Kansas Alliance of Professional Historic Performers

History Brought to Life.

Historic performance has been around for a long time, but it is just now coming into its own. Historic sites are recognizing and capitalizing on historic performance as a means to compete for the attention of various publics while also educating.

The language of historic performance, however, is not well defined. Hence, communication problems sometimes occur between program planners and those they think they might want to bring in to entertain and educate their public. Museum staff might not know whether a re-enactor and a historic performer are the same thing. And what is a chautauqua? A living history demonstrator? Will they charge us? How much? What will we get in return?

This website will answer some of these questions for you as well as introducing you to what programs are available from professional historic performers in Kansas.

SEE KAPHP PERFORMERS AT THE UPCOMING KANSAS SAMPLER FESTIVAL, MAY 3 AND 4!

This site was created in 2003 by the Kansas Alliance of Professional Historic Performers and Ride into History Cultural and Educational Project, Inc. with an Attraction Development Grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing Travel & Tourism Development Division

Original site concept and development by Danny C. Boyce Computer and Network Support and Consulting, Emporia Kansas

Significant revision by G R Dobbs 6/6/2007
retaining much of the original design concept