KCB's authentic Cinderella has clear narrative and plenty of parody

Cinderella Act 1

Naomi Tanioka as Cinderella in Devon Carney's Cinderella

Cameron Thomas and Gavin Abercrombie as the stepsisters in Cinderella

Cinderella Act 2

Cinderella Act 3 with Naomi Tanioka and Andrew Vecseri

By Hilary Stroh, 18 February 2023

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“an alluring representation of the time-space squeeze that confounds Cinderella”

Reviewed at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City on 17 February 2023

Cinderella (Devon Carney)

Kansas City Ballet

Kansas City Symphony

Naomi Tanioka, Dancer

Andrew Vecseri, Dancer

Cameron Thomas, Dancer

Gavin Abercrombie, Dancer

Kansas City Ballet in Swan Lake: good girl vs bad girl

Hilary Stroh, 17th October

Swan Lake opens the season for Kansas City Ballet in a splendid looking production and with very pleasing interpretations.

****1

Kansas City Ballet: Peter Pan offers a magical Neverland

Hilary Stroh, 16th February

Devon Carney's Peter Pan is alluring and terrifically comic: tantrums, sulking, pranks and fun, all thrown into the mix.

*****

Kansas City Ballet's The Nutcracker: refreshingly classic

Hilary Stroh, 1st December

Kansas City Ballet's The Nutcracker charms young and young at heart.

*****

An enthralling Giselle opens the Kansas City Ballet season

Hilary Stroh, 14th October

An engaging and emotionally authentic rendition of the 19th-century classic features Kaleena Burks in the title role.

****1

Wit and wonder in Kansas City Ballet's Nutcracker

Hilary Stroh, 5th December

Devon Carney’s wittily choreographed Nutcracker returns to charm the Kauffman stage.

****1

Steely swans in Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 14th February

Kaleena Burks impresses in her role as Odette/Odile in Kansas City Ballet's Swan Lake.

****1

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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.