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Setting the Stage
Setting the Stage

Thu, Feb 27

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Gem Theater

Setting the Stage

Setting the Stage is a unique multi-media program that combines live dance performances with pictures, and narration starting with the Middle Passage and Continuing through present day.

Time & Location

Feb 27, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Gem Theater, 1615 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA

About the event

Setting the Stage is a unique multi-media program that combines live dance performances with pictures, and narration starting with the Middle Passage and Continuing through present day.


Created, directed, and choreographed by KCFAA’s Chief Artistic Officer Tyrone Aiken, Setting the Stage is an exciting visual journey through African American dance history. Setting the Stage is performed by talented local and national artists and provides insights into the history and legacies of African American pioneers in minstrels, jazz dance, ballet, Afro-Caribbean and Modern – including Katherine Dunham and Alvin Ailey.

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