KKDE RESILIENCE IN-JOY CLASS SERIES

​Come join us Sunday, March 27th 2021 at 9:00 AM PST in our exploration of the psoas muscle and the important role it plays in strength and resilience.
This workshop will continue to occur the last weekend of each month. Check back here for details.

LOVE IS LOVE WORLDWIDE CHOREOGRAPHERS SHOWCASE

Help us to support our global artist community by coming to Love Is Love Worldwide Choreographers Showcase. The festivities begin
​February 20th, 2021 at 7 PM EST - 4 PM PST.

APAP 2021 SHOWCASE

We want to invite you to witness and engage with our showings through the end of February 2021. We are excited to share some of our recent work with you. 
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Sunday, January 10th at 2pm PST 
ReDzONE: A Transmutative Ritual
(Premiered 2019)

Choreography:
Kendra Barnes 
Live Music & Poetry:
Jennifer Johns
KKDE Dancers:
Linda Steele II, Jhia Louise Jackson, Lydia Clinton
 
ReDzONE: A Transmutative Ritual is a dance-theater work created around the stories of women who have been sexually assaulted. Framed by selected poems and music by producer, lyricist and vocalist Johns, ReDzONE lends further artistic voice to an epidemic that affects a third of women across the world. 
Friday, January 15th at 12pm PST - Resilience-In-Joy Film Short

Artistic Director, Choreographer, Film Executive Producer & Co-Director:
Kendra Barnes
Music, Storyboard, Film Director:
Jennifer Johns
Director / Cinematographer, Storyboard:
Lauren Scully
 Performers:
Olivia Eng, Frances Sedayao, Linda Steele II, Korea Venters, Yeni Lucero, Jennifer Johns
 
The intention of the "Resilience In-Joy" (working title) short dance film is to inspire participants to disarm and to recall that joy is a choice we can make in every moment regardless of our circumstances. The film is a journey through music and dance, panoramic projection and fairies giving the participants the experience of being transported into another world. 

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