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The Great Gatsby at Kansas City Ballet: dance like everybody’s watching

Kansas City Ballet in Septime Webre’s The Great Gatsby
© Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
Naomi Tanioka and Paul Zusi in Septime Webre’s The Great Gatsby
© Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
Kansas City Ballet in Septime Webre’s The Great Gatsby
© Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
Guest artist Eboni Fondren with Elliott Rogers and Cameron Thomas in The Great Gatsby
© Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
Naomi Tanioka and Kansas City Ballet in Septime Webre’s The Great Gatsby
© Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
Kansas City Ballet in Septime Webre’s The Great Gatsby
© Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
Von Hilary Stroh, 10 Mai 2026
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“high-octane performances from the corps in the party scenes, all swinging limbs and busy footwork”
Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts: Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kansas City, am 8 Mai 2026
Programm
The Great Gatsby (Septime Webre)
Darsteller
Kansas City Ballet
Tim Yip, Bühnenbild, Kostüme
Trad Burns, Licht
Paul Zusi, Tanz
Naomi Tanioka, Tanz
Andrew Vecseri, Tanz
Kaleena Burks, Tanz
Joshua Kiesel, Tanz
Taryn Pachciarz, Tanz
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Andrew VecseriJoshua KieselKaleena BurksKansas City BalletNaomi TaniokaPaul ZusiSeptime WebreTaryn PachciarzTim YipTrad Burns
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Hilary Stroh
Hilary Stroh
Hilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books.