one of tremendous growth for the company.By Laura Spencer

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Kansas City, MO – Here, Wilcox describes some of his favorite roles, including one in the Fall Performance: a three minute solo as the Bugle Boy in Paul Taylor's Company B.

October 11 - 14, Lyric Theatre
Kansas City Ballet's Fall Performance:

Mozartiana
Choreography: George Balanchine
Music: Peter Tchaikovsky

Dark Elegies
Choreography: Antony Tudor
Music: Gustav Mahler

Company B
Choreography: Paul Taylor
Music: Songs Sung by The Andrews Sisters

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