Arts & Culture

Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.

A scene from "Hurly-Burly" on KC Performs.

KC Performs | Choreographing Transition From Stage to Film

Independent choreographer Helen Pickett collaborated with the Kansas City Ballet to create a dance film for “KC Performs.”

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The cast of "Queer Eye."

Art House Extra | How ‘Queer Eye’ Came to KC

Kansas City Film Commissioner Steph Scupham shares the inside story about how the producers of “Queer Eye” chose Kansas City as a locale, and how the city opened its arms to greet them.

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President Harry Truman bearing Christmas gifts

Harry Truman’s Christmas Story (Bah Humbug)

Harry Truman’s first Christmas as president was spent taking a dicey plane trip in fowl weather to return home, only to be confronted by a disgruntled wife.

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Yosmel Serrano stands in the entryway of his theater. (Contributed)

The Story of a Latino Theater Owner, from Cuba to Kansas City

Yosmel Serrano sees his small Latino theater in Northeast Kansas City as a way to educate the community through Spanish-language films.

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Kansas City filmmaker Stephen Hancock directed the new film, "SCP: Overlord."

Art House Extra | Inside the Making of ‘SCP: Overlord’

Kansas City filmmaker Stephen Hancock takes you inside “SCP: Overlord,” a short film that has garnered more than 3 million views on YouTube.

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