As the official podiatrists for the Kansas City Ballet, we are excited to announce the North American Premiere of

Jekyll & Hyde

Ticktes are on sale now at https://kcballet.org/

Choreography by Val Caniparoli

Music by Krzysztof Penderecki, Henryk Górecki, Wojciech Kilar, Henryk Wieniawski, and Frédéric Chopin

Arrangement by Ramona Pansegrau

Music performed by Kansas City Symphony

October 13-22, 2023 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

A tale of a dark mind and shady streets

Witness the psychological torment and self-destruction of Henry Jekyll, a morally upright and well-mannered doctor, as he struggles against the vile urges of his alter ego Edward Hyde in Victorian England. This North American premiere of Val Caniparoli’s newest ballet focuses on the eternal struggle of good versus evil as it plays out within one man.

The ballet’s narrative is framed as a feverish hallucination of the novella’s author, Robert Louis Stevenson himself, as he imagines the tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. As the story progresses, the lines between reality and fiction become blurred, with the world of the mental hospital returning and Stevenson realizing he has unleashed a monster, the dark side of all of our better selves, through his writing of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Parental discretion is advised. Tickets for Jekyll & Hyde and our entire 2023-2024 season are now on sale. Order now at https://kcballet.org/

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