Honored as one of the World’s 15 Most Beautiful Concert Halls, Kauffman Center is home to the local Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera and Kansas City Symphony. This amazing structure contains 40,000 square feet of glass, 25,000 cubic yards of concrete, and 27 steel cables.

Renowned Architect Moshe Safdie

What began as a sketch on a napkin when renowned architect Moshe Safdie met with Irene Kauffman at The American Restaurant in 2000, the jewel of Kansas City, now know as The Kauffman Center for Performing Arts, has forever changed the skyline of Downtown Kansas City.

Entertainers From Around the World

The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts presents a wide spectrum of entertainers and performers from around the world, including classical, pop, and jazz music, ballet and contemporary dance, and Broadway productions.