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Kansas City Ballet Bids Farewell to the Lyric

Kansas City Ballet company dancers Gabriel Davidsson and Aisling Hill-Connor during a rehearsal of "Mercy of the Elements."
photo: Laura Spencer/KCUR
Kansas City Ballet company dancers Gabriel Davidsson and Aisling Hill-Connor during a rehearsal of "Mercy of the Elements."

This weekend marks the final productions in the Lyric Theatre for the Kansas City Ballet. The company moves performances to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in the fall.

By Laura Spencer

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Kansas City, Mo. – This weekend marks the final productions in the Lyric Theatre for the Kansas City Ballet. The company moves performances to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in the fall.

KCUR's Laura Spencer talked to Artistic Director William Whitener about beginnings and endings.

Kansas City Ballet Spring Performance
May 5-8
Mercy of the Elements by Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director William Whitener
The Catherine Wheel Suite by Twyla Tharp
Kansas City premiere of Moves by Jerome Robbins
Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, KCMO

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