SAVE THE DATE
A FREE Community Event for ALL Ages

Celebrate the Future of the Arts at the Kauffman Center
Sunday, June 28
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Celebrating diversity in the arts, Future Stages Festival showcases youth in the performing arts. You’re invited to attend the FREE community event which will include family-friendly interactive activities and a diverse range of arts experiences for the whole family.

This is a rain or shine event.

The one day-festival is an extension of the Kauffman Center’s Spotlight on Youth program which provides opportunities for youth and community arts organizations to perform on stage at Kauffman Center.

Parking: The most convenient parking for Future Stages Festival will be available in the Arts District Garage, directly attached to the Kauffman Center just south of the building with multiple access points to surrounding streets. Patrons are encouraged to arrive early and park early. Click here to view a PDF map of surrounding parking options, provided by the Downtown Council of Kansas City.

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Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is proud to welcome
PERFORMANCES BY

5 Star Jazz Band
AileyCamp the Group
Allegro Choirs of Kansas City
Culture House Academy of Performing Arts
Defy Dance Project
DNC – United Dance Trio
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival – Team Shakespeare
Heart of America Youth Ballet
Dr. Jan Kraybill
Kansas City Ballet’s ROAD Program Interactive Dance Class with Sean Duus & Ken Lovern
The Kansas City Boys Choir and The Kansas City Girls Choir
Kansas City Symphony Chamber Ensemble
Kansas City Young Audiences Community School of the Arts Dance Students
Legacy School of the Arts Ballet and Jazz Companies
Lyric Opera of Kansas City – Kids in Opera
Metropolitan Strings Academy’s “Advanced Chamber Strings Orchestra”
Nevada Crimson Sound Symphonic Band
O’Riada Manning Academy of Irish Dance
Ottawa Suzuki Strings
The School of Rock – Parkville, MO
Silk Road Dance Academy and Zhang Li Dance Academy
Sinag-Tala Performing Arts Troupe of the Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City
Starlight STARS of Tomorrow
TMS African Dance Youth Ensemble
The Trouble Clefs: “KC’s Kings of Swing”
Voices of Change
Youth Symphony of Kansas City Summer String Program

ARTS ACTIVITIES BY

American Institute of Architects Kansas City – Arts Activity – Add to the Kansas City Skyline
Kansas City Kite Club – Demonstration and Make Your Own Kites
Kansas City Chalk and Walk – Sidewalk Chalking
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Symphony – Instrument Petting Zoo (open 1:30pm – 3:30pm)
Lyric Opera of Kansas City – Prop-a-Palooza with Prop Master, Debbie Morgan
Mattie Rhodes Center – Arts Activity – Create Mexican Paper Flowers or a Jaguar Mask
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Arts Activity – Build Your Own Collections Gallery
Pianos on Parade by 4/4Kids and KCMTA
Quixotic School of Performing Arts
StoneLion Puppets
Theater League
UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance

Support provided by:

Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts – Commerce Bank Trustee