Youth can enjoy a day of arts and discovery at Future Stages Festival.
Kauffman Center is thrilled to announce the young artists who will dazzle audiences in-person on Sunday, June 12 from 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Future Stages Festival. More than 500 youth artists from the Kansas City region will showcase a wide range of diverse performance styles.
Watch in awe as performers twirl across the Muriel Kauffman Theatre stage, harmonize in Helzberg Hall and shine on the Saint Luke’s Outdoor Stage and the outdoor Community Stage. A few performance groups making their return this year include Crescendo Conservatory, Harmony Project KC and AileyCamp The Group. The Center is also proud to feature 12 first-time festival performers including St. Joseph’s Arts Academy, Jasmine Dance Groups and Lawrence Arts Center Irish Dancers. These are only a few of the extremely talented youth groups that will be highlighted at the festival. See the complete list of performance groups below.
Youth performance groups that will join the 2022 festival include:
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Future Stages Festival is FREE and open to the public. Bring the whole family to the Kauffman Center Sunday, June 12, 2022, anytime between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Enjoy performances as well as fun, engaging arts activities that will be provided on the Center’s south lawn and in Brandmeyer Great Hall. Youth attendees who complete a BINGO will win an activity booklet full of coloring pages, craft instructions and more.
Tickets are not required for entry, but registration is encouraged. RSVP to receive updates and reminders about the festival. All registrants will be automatically entered into a drawing for a 4-pack of tickets to an upcoming Kauffman Center Presents performance.
Future Stages Festival is presented by Premier Partner Saint Luke’s Health System. This event is also supported in part by PNC, Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts – Commerce Bank Trustee, Anonymous, National Endowment for the Arts, Marlese and Robert Gourley Children’s Fund, Frank and Margaret McGee Fund, Missouri Arts Council, NuWin Foundation and JE Dunn.
Additional support provided by media partners Cumulus Media and KCUR 89.3 and 91.9 Classical KC.
ABOUT THE OPEN DOORS PROGRAM
The Kauffman Center Open Doors program connects young people to the arts through three major components:
- The Open Doors Spotlight on Youth initiative offers year-round programs and engagement opportunities that connect young people with the Kauffman Center.
- The Open Doors Community Tickets program offers free and reduced price performance tickets to underserved audiences through local social service agencies and schools.
- The Open Doors Transportation Fund helps schools offer high-quality performing arts experiences to students by eliminating or defraying the costs of bus transportation.
More information about Open Doors programs is available at: kauffmancenter.org/open-doors.
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