In January 2000, after nearly 15 years as the State Ballet of Missouri, the Kansas City Ballet reclaimed its original name. In October 2000,  In the spring of 2002, Whitener garnered national attention and a Dance Magazine cover article with his work Six Solos, a program presenting six solo works. In February 2003, in a collaboration with Johnson County Community College, KCB performed Merce Cunningham’s Duets, as staged by Catherine Kerr, with Cunningham in attendance. In August 2011, after operating out of nine different locations over the course of over 50 years, the KCB moved into its new permanent home, the totally renovated (and aptly named) Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity. In October 2011, KCB made its debut as the resident dance company of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts with William Whitener's "". Devon Carney became KCB’s artistic director in 2013. One of Carney's first initiatives at KCB in fall 2013 was the establishment of a Second Company program under the auspices of the KCB School. Carney saw the Second Company, comprising post-graduation trainees and emerging professional dancers, as an important bridge and connector between KCB's school programs and the professional company. Carney concurrently began a concerted program to expand KCB's repertory, introducing a series of full-length classical ballets as well as more modern works from established choreographers. For the 2013–2014 season, Carney choreographed and staged his first new work for the KCB, "Opus I", which was presented in October 2013. In February 2014, KCB performed "Dracula" by choreographer Michael Pink. To round out the season, Carney presented the full-length ballet "Cinderella", choreographed by Victoria Morgen. In March 2014, Carney launched "New Moves", an initiative designed to search out, develop, and showcase emerging national, local, and company choreographers. Now an annual KCB performance event at the Bolender Center, “New Moves” offers participating choreographers the time, space, and opportunity to work with seasoned professional dancers to create and present world premiere works. To kick off the 2014–2015 season, Carney brought choreographer Septime Webre to Kansas City to stage Webre's ballet "Alice in Wonderland". In December 2015, KCB retired its venerable Bolender "Nutcracker" production (performed annually in Kansas City since 1981). In its place, Carney choreographed and staged an entirely new production of The Nutcracker.