Look inside for Performance Schedule and Festival Map! Future Stages Festival is presented by Premier Partner This project is supported by: PNC Bank • Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts • Missouri Arts Council Marlese and Robert Gourley Children’s Fund • Hearst Foundations • Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust, John H. Mize Jr. & Bank of America, NA Trustees Evergy • JE Dunn • City of Kansas City, Missouri Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund • Anonymous
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JUNE 9, 2024 | 12 P.M.–5 P.M.
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At the heart of the Kauffman Center is a living tradition of extraordinary and diverse performing arts experiences... This is a building for today and for generations to come.
- Julia Irene Dennie-Kauffman
Future Stages Festival turns a spotlight on youth performances and family-friendly programming while supporting the growth of future artists. This signature community event has been inviting all ages to experience the arts while showcasing diverse performance styles on the Kauffman Center stages for the past 10 years.
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Our Community at the Kauffman Center
Since opening in September of 2011...
4,554,456 people have attended a performance or event.
206,931 young people have been provided bus transportation funding through the Kauffman Center’s Open Doors program.
417,492 students and chaperones have experience school matinees on our stages. Volunteers have helped provide a memorable experience for patrons contributing 532,529 hours of their time, creating a cost savings of $13.3 million.
100+ youth arts organizations have performed at the annual Future Stages Festival
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Thanks to the generous donations from individual community members, we offer outstanding programming and support the excellent work of our resident companies. To learn how you can support this effort, visit kauffmancenter.org/support.
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Engaging the community and creating access to arts experiences at the Kauffman Center.
EACH YEAR...
40,000+ students attend a school matinee performance
18,000+ students receive bus transportation assistance
1,000+ young people, families, educators and veterans receive free or discounted performance tickets
8+ college students are awarded Kauffman Center internships
600+ young artists perform at Future Stages Festival
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE OPEN DOORS PROGRAM, VISIT kauffmancenter.org/open-doors or email opendoors@kauffmancenter.org.
SUPPORT OPEN DOORS
To support the Open Doors program with a charitable contribution, contact 816.994.7220 or donate@kauffmancenter.org.
Open Doors is underwritten by the Marlese and Robert Gourley Children’s Fund.
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Arts Activities
Muriel Kauffman Theatre | This theatre has red seats. Helzberg Hall | This hall has blue seats.
RESTROOMS
Restrooms are available inside the Kauffman Center.
Attendance at Future Stages Festival gives the patron’s consent to any recording or photographs made by the venue or their contractors.
Kansas Symphony Music
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FOOD — & — DRINKS
Activities
DRINKS
SymphonyKansasCityMobile MusicBox
KansasCity MobileSymphonyMusicBox Arts Activities
Indoor Arts Activity Partners
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AIA Kansas City
American Theatre Guild
Classical KC
Evergy
JE Dunn
Kansas City Ballet
Kansas City Public Library
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Mattie Rhodes Center
PNC Bank
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
UMKC Conservatory Academy
Outdoor Arts Activity Partners
Crittenton Children’s Center
Great American Kites
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
Kansas City Chalk & Walk Festival
Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium VolunTEENs
Kansas City Symphony
National WWI Museum and Memorial
Saint Luke’s Health System
StoneLion Puppet Theatre
Ask Kauffman Center Staff About:
• Serenity Rooms
• Sensory Kits
• Assistive Listening Devices
• Family Restrooms
• Universal Changing Tables
• Accessible Seating
• Size Inclusive Seating
• Evergy Cooldown Lounge
Check out the PNC PlaySpace & Grow Up Great Gallery activities in the Plaza Lobby!
2024 FUTURE STAGES FESTIVAL
Performance Schedule by Time
LOCATION LEGEND:
(see following page for map)
Helzberg Hall Muriel Kauffman Theatre
Saint Luke’s Outdoor Stage Mobile Music Box
12:00 PM
The A-Flat Youth Orchestra
Chinese School of Greater KC
AileyCamp The Group
5 Star Jazz Band
Orchestra/Strings Small Ensemble
Chinese Yo-Yo & Dance
Modern, Ballet & Jazz Dance
Big Band Greats
12:30 PM
Harmony Project KC Wind Ensemble
Ovation Dance Academy Company Dancers
SAINT LUKE’S OUTDOOR STAGE BREAK
Kansas City Aerial Arts - Training Company
1:00 PM
Orchestra/Strings Ensemble
Dance - various styles
Aerial & Acrobatics
Live Jazz KC High School All Star Big Band
Instrumental - Jazz & Big Band
Reflections of Polynesia Polynesian Dance
Pythons Drill Team
MOBILE MUSIC BOX STAGE BREAK
1:30 PM
Drumline & Dance
Kansas City Horn Club Youth Ensemble
Horn Ensemble
Storybook Theatre Musical Theater
O’Riada Manning Irish Dance
Traditional & Modern Irish Dance
The Barton Street Band Original & Cover Songs
2:00 PM
String Sprouts KC
MURIEL KAUFFMAN THEATRE STAGE BREAK
Creative Emajinations Music Group
Voler Aerial Academy
Strings Ensemble
Vocal Music Group
Aerial & Acrobatics
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HELZBERG HALL STAGE BREAK
Heart of America Youth Ballet
Starlight Stars
2:30 PM
Ballet & Lyrical Dance
Musical Theater Choir
Art as Mentorship’s Rebel Song Academy Singers/Songwriters
3:00 PM
Kansas City Suzuki Academy Strings Ensemble
KC Institute of Chinese Language & Culture Traditional & Contemporary Chinese Dance
KC Bhangra Classical Indian Dance
MSACP Orchestra Orchestra/Strings Small Ensemble
3:30 PM
The Kansas City Boys Choir and The Kansas City Girls Choir Choral Music
Cathy’s Creative Dance School Dance - various styles
Ekzaltim Afro Rhythms & African Dance
Kansas City Symphony Small Ensemble
4:00 PM
Lyric Singers of St. Joseph Youth Chorale Classical Indian Dance
Refine the Studio Contemporary & Ballet Dance
HK Chinese Folk Dance Traditional Chinese Dance
The Last Carnival Aerial & Acrobatics
4:30 PM
Gurukul Dance Company Classical Indian Dance
Ice Studios School of Dance Hip Hop, Modern & Lyrical Dance
Traditional Music Society - Little Africa Drums
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note, performers and schedules are subject to change. For more information on this year’s performers, go to kauffmancenter.org/futurestages
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2024 FUTURE STAGES FESTIVAL
Performance Schedule by Stage
Helzberg Hall*
12:00 PM THE A-FLAT YOUTH ORCHESTRA | aflatmusicstudio.com
12:30 PM HARMONY PROJECT KC WIND ENSEMBLE | necc-kc.org
1:00 PM LIVE JAZZ KC HIGH SCHOOL ALL STAR BIG BAND | livejazzkc.com/highschoolallstarband
1:30 PM KANSAS CITY HORN CLUB YOUTH ENSEMBLE | kchornclub.org
2:00 PM STRING SPROUTS KC | StringSproutsKC.org
2:30 PM HELZBERG HALL STAGE BREAK
3:00 PM KANSAS CITY SUZUKI ACADEMY | kcsuzukiacademy.com
3:30 PM THE KANSAS CITY BOYS CHOIR AND THE KANSAS CITY GIRLS CHOIR | kcbcgc.org
4:00 PM LYRIC SINGERS OF ST. JOSEPH YOUTH CHORALE | sjycsings.org
4:30 PM GURUKUL DANCE COMPANY | gurukulacademykc.com
Muriel Kauffman Theatre*
12:00 PM CHINESE SCHOOL OF GREATER KC | kcchineseschool.org
12:30 PM OVATION DANCE ACADEMY COMPANY DANCERS | ovationdancekc.com
1:00 PM REFLECTIONS OF POLYNESIA | reflectionsofpolynesia.com
1:30 PM STORYBOOK THEATRE | storybooktheatrekc.com
2:00 PM MURIEL KAUFFMAN THEATRE STAGE BREAK
2:30 PM HEART OF AMERICA YOUTH BALLET | hadc.biz/heart-of-america-youth-ballet
3:00 PM KC INSTITUTE OF CHINESE LANGUAGE & CULTURE | kcschool.org
3:30 PM CATHY’S CREATIVE DANCE SCHOOL | cathyscreativedanceschool.com
4:00 PM REFINE THE STUDIO | refinethestudio.com
4:30 PM ICE STUDIOS SCHOOL OF DANCE | icestudiosdance.org
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Saint Luke’s Outdoor Stage*
12:00 PM AILEYCAMP THE GROUP | kcfaa.org
12:30 PM SAINT LUKE’S OUTDOOR STAGE BREAK
1:00 PM PYTHONS DRILL TEAM | pythonsdrillteam.com
1:30 PM O’RIADA MANNING IRISH DANCE | omirishdance.com
2:00 PM CREATIVE EMAJINATIONS MUSIC GROUP | ce816kids.org
2:30 PM STARLIGHT STARS | kcstarlight.com/engage/training/starlight-stars
3:00 PM KC BHANGRA | facebook.com/kcbhangra
3:30 PM EKZALTIM | sofintl.org
4:00 PM HK CHINESE FOLK DANCE
4:30 PM TRADITIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY - LITTLE AFRICA | traditionalmusicsociety.org
Kansas City Symphony Mobile Music Box*
12:00 PM 5 STAR JAZZ BAND | 5starjazzband.com
12:30 PM KANSAS CITY AERIAL ARTS - TRAINING COMPANY | kansascityaerialarts.com
1:00 PM MOBILE MUSIC BOX STAGE BREAK
1:30 PM THE BARTON STREET BAND | facebook.com/BartonStreetBand
2:00PM VOLER AERIAL ACADEMY | Thievesofflight.com
2:30PM ART AS MENTORSHIP’S REBEL SONG ACADEMY | artasmentorship.org
3:00PM MSACP ORCHESTRA | msaorchestras.com
3:30PM KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY SMALL ENSEMBLE | kcsymphony.org
4:00PM THE LAST CARNIVAL | sihkaanndestroy.com
*Please note, performers and schedules are subject to change.
For more information on this year’s performers, go to kauffmancenter.org/futurestages
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Patron Information
PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES
Security Screening Policy
To ensure the safety and security of our guests, the Kauffman Center has implemented a security screening policy. Any persons and items entering the Kauffman Center are subject to screening. For more information visit kauffmancenter.org/policies.
By attending a Kauffman Center performance, patrons give their consent to be photographed or recorded by talent, venue or their contractors.
For lost articles, please contact our security office 816.994.7244.
Smoking inside the Kauffman Center is strictly prohibited by city ordinance. Designated smoking areas and smokers’ poles can be found outside both the north and south entrances.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Buy Tickets
The Kauffman Center Ticket Office is open Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Ticket Office holds additional phone hours on Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m.to 4 p.m. on performance days. Tickets are always available online at tickets.kauffmancenter.org. All purchases are nonrefundable except in the case of a canceled event.
Public Access Hours and Private Tours
The Kauffman Center generally maintains public access hours on Fridays from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. during which visitors may explore Brandmeyer Great Hall at their leisure. Additionally, private tours led by a trained guide can be scheduled at kauffmancenter.org/tours. Tours are approximately 60 minutes in length, are available with reservations and are dependent on the Center’s active rehearsal and performance schedule.
Stay Connected
Visit kauffmancenter.org to sign up for our email newsletter and stay in-the-know about programming announcements, events and opportunities for involvement. Find us on Facebook (facebook.com/kauffmancenter) and LinkedIn (Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts) or engage with us on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) and YouTube (@kauffmancenter).
Serenity Rooms & Kits
The Kauffman Center Serenity Rooms offer comfortable seating, sensory items, dimmable lights and an electrical wall outlet. Patrons who would benefit from the use of a private, relaxing space are invited to contact a staff member or volunteer for access to a Serenity Room. Additionally, patrons are invited to exchange an ID card for a Sensory Kit from Coat Check on the Plaza Lobby Level. These kits contain resources such as noise-reducing headphones, weighted lap pads and handheld sensory items.
Changing Tables & Family Restrooms
All family restrooms feature infant changing tables. The Mezzanine family restroom features a changing table suitable for children or adults. Patrons needing a universal changing table or an additional private space to tend to medical needs should contact a staff member or volunteer for directions to the First Aid Office.
Emergency Evacuation Procedures
The Kauffman Center is equipped with advanced life-safety early alert systems. Each performance hall is designed with emergency exits in case of an evacuation. In the event of severe weather, shelter in place inside the hall, not in a lobby area, and await further instructions. In the event of an emergency, the performance will be interrupted. Horns and strobes will sound. Emergency instructions will be delivered from the stage.
Please remain seated as staff use an appropriate amount of investigational time to verify the source of the alarm.* Should an evacuation be necessary, lighted red (Muriel Kauffman Theatre) and green (Helzberg Hall) exit signs will lead patrons to one of eight emergency exit paths.
Patrons with mobility limitations and/or those who are not able to navigate stairs should remain in the venue near one of the marked “Emergency Evacuation Assistance” areas. First responders will evacuate those requiring assistance immediately upon their arrival.
Elevators, primary entrances and the Brandmeyer Great Hall staircase are NOT used in the case of an emergency evacuation.
For more information on emergency evacuation procedures, visit kauffmancenter.org/policies
*Kauffman Center’s emergency egress plan, which includes an appropriate amount of investigational time to verify the source of an alarm, was developed with the assistance of the Kansas City, MO Fire Marshall’s Office.
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JUNE EVENTS
Kauffman Center Presents Donny Osmond
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Kansas City Symphony Presents Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony
June 14-16, 2024
Kauffman Center Presents Punch Brothers
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Kansas City Symphony Presents Stern’s Farewell with Sibelius and Barber
June 21-23, 2024
Kauffman Center Presents Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs
Monday, June 24, 2024
Kauffman Center Presents BLUEY’S BIG PLAY - THE STAGE SHOW
Aug. 17 & 18 | 12:30 & 3:30 p.m.
MURIEL KAUFFMAN THEATRE
JULY EVENTS
The Culture House Summer Broadway Series Presents Disney’s Beauty & the Beast
July 19-20, 2024
AUGUST EVENTS
Kansas City Symphony Presents European Tour Send-Off Concert
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024
Kauffman Center Presents JOSH GATES LIVE! AN EVENING OF LEGENDS, MYSTERIES AND TALES OF ADVENTURES
Thursday, Nov. 21 | 7:30 p.m.
MURIEL KAUFFMAN THEATRE
Kauffman Center Presents is made possible by the John N. and Marilyn P. McConnell Foundation
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THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS:
AIA Kansas City
American Theatre Guild
Brooke Knoll
Buffalo State Pizza
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Christy L’Esperance
Classical KC
Crossroads Community Association
Crittenton Children’s Center
Cumulus Media
Evergy
Great American Kites
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
Jan Kraybill
JE Dunn
Ju Yeon Kim
Kansas City Ballet
Kansas City Chalk & Walk Festival
Kansas City Public Library
Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium VolunTEENs
Kansas City Symphony
KCUR
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Mattie Rhodes Center
Miranda Johnson
National WWI Museum and Memorial
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
PNC Bank
Saint Luke’s Health System
Stephanie Brimhall
StoneLion Puppet Theatre
Ted McKnight
UMKC Conservatory Academy
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2024 FUTURE STAGES FESTIVAL
Future Stages Festival is part of the Kauffman Center’s Open Doors Spotlight on Youth initiative that connects youth to extraordinary performing arts experiences. Special thanks to the following donors and underwriters who helped support Future Stages Festival.
FUTURE STAGES FESTIVAL IS PRESENTED BY PREMIER PARTNER:
THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTERS:
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY:
Marlese and Robert Gourley Children’s Fund
Hearst Foundations
Anonymous
Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust, John H. Mize Jr. & Bank of America, NA Trustees
Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts
