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Julie Denesha

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Julie Denesha is a freelance documentary photographer based in the Kansas City area.

Julie graduated from The University of Kansas in 1993, with degrees in Journalism and Russian Language and Literature. After college, she worked as a staff photographer for The Kansas City Star. In 1995, she moved to Europe and from 1996 to 2004, Julie was based in Prague, Czech Republic, where she covered Central and Eastern Europe for newspapers and magazines. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Time, Newsweek, The Economist and The Christian Science Monitor.

After moving back to the United States, Julie spent three years working as a photo editor for The Washington Times.

In 2007, Julie was awarded both a Fulbright and a Milena Jesenská Fellowship to continue her ongoing project on the Roma in Slovakia. Her project on the Roma was featured in an exhibit of the Roma at the U.S. Embassy in Bratislava, Slovakia, The World Bank in Brussels, Belgium, The Half King Gallery in New York, and The Institute For Human Sciences in Vienna, Austria.

View more of Julie's work on her website.

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Performance
5:00 am
Fri May 17, 2013

[VIDEO] Octarium Looks Back On A Decade Of Blending Eight Voices Into One

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Ensemble members rehearse in preparation for "Holidays with Octarium," Parkville Presbyterian Church in December 2012.
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The signature style of the vocal group Octarium is eight singers, blended into one voice. After a decade of performances, this weekend marks the group's farewell concert. Octarium anticipates continuing to perform at least once a year, over the holidays.

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Performance
5:34 pm
Fri May 10, 2013

[VIDEO] Five Questions For Kansas City Ballet’s William Whitener

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Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director William Whitener
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This marks Artistic Director William Whitener's final season with the Kansas City Ballet. After 17 years with the company, he's preparing to return to New York. Whitener answered a few questions before the final performances.

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Performance
5:00 am
Fri May 10, 2013

A Puppet Festival Of Colossal Proportions

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Heather Nisbett-Loewenstein directs a massive puppet in preparation for the show.
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This Sunday, the lawn of The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art will be transformed into the main stage for the larger-than-life puppets of StoneLion's puppet pageant "Mother’s Day for Mother Earth." 

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Dance
10:02 am
Fri May 3, 2013

Rock, Jazz, And William Shatner Conclude Kansas City Ballet's Season

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Sarah Walborn, Arielle Espie, and Jill Marlow hold a pose.
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Yoshiya Sakurai dances alone in the first movement of the world premiere of Karole Armitage's 'Energy Made Visible.'
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Rachel Coats and Jill Marlow dance beneath an abstract trail of paint.
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Performing his own composition, Bobby Watson plays his saxophone in tune with a previously recorded track for Rachel Coats.
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Choreographer Karole Armitage was inspired by the painting of the 20th-century American artist, Jackson Pollock.
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A fragment of dance is reflected in mirrors above.
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Logan Pachciarz and Jill Marlow move together in a fierce harmony.
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Dancers are reflected in the mirrors hanging over the stage.
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Anthony Krutzkamp and Rachel Coats perform a pas de deux.
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Anthony Krutzkamp and Rachel Coats perform in the Kansas City Ballet's final program of the season.
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Bobby Watson layers his saxophone against a previously recorded track.
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Jill Marlow strikes a graceful pose.
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Anthony Krutzkamp and Rachel Coats create an expressive abstraction.
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To the cheers of a small gathered crowd at the dress rehearsal, Bobby Watson stands with the dancers after a dress rehearsal.
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In Margo Sappington's 'Common People,' music from Shatner’s album, 'Has Been' strikes a new tone as Anthony Krutzkamp and Aisling Hill-Connor dance to 'Familiar Love.'
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Minimalist staging and colorful leotards evoke a subtle 'Star Trek' feel.
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Logan Pachciarz is bathed in a blue hue.
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Geoffrey Kropp and Molly Wagner dance to the witty banter of William Shatner.
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Clad in cranberry and amber, the company performs 'Together.'
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Laura Wolfe makes a sassy entrance in 'Ideal Woman.'
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Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye pirouettes alone on stage.
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In "Hey-Hay, Going to Kansas City," Charles Martin, Logan Pachciarz, and Ian Poulis compete for the charms of Molly Wagner.
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The mood takes a seductive turn as Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye and Aisling Hill-Connor dance to 'Taurus Mood.'
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Logan Pachciarz and Nadia Iozzo artfully stumble and flirt in 'King Alcohol.'
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Jitterbuggers swing in 'Jumping at the Woodside.'
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The Kansas City Ballet tops off its 55th season with a playful mix of dance.

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Performance
5:00 am
Fri April 26, 2013

[VIDEO] New Directions For Ingrid Stölzel

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Composer and teacher Ingrid Stölzel in her new home at Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel.
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The new director of the International Center for Music at Park University says the young musicians who study in the program often arrive with the same dream. 

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Performance
3:03 pm
Fri April 19, 2013

Lyric Opera Presents Classic Comedic Opera

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Chris Carr as Pish-Tush, center, leads the village men in song.
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Fans out, men of the Japanese village of Titipu declare, "We are gentlemen of Japan."
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Chris Carr as Pish-Tush, (from left) Joshua Kohl, as Nanki-Poo, and David Kravitz, as Poo-Bah, advise Nanki-Poo not to pursue his beloved Yum-Yum.
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"You must not woo. It will not do, " says David Kravitz, as Poo-Bah.
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Behold the Lord High Executioner, Ko-Ko, played by Robert Gibby Brand, enters brandishing an axe.
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Robert Gibby Brand plays Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner, reading his list of people who will not be missed.
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As the holder of many high offices, David Kravitz, as Poo-Bah advises Ko-Ko, played by Robert Gibby Brand, on his upcoming wedding plans.
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Yum-Yum, played by Sarah Jane McMahon, arrives to much fanfare.
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Yum-Yum, played by Sarah Jane McMahon, received a kiss from her soon-to-be-husband Ko-Ko, played by Robert Gibby Brand.
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David Kravitz, as Poo-Bah, protests as he is kissed by ladies of the village of Titipu.
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Joshua Kohl, as Nanki-Poo, woos Yum-Yum, played by Sarah Jane McMahon. As they talk, Nanki-Poo reveals his secret to Yum-Yum. He is the son and heir of the Mikado.
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Reading an order from the great Mikado, Ruler of Japan, Ko-Ko, played by Robert Gibby Brand, (from left) and David Kravitz, as Poo-Bah, Chris Carr as Pish-Tush, discover that a citizen must be executed.
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Ko-Ko is declared to be the most convenient choice for the execution. But Koko, played by Robert Gibby Brand, suggests that it would be, "Extremely difficult, not to say dangerous", for him to attempt to execute himself.
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Koko, played by Robert Gibby Brand, schemes to wed the two lovers for one month. Nanki-Poo, at the end of the month must face the executioner.
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On the eve of the wedding, Katisha, played by Denyce Graves, attempts to disrupt the wedding by taking the groom for herself, but is foiled by Pitti-Sing, played by Elizabeth Tredent.
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Denyce Graves, as Katisha, vows to return.
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On Yum-Yum's wedding day, Elizabeth Tredent, as Pitti-Sing, (from left) Sarah Jane McMahon, as Yum-Yum, Joshua Kohl, as Nanki-Poo, and Etta Fung, as Peep-Bo, are distraught remembering that Nanki-Poo is condemned to death.
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Sarah Jane McMahon, as Yum-Yum, prepares for the wedding.
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Denyce Graves, as Katisha, returns to to the village of Titipu with Dale Travis, as The Mikado.
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Ruler of Japan The Mikado arrives in search of his son.
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Dale Travis, as The Mikado, is told that his son has been executed.
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Believing that her beloved Nanki-Poo has been executed by Ko-Ko, Denyce Graves, as Katisha, takes out her anger on Ko-Ko, played by Robert Gibby Brand. Ko-Ko throws himself on her mercy.
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In the end, the execution was a hoax. The citizens of Titipu join together in celebration.
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Love conquers all in "The Mikado," a comic opera by Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert introduced in London in 1885. The Lyric Opera of Kansas City presents the satirical comedy in five performances through April 28.

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Performance
4:06 pm
Wed April 17, 2013

[VIDEO] In This Scene...A Storm Is Brewing In Baseball

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Rob Karma Robinson, as Satchel Paige.
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The play Kansas City Swing is set in Kansas City in 1947 when the nation was on the cusp of great change.

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Food & Drink
9:24 am
Tue April 16, 2013

Craft Distilling: Dark Horse Distillery

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Dark Horse Spirits
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  • On Tuesday, April 16, Central Standard highlighted three distilleries: Dark Horse, Pinckney Bend, and High Plains.

In Lenexa, Kansas, a local, family-owned distillery is producing craft spirits in a micro-distillery. Dark Horse Distillery was established in 2010, and since 2011, the Garcia clan has been producing bourbon, whiskey, and vodka hand-crafted in small batches. 

A recent edition of Central Standard featured guests from three distilleries, including Dark Horse Distillery.

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KC Currents
5:06 pm
Sun March 31, 2013

[PHOTOS]: From The Land Of Oz And Proud Of It

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Jane Albright sits among the shelves of books that started her on her journey collecting Oz memorabilia.
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Albright owns an original illustration from 'The Wonder City of Oz.'
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China Girl from China Country is a new character introduced by 'Oz: The Great and Powerful.' Albright collects all Oz memorabilia both new and old.
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A 'Wizard of Oz' theme chess set is one of the many items on display.
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The Wicked Witch of the West with her broom watches over Albright's 'Wizard of Oz' collection.
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L. Frank Baum's books tell the story of the fictional history of the Land of Oz.
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Ruby red slippers are a popular item in Oz memorabilia collections.
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Dolls representing the characters from L. Frank Baum's books line the shelves of Albright's Oz room.
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A rare edition of 'By the Candelabra's Glare' is a 1898 collection of poems written by L. Frank Baum.
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L. Frank Baum presented this special edition of' 'By the Candelabra's Glare' to his son.
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A kit lamp painted by a child of the 1950s, brightens a corner of Albright's collection room.
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A postcard celebrates a 1967 Underwater Mermaid Show in Weeki Wachee, Florida.
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Follow the yellow brick road in ruby red slippers.
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A rare set of L.E. House Goebel 'Wizard of Oz' figurines adorn a shelf.
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A felt Scarecrow.
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A figure with a jack-o-lantern head named Jack Pumpkinhead is a character from 'The Marvelous Land of Oz.'
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Local Kansas City puppet company Hazelle Inc. created its own set of Oz characters, including this Wicked Witch of the West.
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Kansas City puppet company Hazelle Inc. created its own set of Oz characters.
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Photographs and advertisements for the 1903 Broadway Musical of 'The Wizard of Oz.'
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A drinking cup was a souvenir given away to audience members attending the 1903 Broadway Musical of 'The Wizard of Oz.'
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An unusual item produced to promote the 1939 film, a Wicked Witch of the West String Holder.
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Cans of peanut spread imprinted with a 'Wizard of Oz' theme.
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Stained glass created by Century Studios decorate the windows.
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A rare 1920s Scarecrow doll is a recent edition to Albright's collection.
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Gregory Maguire signed a special copy of 'Wicked: The Grimmerie, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Hit Broadway Musical.'
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'Wizard of Oz' books translated into languages around the globe.
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A Japanese set of flashcards teach English to students.
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If you’re from Kansas, or even from Kansas City, Missouri, no matter where you go in the world, someone’s going to make a crack about Dorothy, or Toto.

Or how about this witty remark? “You’re not in Kansas any more, are you?”

The latest Hollywood blockbuster, Oz the Great and Powerful, brings it all back. The movie tells the back-story of the Wizard, who also happened to hail from Sunflower State.

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Performance
5:00 am
Fri March 29, 2013

[VIDEO] 'Sunday In The Park With George'

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A detail from "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat.
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Musical Theater Heritage opens their 11th season with the Kansas City premiere of Stephen Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park With George." The musical explores the intense single-mindedness of artist Georges Seurat during the creation of "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."

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Performance
4:19 pm
Fri March 15, 2013

[VIDEO] Eddie Delahunt Performs 'The Wild Colonial Boy'

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Dublin-born Irish singer Eddie Delahunt.
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Dublin-born Irish musician Eddie Delahunt, has lived in Kansas City since 1989. His first St. Patrick's Day celebration in Kansas City took him by surprise. "The Kelly green was everywhere and I went, 'Oh my gosh, what is this?' I was in shock." Delahunt said.

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Performance
12:55 pm
Fri March 15, 2013

[VIDEO] Annual St. Pat’s Senior Ball Held In Kansas City

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Katie Morris, Irish Dancer.
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St. Patrick's Day is a cultural and religious holiday that takes place every March 17 – and it’s been embraced widely in America by descendants of Irish immigrants. Kansas City's celebration began early this year with the annual St. Pat’s Senior Ball.

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Performance
5:00 am
Thu March 14, 2013

[VIDEO] Developing Character Through Dance

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Dancers Tempe Ostergren and Anthony Krutzkamp play the King and Queen of the Fairies in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'
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The Kansas City Ballet’s "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a Shakespeare comedy performed in dance. The process of developing a character through movement and pantomime is one that often takes a close collaboration between dancer and choreographer.

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Film
8:54 am
Fri March 8, 2013

True/False Film Fest Celebrates Ten Years

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Tickets for a few of the films on offer this year at True/False.
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Following the showing of "The Act of Killing" Joshua Oppenheimer answered questions from the audience via Skype.
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Playing Balkan tunes Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost, of A Hawk and a Hacksaw, warm up the crowd before a showing of "Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington."
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Syrhea Conaway, of Syna So Pro, layered voice and rhythm before a showing of "The Act of Killing."
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Director and author Sebastian Junger answered questions from the audience after a screening of "Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington."
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St. Louis band The Thin Dimes plays on a sidewalk between drifts of snow on the streets of Columbia, Missouri.
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The short film "Dear Valued Guests" directed by Jarred Alterman and Paul Sturtz documented the demise of the Regency Hotel in downtown Columbia, Missouri.
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Director Zachary Heinzerling answers questions from the audience after a showing of "Cutie and the Boxer" at the majestic Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts.
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Director Zachary Heinzerling introduces Ushio Shinohara tp the gathered crowd.
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Artist Ushio Shinohara demonstrates his distictive "boxing painting" following a screening of "Cutie and the Boxer."
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Artist Ushio Shinohara walks away from his completed painting.
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After the painting demonstration, Artist Ushio Shinohara used his boxing gloves to "paint" shirts.
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Audience members stepped up to have Artist Ushio Shinohara paint their t-shirts, coats, and sweaters.
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True/False Film Fest celebrated its tenth year, February 28 - March 3, 2013, presenting forty-two full-length documentaries and sixteen short films from around the globe. In addition to the films, the Columbia, Mo. festival hosts musicians, art installations, and events.

KBIA interviewed filmmakers whose work screened at this year's True/False. Read or listen to the interviews here.

Performance
5:37 am
Wed March 6, 2013

[VIDEO] 'The Flying Dutchman' Captain Cursed To Sail The High Seas

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Richard Paul Fink, as the cursed captain.
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Richard Paul Fink, as the Dutchman.
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Richard Paul Fink, as the Dutchman, and Melissa Citro, as Senta.
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The Cursed 'Flying Dutchman'
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"The Flying Dutchman" is an early opera by Richard Wagner. And, like many of Wagner's later works, it's rooted in myth. The Lyric Opera of Kansas City presents this tale of a ghost captain, cursed to roam the high seas. Every seven years, the captain goes ashore – and if he finds true love, he’ll be released from the curse.

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