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Photo recap: Future Stages Festival 2023, celebrating 10 years!

July 11, 2023

A boy wearing glasses and a red t-shirt excitedly performs a dance move on stage while others wearing white and red t-shirts look on. A seated man with a microphone is also visible in the background.

Walk through Future Stages Festival and get a glimpse at our 10th anniversary party!

We were thrilled to host nearly 3,500 visitors at our 2023 Future Stages Festival! The event featured more than 650 talented young artists (from 30 performance groups) and fun activities from 20 community partners. Whether it was your first time at the Center, or you’ve been here multiple times, thank you for attending and we hope you had a blast! Thanks to our supporters PNC Bank, Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts, Marlese and Robert Gourley Children’s Fund, Frank and Margaret G. McGee Fund, Missouri Arts Council, Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund and JE Dunn. Special thanks to our Premier Partner, Saint Luke’s Health System.

SAVE THE DATE! Future Stages Festival will return next summer on Sunday, June 9, 2024.

Three performers in traditional attire hold painted blue umbrellas, kneeling with raised arms during a dance on stage.

A group of people, including adults and children, sit and stand under a pavilion at an outdoor event with American flags and tents in the background.
Photo by Sara Unrein. Audiences enjoy performances on the Kansas City Symphony’s Mobile Music Box.
A person with long hair, wearing a black shirt, plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone on an outdoor stage. Music stands are visible in the background.
Photo by Sara Unrein. A St. Joseph Arts Academy performer on the Mobile Music Box Stage.
A boy wearing glasses and a red t-shirt excitedly performs a dance move on stage while others wearing white and red t-shirts look on. A seated man with a microphone is also visible in the background.
Photo by Bernadette Hursh. Street Styles Academy performs on Saint Luke’s Outdoor Stage.
A group of musicians, including violinists and cellists, perform on a stage with music stands and a "1914" sign displayed at the front. Audience members are visible in the foreground.
Photo by Ellie Fehlig. MSACP Orchestra on stage in Helzberg Hall.
A large group of people gathers in a modern, spacious hall decorated with colorful balloons and flowers. Some individuals wear traditional attire, and children stand on a platform in the center.
Photo by Bernadette Hursh. Future Stages Festival performers pose for a photo in front of a balloon display courtesy of festival sponsor Saint Luke’s Health System.
A child stands in front of a camera wearing sunglasses, a red hat, pink feather boa, and holding red pom-poms. They are in front of event posters and a curtain.
Photo by Bernadette Hursh. Attendees enjoy a photo booth presented by American Theatre Guild.
A family stands between two cheerleaders, smiling for the camera, in an indoor setting. The man holds a young girl, and everyone appears cheerful.
Photo by Bernadette Hursh. There was lots of hometown pride with our Super Bowl champion cheerleaders, the Kansas City Chiefs.
A group of adults and children participate in an arts and crafts activity at a table covered with art supplies and colorful materials.
Photo by Bernadette Hursh. Approximately 20 community partners presented activities and learning opportunities for patrons at the festival.
A dance group performs in front of a crowd on an outdoor platform with a backdrop of trees, buildings, and a white tent.
Photo by Bernadette Hursh. The festival concluded with a special anniversary performance on the front drive by the Pythons Drill Team.
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