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An opportunity to visit the last program of the season for the Kansas City Ballet offered up "Fusion," an interpretation of four short stories by internationally recognized leaders in choreography and dance.   The evening began early with an up close and personal pre-game talk, led by Artistic Director Devon Carney, which defined the efforts that went into this particular event.  Others in charge of choreography, sound, and lighting, joined the discussion focused primarily on the premier of one of the four short works, which ultimately stood out above all of the others. The lineup began with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s "Tulips and lobster," inspired by the 17th-century Dutch masters’ paintings, which debuted at the Kansas City Ballet in 2018.  Earlier talks described it as baroque and felt as much.  It got the ball rolling though, with a story revolving around the tulip. The lobster felt thrown in for lack of anything more...

"The world is an amazing, beautiful place with some dark corners in need of light." is only one little pearl of wisdom quoted alongside artwork from Lisa Lala , currently on display at the University of Kansas Medical Center. A pearl within a pearl, this massive complex at the crossroads of state line and West 39th hosts more art than many are aware.  A rare opportunity to visit the space reveals works from a variety of artists on a level equitable to some of the more well-known collections in the metropolitan area. These works fill the dark corners for patients and staff with their own unique light, offering an opportunity to pause and reflect on some of the more important things in life.

  image borrowed from reddit As intense as the series itself, the soundtrack to the new Netflix anime series "Devil May Cry" pounds through a battle for the future of humanity with demon hunter Dante. A brutal and ferocious metal soundtrack, coupled with stunning action sequences, propel viewers through episode after episode of carnage in the usual quest for truth and knowledge, created by the mind behind Castlevania, Adi Shankarh. A new single from Evanescence entitled "Afterlife" makes its debut in the series, along with multiple other passionate titles from the likes of Limp Bizkit, Rage Against the Machine, Papa Roach, Crazy Town, and Green Day. The 31 tracks from the official soundtrack come from none other than Australian electronic music duo Power Glove, the composers behind Ubisoft's Blood Dragon franchise.  Their work on this series sets a standard for creating just th...

  Another scene by the notorious "Scribe" lay lurking on the Genessee side of Fric & Frac, just south of 39th Street.  The usual Buzz Bee appears here, hovering over a jam box, watching the hipster watch a schoolgirl bunny watching them as she walks away.  All appeared perfectly under the dappled light from a nearby shade tree, screening out an other wise bright sunny morning.

  This piece of work appeared out of nowhere, while out and about on a morning walk today. The multitude of balloons formed into an unsigned colorful expression roughly 2 meters tall and as much wide lingered just inside the doorway.  A substantial amount of work undoubtedly went into wrangling these air-filled rubber containers into the variety of flowers and undergrowth on display.