Join us on Tuesday, May 9th at 6pm to taste 4 mezcals and two cocktails from Erstwhile Mezcal! Matt Miller will be in house to talk about Erstwhile and the history behind each spirit. Enjoy an ensemble performance with Beau Bledsoe and Ensemble Iberica.

Attendees will also be able to vote on a cocktail to be added to our menu! Tapas inspired dishes will also be available to purchase.

Erstwhile is a boutique importer of mezcal and agave spirits based in Brooklyn, New York. Their mission is to advocate for small, independent, family-owned producers who lack representation outside their local communities in Mexico; and bring their extraordinary agave spirits to mezcal enthusiasts like ourselves in international markets for the first time.

5:15 – 6 p.m. | Peter Pan Rehearsal
6 – 7 p.m. | Dance Speaks Panel  

Get a sneak peek of a Peter Pan rehearsal and gain insightful information regarding the ballet production. Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director/Choreographer Devon Carney and special guests (TBD) invite you to join them in an engaging conversation inspired by this family-friendly work! Moderated by Artistic Director Devon Carney, the panel activity includes an audience Q and A.  

Tickets $12 each and on sale August 14. 

https://kcballet.org/events/dance-speaks-ndp/  

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Balanchine paired the fiery beauty of precious gems with the incredible music of three very different composers to create a ballet in three unforgettable acts. Each is distinct in both music and mood. 

Emeralds, with music by Gabriel Urbain Fauré, evokes the elegance, comfort, couture and perfume of the French Romantics’ 19th-century dances. Rubies, with music by Igor Stravinsky, is crisp and witty, epitomizing the collaboration of Stravinsky and Balanchine. Diamonds, with music by Peter I. Tchaikovsky, recalls the essence of Imperial Russia, where Balanchine was trained. 

Shortened blurb: Three sparkling gems of Balanchine ballets. 

Single tickets will go on sale Aug. 14. https://kcballet.org/events/jewels 

To purchase a subscription, visit https://kcballet.org/subscriptions/ 

Second Company @ Home is an evening of dance with Kansas City Ballet’s Second Company performing a variety of both classical and custom-made contemporary works. This emerging professionals’ program gives extraordinarily talented young dancers a professional company experience as a prelude to their joining a professional company. KCB’s Second Company performs throughout the region through public performances, lecture demonstrations, residencies, and workshops, enabling the community to experience live dance in a public setting.  

Single tickets will go on sale Aug. 14. https://kcballet.org/events/second-company-home/ 

5:15 – 6 p.m. | Jewels Rehearsal
6 – 7 p.m. | Dance Speaks Panel  

Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney invites Dance Speaks patrons to join him and guests (TBD) in an engaging conversation inspired by the ballet Jewels. Get a sneak peek beforehand of a company rehearsal of Jewels and gain inside information about the production. The program includes an audience Q and A  

Tickets $12 each and on sale August 14. 

https://kcballet.org/events/dance-speaks-ndp/