Corporate sponsors play a key role in the life of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Performances
The Kauffman Center will host a wide range of diverse artists and performances from around the world, including classical, pop, and jazz music, ballet and contemporary dance, musicals, lectures and more.

The Center will serve as a the performance home of three of the region’s leading performing arts organizations – the Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City Symphony, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

Artists from the Kansas City area will give a host of performances including touring dance companies, Broadway musicals, traditional and folk works featuring local, national, and international artists.

In addition, programs under the umbrella of the Kauffman Center Presents will showcase artists and ensembles that represent the variety of outstanding performances in the 21st century:

• The American Legends Series showcases legendary artists who have mastered their genres and have been instrumental in defining American culture, such as Aretha Franklin, Lily Tomlin, and Mavis Staples.
• The Vanguard Series will recognize artists who have pushed the boundaries of their métier, thus redefining the art form. This series will include performance artist Laurie Anderson and Philip Glass.
• The Destinations Series reaches out to artists around the world.  In 2011-2012, this series will bring the world renowned Irish folk ensemble, The Chieftains, to perform, as well as Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and the hit ballroom dance extravaganza Burn the Floor.
• The National Geographic Speaker Series features dynamic National Geographic explorers, scientists, photographers, and filmmakers. The series will showcase photographers Annie Griffiths Belt and Mattias Klum, Kenny Broad, an ecological anthropologist known for taking science to the extreme, and anthropologist Mireya Mayor, often referred to as a female Indiana Jones.

Sponsorship Opportunities and Benefits
There are multiple options for sponsorship including an entire program series, a specific program, or our arts education programs.

By sponsoring your company will receive a variety of benefits from the following categories including:

• Connect your brand with the iconic building and extraordinary experiences in the Kauffman Center thru extensive marketing, branding and advertising opportunities online, on-site at the Center, media relations, and in Center publications.
• Treat your current and prospective clients and customers to VIP and Hospitality access including premium ticket packages.
• Get extensive brand recognition from ticket purchase to performance with your company name on the ticket, your name promoted on our Figaro System, program ads, and inclusion on all graphic monitors.

Let us create a custom package to meet your company’s needs. Contact Jennifer Lapka-Pfeifer, Sponsorship Coordinator, at 816-994-7238 or by email at jlapkapfeifer@kauffmancenter.org.