2008 Woodie Awards
For over 25 years the Coterie Theatre has been a staple in Kansas City's theatre district. The Coterie Theatre and UMKC master of fine arts acting program have collaborated since 1992 and formed a successful partnership. The Coterie/UMKC partnership was created by Jeff Church, artistic director and adjunct faculty member at UMKC, along with Dale Rose, former head of the graduate acting program; and Joe Appelt, who now teaches at Northwestern University.
The walls of White Hall were filled with more than just the sounds of "do, re, mi" this past week. The Kansas City Chorale gave a stunning one-night-only concert Jan. 19. The program, which was completely free, proved that contemporary chorale ensembles have more to offer an audience than Italian lyrics and high-pitched arias.
Simply the mediocre Abstract, enigmatic album titles bother me. They usually mean the artist either has a lot to say or nothing at all. With Robert Skoro's latest release, "That These Things Could Be Ours," I'd venture that it leans to the latter. The Minnesota native's piece seems like two albums comprised of 11 songs smashed into one CD.
Despite a late curtain time at the City in Motion Dance Theater's annual production of "A Modern Night at the Folly"-due to the large amount of unexpected walk-ins-the audience was in store for a delightful and innovative performance. First on the bill was a solo by well-known Kansas City performer and choreographer Tuesday Faust, who performed her own work to the music of Mum in a billowy white costume designed by artist Peregrine Honig of Fahrenheit Gallery.
What defines class? Some of us are innately born with it, others are brought up well by it and the rest don't have the slightest clue how it pertains to them. I was in Dallas about a month ago watching the annual Christmas pageant my brother choreographs at our former church.
Cupini's 1809 Westport Rd. Even though I might argue that Kansas City's favorite ethnic food will always be Mexican, the wide world of Italian dishes owns the role of runner-up. Our suburbs especially seem obsessed with pasta and paninis-I can think of one busy intersection that has four separate Italian chains planted like tent stakes holding down the fields of parking lot asphalt.
^ ARIES ^ March 21-April 20 Long-term friends will expect your undivided attention over the next five days. Although new relationships are appealing, loved ones will vie for obvious displays of affection and loyalty. Respond with honesty and optimism: private doubts need to be publicly resolved.
