KC Studio

KC Studio magazine, which debuted in May 2008, is published six times a year and focuses on the vibrant arts and culture scene in Kansas City. The magazine highlights a wide range of artistic expressions, including performing arts, visual arts, cinema, and literature, as well as the artists, organizations, and supporters that contribute to the city’s rich cultural fabric. A thriving arts scene is crucial for the success and growth of any city, and promoting these cultural opportunities is key to attracting more audiences. At KC Studio, we aim to raise awareness of the diverse and exciting arts offerings in Kansas City, engaging readers in a dynamic way that inspires them to participate as both audiences and supporters of the arts.

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“Emma” Is Pure Joy at KC Rep – KC STUDIO

6 days ago | kcstudio.org | Vivian Kane

Amelia Pedlow and the cast of Emma (Don Ipock)The works of Jane Austen are adapted and remounted so often that, while they are frequently enjoyable, they might not often feel fresh. Kate Hamill’s take on Emma, currently onstage at KC Rep, is evidence that it’s still possible for Austen’s work to feel delightfully, dazzlingly new. Hammill’s Emma doesn’t diverge from Austen’s major plot points.
Exhibits celebrate KC’s rich history of printmaking… – KC STUDIO

1 week ago | kcstudio.org | Randy Mason

Jack Lemon (foreground) with Christo at Landfall Press in 1983 (Landfall Press)Stephanie Fox Knappe has learned a lot about printmaking in the last six years. Even before COVID, Fox Knappe, the Sanders Sosland Senior Curator of Global Modern and Contemporary Art and head, American Art at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, began discussions with Michael Sims from the Lawrence Lithography Workshop. The topic: acquiring prints from the studio’s archives.
At KC Public Theatre, “for … girls” Doesn’t Pull a Single Punch – KC STUDIO

1 week ago | kcstudio.org | Vivian Kane

The cast of for … girls (Micah Thompson)Kansas City Public Theatre opened its fourth annual TheatreLab FEST this weekend with a big, bold bang. In for … girls, playwright Darren Canady tackles a host of theatrical and societal ills, from problematic shock-value-based reimaginings to the hollowness of the lip-service diversity so many institutions claim to be invested in, to the disrespect and erasure of Black women.
Kansas City Public Library welcomes all ages for summer reading – KC STUDIO

2 weeks ago | kcstudio.org | Laura Spencer

In June 2024, Kansas City Public Library kicked off Adult Summer Reading at Vine Street Brewing Co. (photo by Kenney Ellison/3 Shots Photography)The Kansas City Public Library launches its annual Summer Reading program May 30, and it runs through August 15. In 2017, the adult winter reading program was folded into youth summer reading to become an all-ages program. Kaite Stover, director of readers’ services, says it connects a larger community of readers.
Concert to Come: Te Deum marks the transition to professional choir with a concert celebrating the ‘Harmony of Connections’ – KC STUDIO

2 weeks ago | kcstudio.org | Libby Hanssen

Te Deum performing their 2024 Christmas concert, “A Precious Child,” at Village Presbyterian Church last December (photo by Brian Rice Creative)Exploring our link to the world, each other, and the spiritual realm, Te Deum chamber choir presents “Harmony of Connections,” the closing concert of their 11th season. This season, the organization entered a new phase of its evolution and is making the transition to professional choir.
Vibes collide in Kansas City Ballet’s “FUSION” – KC STUDIO

2 weeks ago | kcstudio.org | Libby Hanssen

Kansas City Ballet Dancer Alladson Barreto in Caroline Dahm’s “hold on tight” for FUSION. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios (Courtesy of Kansas City Ballet)With four distinct visions from four different decades, it was all about the vibes during Kansas City Ballet’s “FUSION,” a mixed bill closing the 2024-2025 season. This company production was performed in the Muriel Kauffman Theatre in the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
Arts News: Local artist-driven Manor Records holds seventh annual Manor Fest in May – KC STUDIO

3 weeks ago | kcstudio.org | Libby Hanssen

Blanky performing at last year’s Manor Fest (photo by Sarai Vega)Evolving from its underground indie band rock roots, Manor Records has become a nonprofit record label, record shop, venue and presenter, with the seventh annual Manor Fest happening this May at spots across the metro. Going from those early days as a basement DIY performance space in Shawnee, Kansas, to a newly formed nonprofit board and a new space at 5540 Troost Ave. was not a direct path.
Editor’s Letter, May/June 2025 – KC STUDIO

4 weeks ago | kcstudio.org | Alice Thorson

Attacks on DEIhave become a fixture in contemporary American life under the Trump administration, to the dismay of many, including the numerous cultural organizations that have sought to broaden and enrich the American story by including voices that historically have not been heard. Our current issue contains many references to this dark shadow and the fear and uncertainty it has instilled in minority communities and those who have sought to level the playing field.
Spinning Tree’s “First Generation” Asks Us To Sit With With the Complexity of Young Refugees’ Experiences – KC STUDIO

1 month ago | kcstudio.org | Vivian Kane

Camille Kamseu in Frist Generation (Brandon Parigo)“When I first got here, I did not think this was America. Because the America that was described to us is not the America I see.”That message is spoken by Patience, a young refugee in the new play First Generation, and echoed by Patience’s community of fellow teen refugees. They’re not expressing disappointment, necessarily, or even criticism, but just the frustrating complexity of having to step into a new reality.
At Arts Asylum, “Exit 16” Is a Time Loop Worth Playing on Repeat – KC STUDIO

1 month ago | kcstudio.org | Vivian Kane

Sadie Shannon, Jerry Tracy, and Erik J Pratt in Exit 16 (Hypothesis: A Theatre Lab/Arts Asylum)One of my favorite genres in all of entertainment is the time loop, when a character or characters are stuck repeating the same day over and over and over for reasons typically unknown to them. I find these stories irresistible. If there’s a time loop to watch, I will be seated for it.