The Nutcracker & the Mouse King
Back by popular demand, Owen/Cox Dance Group performs their raucous version of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s holiday classic,
in partnership with The People's Liberation Big Band of Greater Kansas City.
in partnership with The People's Liberation Big Band of Greater Kansas City.
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"The Owen/Cox experience is one not to be missed, and one of the great examples of creative collaboration that Kansas City has to offer."
—KC Metropolis
—KC Metropolis
December 1, 4 PM at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
On Sunday, December 1 The People's Liberation Big Band of Greater Kansas City will present a concert featuring music from Owen/Cox Dance Group’s contemporary jazz adaptation of 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in Kansas City, MO.
In addition to performing whimsical and highly unique arrangements of Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, the performance will feature historical insights into E.T.A. Hoffman’s 1816 story 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,' and trace the story’s unlikely journey from its origin as a dark and fantastical fairy tale to becoming the world’s most popular ballet.
Sixteen musicians of The People’s Liberation Big Band, led by Brad Cox, will perform arrangements by Cox, Patrick Alonzo Conway, Jeff Harshbarger, and Forest Stewart. Notable Kansas City musicians performing include Matt Otto (saxophone), Rich Wheeler (saxophone), and Jeff Harshbarger (bass).
Tickets are $16, or attend this performance for free with the purchase of a ticket to Owen/Cox Dance Group's "The Nutcracker and The Mouse King",
performances December 13 and 15 at Polsky Theater at the Midwest Trust Center.
Buy "Nutcracker" Tickets Through JCCC and the Midwest Trust Center, or contact Nicole Kennett at [email protected] for details and assistance.
This performance of The People's Liberation Big Band of Greater Kansas City is funded in part by the Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
In addition to performing whimsical and highly unique arrangements of Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, the performance will feature historical insights into E.T.A. Hoffman’s 1816 story 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,' and trace the story’s unlikely journey from its origin as a dark and fantastical fairy tale to becoming the world’s most popular ballet.
Sixteen musicians of The People’s Liberation Big Band, led by Brad Cox, will perform arrangements by Cox, Patrick Alonzo Conway, Jeff Harshbarger, and Forest Stewart. Notable Kansas City musicians performing include Matt Otto (saxophone), Rich Wheeler (saxophone), and Jeff Harshbarger (bass).
Tickets are $16, or attend this performance for free with the purchase of a ticket to Owen/Cox Dance Group's "The Nutcracker and The Mouse King",
performances December 13 and 15 at Polsky Theater at the Midwest Trust Center.
Buy "Nutcracker" Tickets Through JCCC and the Midwest Trust Center, or contact Nicole Kennett at [email protected] for details and assistance.
This performance of The People's Liberation Big Band of Greater Kansas City is funded in part by the Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund.
nomination for regional emmy in arts/entertainment: short form content 2022
Owen/Cox Dance Group and the Kansas City Chorale's collaboration "and the darkness has not overcome it" has been nominated for a Regional Emmy Award: Jennifer Owen, director; Charles Bruffy, conductor; Alec Nichols, editor
Originally planned as a live concert, this collaboration evolved due to pandemic restrictions into a filmed, free virtual performance. Set to the Kansas City Chorale's recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff's "All Night Vigil," the piece was filmed during the height of a COVID-19 surge and features the first and fifth movements of Rachmaninoff's acclaimed work, premiering online Easter Sunday 2021. The piece was choreographed by OCDG's co-founder Jennifer Owen and performed by OCDG dancers Winston Dynamite Brown, Emily Mushinski, and Laura Jones Wallner.
Read more about "and the darkness has not overcome it"
Originally planned as a live concert, this collaboration evolved due to pandemic restrictions into a filmed, free virtual performance. Set to the Kansas City Chorale's recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff's "All Night Vigil," the piece was filmed during the height of a COVID-19 surge and features the first and fifth movements of Rachmaninoff's acclaimed work, premiering online Easter Sunday 2021. The piece was choreographed by OCDG's co-founder Jennifer Owen and performed by OCDG dancers Winston Dynamite Brown, Emily Mushinski, and Laura Jones Wallner.
Read more about "and the darkness has not overcome it"
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Owen/Cox Dance Group stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. The unnecessary violence and danger that the people of Ukraine are experiencing is heartbreaking. We are directly concerned for our partners in Kyiv, Poltava, and Kharkiv. The intention for the OCDG U.S. Department of State Public Diplomacy Tour has always been to spread tolerance and inclusivity along with expanding our understanding of who we are and what we can become through the healing of the arts. We hope for a speedy return to peace for the sake of all Ukrainians. |