'Giselle' (choreography by Devon Carney), 2011, featuring Janessa Touchet.
Credit Peter Mueller
Frisch's Presents 'The New Nutcracker,' 2011. Devon Carney danced the part of Drosselmeyer.
Credit Peter Mueller
'The Sleeping Beauty' (choreography by Devon Carney), 2010, with Cincinnati Ballet dancers.
Credit Peter Mueller
'The Sleeping Beauty,' 2010, Dawn Kelly, with Cincinnati Ballet dancers.
Credit Peter Mueller
'Swan Lake' (choreography by Devon Carney), 2009, Anthony Krutzkamp, who now dances with the Kansas City Ballet, and Kristi Capps, with Cincinnati Ballet dancers. .
Credit Courtesy: Cincinnati Ballet
The Kansas City Ballet's new artistic director Devon Carney
After an extensive search process, the Kansas City Ballet has a new artistic director. Dancer, choreographer and teacher Devon Carney begins his new post in July. Carney succeeds outgoing artistic director William Whitener.
The Kansas City Ballet has named Devon Carney as the company's new artistic director. For the last decade, Carney has worked with Cincinnati Ballet; since 2008, he's served as associate artistic director.
After nearly 20 years as the chairwoman of the Kansas City Symphony's board, arts patron Shirley Helzberg is stepping down. Bill Lyons, civic leader and former CEO of American Century Companies, Inc., succeeds Helzberg on July 1.
