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Photo Recap: Future Stages Festival 2024

July 16, 2024

A group of kids wearing matching yellow and pink outfits pose on a grassy field, with some kneeling and others standing.

A Future Stages Festival Photo Album

2024 marked the start of another decade of youth performances at Kauffman Center’s Future Stages Festival. This year featured 34 performance groups including seven brand new organizations and 22 community partners. Thanks to all who attended and participated.

Future Stages Festival is presented by Premier Partner Saint Luke’s Health System. Additional thanks to our supporters PNC Bank, Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts, Marlese and Robert Gourley Children’s Fund, Hearst Foundations, Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust, John H Mize Jr. & Bank of America, NA Trustees, Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund, Evergy, JE Dunn and Anonymous.

SAVE THE DATE! Future Stages Festival will return next summer on Sunday, June 15, 2025.

People watching a live outdoor music performance near a modern glass building with mirror reflections. A colorful mobile music truck serves as the stage. Some people are seated while others stand.
Photo by Ellie Fehlig. The 5 Star Jazz Band performs on the Kansas City Symphony’s Mobile Music Box.

 

A man interacts with a young child holding a puppet while a woman stands nearby. A crowd is gathered in the sunlit space outside Helzberg Hall.
Photo by Bernadette Hursh. Guests at Future Stages Festival enjoy activities from community partners, such as StoneLion Puppet Theatre.

 

A group of people wearing red garlands pose for photos in a brightly lit indoor space, while a woman nearby smiles. A sign reading "Boujee" is held among them. A person in the background sits at a table.
Photo by Starra Zweygardt. Guests enjoy the 360 photo booth in Brandmeyer Great Hall.

 

A seated audience under a tent is attending an outdoor event. Some people are taking pictures, while others are watching attentively.
Photo by Bernadette Hursh. Audiences at the Saint Luke’s Outdoor Stage applaud youth performers.
A girl smiles while sitting on the lap of an older man in a crowded outdoor event; they are surrounded by white chairs and other attendees.
Photo by Zach Anderson Boland. Guests of all ages enjoy a variety of performances inside and on the lawn of the Kauffman Center.

 

People playing a game of cornhole on a grassy rooftop with a city skyline in the background. One person throws a bean bag while another observes. A seated person and a standing person are nearby.
Photo by Bernadette Hursh. Future Stages festival includes many lawn games and activities.

 

A group of eight smiling individuals wearing matching blue "Starlight Stars" shirts, standing and kneeling together outdoors with a backdrop of a tent and blue balloons.
Photo by Zach Anderson Boland. Starlight Stars’ high school performers present a musical theatre medley.

 

 

 

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