Returning to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Störling Dance Theater‘s Underground is the show that has stirred hearts, shaken up the status quo and formed lifelong friendships over the past 16 years. In this production, the story of the Underground Railroad is performed to original music, features beautiful costumes and has a pace that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Presented in partnership with Unite KC, Underground inspires audiences with its historically-based characters to fight racial division today by overcoming evil with Good. Men and women who met through this production have played an integral role in Unite KC’s strategy for racial healing in Kansas City. Unite KC Founder, Dayton Moore, is one of them. Whether you’re celebrating Black History Month, American history or the story that binds us all together, don’t miss out on your chance to see the show that has become a Kansas City tradition and a catalyst to do One Good Thing for racial unity today! “Top 10 Performance of the Decade!” – Paul Horsley, The Independent
In Close Proximity - Conversations about Race and Unity
5/25/2023
18:30
Zoom
An online chat making difficult conversations possible, this is an opportunity for people of diverse colors, backgrounds and life experiences to share those experiences with the intention of listening to one another and coming together in close proximity. This online discussion series with Jim Echols and Ray Jarrett is free and open to the public.
This Second Saturday will be a special meeting! We will focus on the upcoming Walk For Unity, we’ll have a special guest speaker, and as always, we will have games and meaningful conversation. Invite a friend!!
The Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office will hold its 5th Annual Expungement Fair on August 8th and 9th - 2023, with assistance from Kansas Legal Services and Unite KC. The prescreening process is now underway. To get started, call 913-573-2851 to be prescreened.
This Prayer for Schools Rally kicks off a weekend of praying for schools and against violence across the KC metro (see Prayer for Schools Walk on Sept. 23 on the Volunteer calendar to prayer walk the school of your choice!). The event takes place on Sept. 22, 7-9 p.m. Plan to join for an evening of worship and prayer!
Join us for our Community Celebration Saturday, September 23, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. FREE Entry - Live Music - Food Trucks - FREE Groceries - Small Business Vendors - Good Conversation NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Störling Dance Theater's Underground returns to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts for its 17th annual performances! This dance theatre production has impacted Kansas City audiences and Unite KC's own founding members in its vivid portrayal of stories from the Underground Railroad, reminding us of the courage, resilience and community displayed by those who traversed the Underground Railroad and those who helped guide them along the way. Their courage, resilience and community inspire us as we continue to Unite KC today.
Störling Dance Theater's Underground returns to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts for its 17th annual performances! This dance theatre production has impacted Kansas City audiences and Unite KC's own founding members in its vivid portrayal of stories from the Underground Railroad, reminding us of the courage, resilience and community displayed by those who traversed the Underground Railroad and those who helped guide them along the way. Their courage, resilience and community inspire us as we continue to Unite KC today.
Your generous donations help make it possible for Unite KC to continue its efforts to provide opportunities to build relationships, do One Good Thing at a time for racial healing and facilitate the heart change that leads to a more united city.Thank you for giving!https://unitekc.org/Donors/BecomeADonor
Join us for the 17th year of this powerful dance theatre production, featuring a mini-concert by Israel Houghton! Underground is a dance theatre production that tells the story of three slaves who escape the plantation and travel through the Underground Railroad on their way to freedom. Audiences meet the people they encounter along the way, including a Quaker community faced with deciding what to do when they discover the evils of slavery. In its 17th year, Underground continues to impact audiences with its message of the spirit of the Underground Railroad: It takes all of us together to fight the evils of racism with Good. It has happened before in this nation's history, and we can be a part of coming together to do Good today. Unite KC is a proud sponsor of Störling Dance Theater’s Underground. The production has played an integral role in forming Unite KC’s strategy for pursuing racial healing and unity.
Join us for the 17th year of this powerful dance theatre production, featuring a mini-concert by Israel Houghton! Underground is a dance theatre production that tells the story of three slaves who escape the plantation and travel through the Underground Railroad on their way to freedom. Audiences meet the people they encounter along the way, including a Quaker community faced with deciding what to do when they discover the evils of slavery. In its 17th year, Underground continues to impact audiences with its message of the spirit of the Underground Railroad: It takes all of us together to fight the evils of racism with Good. It has happened before in this nation's history, and we can be a part of coming together to do Good today. Unite KC is a proud sponsor of Störling Dance Theater’s Underground. The production has played an integral role in forming Unite KC’s strategy for pursuing racial healing and unity.
Second Saturday is always a good time with thought-provoking conversation and lots of laughter. If you’ve ever wondered what Unite KC is all about or how to get involved, this is the perfect event for you to attend!
This Saturday, we will engage in group discussion, joined by members of Störling Dance Theater’s Underground as we consider what it takes to live out the spirit of the Underground Railroad today.
You will also be the first to see Unite KC's newest film and learn the date for the Walk for Unity 2024!
Join us for the 4th Annual Walk for Unity, a summer event for the whole family to enjoy! Participants will come together on the field at the corner of Troost and Truman, meet a new friend and journey together down Troost - making a statement of unity on a street that previously defined the dividing line. Walk participants will continue through 18th & Vine to the Great Lawn, arriving behind the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum where there will be opportunity for fun, games and deeper connection among Kansas Citians.
Unite KC's quarterly Second Saturday gathering is the perfect opportunity to learn more about Unite KC and ways to get involved, meet new friends and engage in substantive conversation. It is always a fun AND informational way to spend your Saturday morning!
Unite KC's quarterly Second Saturday gathering is the perfect opportunity to learn more about Unite KC and ways to get involved, meet new friends and engage in substantive conversation. It is always a fun AND informational way to spend your Saturday morning!
Unite KC's quarterly Second Saturday gathering is the perfect opportunity to learn more about Unite KC and ways to get involved, meet new friends and engage in substantive conversation. It is always a fun AND informational way to spend your Saturday morning!
