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PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES: Company reemerges after blaze in historic theater poses existential threat

Karen Paisley and the board of directors of the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre have an urgent message for Kansas City theatergoers: We’re still here. Ten months after what appeared to be a…

SING WE NOW: Local choral groups draw enthusiastic audiences year-round

December is filled with choral concerts, and in the coming weeks nearly all of the operational non-profit choirs — not to mention dozens of choruses hosted by places worship —…

SPEAKING PLAINLY: Preservation initiatives reveal shift in attitudes toward Native American languages

For more than five centuries, European settlers went to extravagant lengths to erase Native American tradition, culture, and even language from the face of North America. The effect was devastating…

LIVES UNMANAGEABLE: Public Theatre and non-profit group use theater to address addiction 

We have long recognized that the arts can aid in certain types of healing. Music, art, and dance therapy — which have grown into sophisticated, goal-oriented disciplines — offer practical…