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Kansas City Ballet Celebrates 50 Years

The Kansas City Ballet marks its 50th anniversary with a season full of choreography new to the company. This weekend's fall performance includes the Kansas City premiere of three works. It also provides an opportunity to examine the company's past and its future.

By Laura Spencer

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Kansas City, MO – 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

Laura Spencer is staff writer/editor at the Kansas City Public Library and a former arts reporter at KCUR.
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