KAUFFMAN CENTER OPEN HOUSE | This Sunday, September 18, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.

KAUFFMAN CENTER OPEN HOUSE

When: Sunday, September 18, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Helzberg Hall, and four outdoor stages around the Kauffman Center
Registration: Open House is a free public event and registration is optional. However, online registrants will automatically qualify for a drawing to win two tickets to the Theater League’s production of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at the Kauffman Center.

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What began as a sketch on a napkin has become an architectural icon and home for the performing arts in Kansas City. The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts has changed Kansas City’s skyline, and will soon change the experiences of artists and audiences throughout the region.

The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts will be bustling with a free community open house, Sunday, September 18. More than 40 of Kansas City’s finest performing arts groups, composed of approximately 450 individual artists will perform.

NOTE: This is a free and open event and no tickets will be issued. By registering for this event, you will receive updates regarding the Open House program including performance announcements and parking instructions.

In addition, you will automatically qualify for a drawing to win two tickets to the Theater League’s production of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at the Kauffman Center.

Backpacks and other large bags will be searched. Safety is our number one priority for this fun-filled weekend, and we thank you for your cooperation.

To register for this event follow the process through the “purchase” button:

 

SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES FOR COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE*
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
*Performance Schedules are subject to change

Printable Kauffman Schedule

MURIEL KAUFFMAN THEATRE

12:05     Kansas City Ballet Reach Out and Dance Program

12:10     Wylliams – Henry Dance Company

12:25     Owen Cox Dance Group

12:40     Quality Hill Playhouse

12:55     Kansas City Ballet Reach Out and Dance Program

1:00        City In Motion

1:15        Storling Dance

1:30        El Grupo Folklorico

1:45        Kacico Dance

2:00        Kansas City Ballet School

2:30        Tamara Sanders Dance Duo

3:00        Angel Rattay

3:15        Megan Birdsall

3:30        Ruskin Quartet

3:45        School Of Rock

4:00        Ginger Frost High School Honors Artists and Lyric Opera Youth Chorus

4:15        Nova 4/Fedra Cooper

4:30        Out of Bounds/Val Price

4:45        Mambo De Leon

HELZBERG HALL

12:00     Kansas City Youth Symphony

(25 min set, 30 min strike)

1:00        Kansas City Youth Jazz Band

1:20        Jasmin Xixa Jazz Flute

1:40        Alaturka Classical/Jazz

2:00        Kansas City Boys/Girls Choir

2:20        Fine Arts Chorale

2:40        Bach Aria Soloists

(30 min set)

3:20        Kansas City Wind Symphony

3:40        Heartland Men’s Chorus

4:00        Kansas City Chamber Orchestra

4:20        Music Art Inst. Children’s Choir

4:40        KC Symphonic Percussion Group

STAGE 1: FRONT WEST

12:00     Rob Foster

12:40     Ten String Symphony

1:20        Shawnee Mission HS Drumline

2:00        Rob Foster

2:40        Paul Mesner Puppets

3:20        Drew Six

4:00        Paul Mesner Puppets

4:40        Kansas City Mass Choir

STAGE 2: FRONT EAST

12:20     Wild Women

1:00        Juan Carlos Chaurand

1:40        Wild Women

2:20        Shawnee Mission West HS Drumline

3:00        Shanice/Maurice Hayes

3:40        Bridgid Driscoll

4:20        Matthew McKinney

STAGE 3: EAST COURTYARD

12:00     Cimino

12:40     Rob Foster

1:20        Ten String Symphony

2:00        Kansas City Mass Choir

2:40        Juan Carlos Chaurand

3:20        Matthew McKinney

4:00        Drew Six

4:40        Shanice/Maurice Hayes

STAGE 4:  WYANDOTTE

12:20     Trampled Underfoot

1:00        Trampled Underfoot

1:40        Juan Carlos Chaurand

2:20        Matthew McKinney

3:00        Kansas City Mass Choir

3:40        Shanice/Maurice Hayes

4:20        Bridgid Driscoll

Printable Kauffman Schedule