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The Kansas City Ballet’s new home, the Bolender Center, features seven studios, including the unique “floating” studio seen here.
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In 2010, Kansas City Ballet is relocating to the Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity.
At 60,000 square feet, the Bolender Center will include:
- Seven studios - nearly twice that of our current facility - with specialized floors for every type of dance. Studios for community classes as well as rehearsals.
- A studio that doubles as a 180-seat theater for informal performances, school concerts, choreographic showings and community groups.
- 180 parking spaces adjacent to the building, ensuring convenience and safety.
- Areas for administration, production, wardrobe/costume, physical therapy, storage, and artist locker rooms.
Choosing the Perfect Site: Union Station Power House
Designed by Union Station architect Jarvis Hunt in 1913 and constructed in 1914, the Power House represents an important era in Kansas City history at the turn of the previous century. The Power House supplied energy to the Station, Post Office, Memorial and other buildings.
In returning an abandoned building to creative life, the Ballet will be restoring a piece of the city’s past in a way that contributes to its future. The Bolender Center will play a crucial role in the redevelopment of Kansas City. It is a symbol of the resurgent Crossroads area and the culture that thrives here.
Operating Endowment
Along with construction, the capital campaign will provide a $7 million operating endowment to support the cost of running the Bolender Center.
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Additionally in 2010, Kansas City Ballet will perform in the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. This extraordinary venue will allow Kansas City Ballet to increase performances, attract the most talented dancers and grow our audiences.
For Information on Making a Capital Campaign Gift Contact:
Jennifer J. E. Wampler, MBA, CFRE
Director of Development
816-931-2232 x1309
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