Kansas City Ballet

There's plenty of song and celebration this season with holiday concerts and shows around Kansas City.

Looking back on the images from our newsroom that stuck with him this year, Carlos Moreno — whose voice you may also know from our morning newscasts — found joy, sorrow, new beginnings and old favorites. Here are his picks.

A piano phenom from Overland Park is making waves in the world's most prestigious competitions, and he's still in middle school. Plus: The Kansas City Ballet is getting into the spooky mood with the North American premiere of "Jekyll and Hyde," bringing the 1886 gothic horror classic to life through dance.

Kansas City audiences will be the first on the continent to see Robert Louis Stevenson's Gothic novella in ballet form. Celebrated choreographer Val Caniparoli consulted with dancers in the area to help shape the work.

Kansas City Ballet is expanding its South Campus, located in Prairie Village's Meadowbrook Shopping Center, at 95th Street and Nall Avenue. The reimagined building allows the school to offer a wider range of classes for children and adults.

Kansas City's municipal elections are coming up on April 4, with three ballot questions and three dozen candidates up for a vote. The election will determine the direction of the city for years to come.

Before accepting the position of director of orchestral studies at KU's School of Music, Carolyn Watson says she was concerned about the inadequate salary she was offered, especially compared to the music school’s male orchestra leaders.

Kansas City Ballet is expanding its south campus, located in Prairie Village's Meadowbrook Shopping Center at 95th and Nall Avenue. The expansion will allow the ballet school to offer classes for more advanced students and older adults.

Kansas City Ballet dancer Josh Kiesel will be the sole American dancing in the senior men's division of the Helsinki International Ballet Competition.

The Kansas City Ballet's executive director Jeffrey Bentley plans to step down in June 2023. The ballet company is considered one of the most financially stable in the country.

A privately-run prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, has been plagued with reports of stabbings, understaffing and poor security. When the prison's contract with the U.S. Marshals Service ends this month, what happens next? Plus, after a year off due to COVID, the Kansas City Ballet brings The Nutcracker back to the stage.

A holiday tradition for many families is back this year at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. After a pandemic year off, Kansas City Ballet’s "The Nutcracker" returns but with some changes.