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The Home for Kansas City’s Best Performances

With the Kansas City skyline as our backdrop, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts sets the stage for Kansas City communities to come together and celebrate the arts.

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Thrilling live entertainment in Muriel Kauffman Theatre and Helzberg Hall offers the world’s finest performers, internationally acclaimed artists and one-of-a-kind shows. The Kauffman Center creates unforgettable Kansas City performing arts experiences for you, your family and your friends.

Best of all — you become the star in the Kauffman Center’s stunning Brandmeyer Great Hall.

From the sculpted balconies for prime “people watching,” to the glittering view of downtown Kansas City, the best audiences in the world arrive center stage for an event to remember.

Buy your tickets and experience excellence for everyone at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

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About Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Designed by renowned architect Moshe Safdie, the Kauffman Center has been honored as one of the World’s 15 Most Beautiful Concert Halls.

In the words of Julia Irene Dennie – Kauffman, daughter of Muriel McBrien Kauffman, “At the heart of the Kauffman Center is a living tradition of extraordinary and diverse performing arts experiences. Years of collective research, planning and design have brought into focus the mission of the Kauffman Center. This is a building for today and for generations to come.”

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350

performances and events each year.

450,000

students have experienced school matinees on our stages.

4,500,000

visitors have attended a performance or event.

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To make the most of your visit, check out all that the Kauffman Center has to offer.

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Presenting the world’s finest performing artists to our Kansas City metropolitan communities is a noble and inspiring task. However, ticket sales and rental income don’t begin to cover the full costs.

Your gift of any amount makes a difference. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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Community Overtures

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From school matinee performances to reduced or free ticket opportunities to assistance for bus transportation, the Kauffman Center works hard to provide access to Kansas City performing arts for everyone.

Students

The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is passionate about providing youth in our community with opportunities to experience high-quality performing arts, learn about the facility and even plan for a future in the arts.

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Community

The Community programs provide a variety of ways to engage with the Kauffman Center, including our Community Tickets, private tours and public access hours. Future Stages Festival is a free community event that showcases hundreds of young performers and family-friendly programming.

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Artists & Performers

Along with being the performance home of Kansas City Symphony, Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Kansas City Ballet, the Kauffman Center draws world-renowned artists and unique performers to its stages.

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Membership Opportunities

Memberships Supporting the Performing Arts

To achieve our mission, the Kauffman Center must annually raise 33% of our total revenue from charitable contributions. Through the generous gifts of thousands of individual community members and businesses, we can continue to offer outstanding programming and support the excellent work of our resident companies.

Spotlight & Spotlight Premier

Individual contributions starting at $75

The Spotlight program offers insider benefits and priority access while supporting our non-profit mission. Spotlight memberships include complimentary tickets, valet parking, pre-sale access to tickets and much more. Spotlight Premier starts at $5,000 and helps stage unsurpassed performances while providing arts outreach and access for thousands of youth, families and veterans every year.

 

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Ensemble

Company contributions starting at $2,500

Align your company with Kansas City’s premier performing arts center and receive year-round business development, recognition and hospitality benefits. Grow your business, support your employees and be a champion for our community. Business members are thanked with a variety of special benefits. Giving levels start at $2,500 and offer exclusive access to all that the Kauffman Center offers.

 

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