Me, Dorothy...and This Road To Oz

Nov 16, 2018

0h 57m

★ 7.0

Overview

Kansas City Ballet prepares for the world premiere of The WIzard Of Oz with unfettered access to show the process of creating a brand new ballet from the timeless classic.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Kansas City PBS

Me, Dorothy...and This Road To Oz Trailers

Cast

Self

Amanda DeVenuta

Self / Artistic Director, Kansas City Ballet

Devon Carney

Self / Ballet Master, Kansas City Ballet

Kristi Capps

Self / Choreographer

Septime Webre

Self / Executive Director, Kansas City Ballet

Jeffrey J. Bentley

Self / Composer

Matthew Pierce

Self / Costume Designer, Kansas City Ballet

Liz Vandal

Self

Nicholas Mahon

Self

Michael Raiford

Self

Trad A Burns

Self / Musical Director & Conductor, Kansas City Ballet

Ramona Pansegrau

Self / Stage Manager, Kansas City Ballet

Victoria Frank

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