Building Dreams: 10 Year Anniversary Showcase
KM Dance Project (KMDP) presents Building Dreams, an evening of dance celebrating 10 years of service to the local Black dance community. This commemorative concert will feature 10 new dance works created by 10 local Black choreographers, highlight the work and monumental achievements of KMDP, and honor the contributions of legendary Black artists and educators in the New Orleans dance community.
KM Dance Project is a New Orleans based dance company presenting progressive choreography and innovative multi-disciplinary works that lie at the intersection of dance-theater and social justice. Using art to address existing inequities, racial injustices and acts of violence against people in marginalized communities, we aim to make powerful statements that challenge societal standards and enhance the public’s appreciation of dance rooted in experiences of the African Diaspora. We value the importance of creating dance not just for arts sake, but movement that moves people, creativity that can inform people and art that can change someone’s perspective. As we collectively use our artistic voices to promote social change, we understand that inside the creative process and the audience experience exists the possibility of healing, which can potentially be a catalyst for change.
Kesha McKey (Artistic Director)
Catherine Caldwell (Associate Director)
Madyson Barbain
Joshua P. Bell
Millenique Brown
paris cyan cian
Caleb Dowden
Aminisha Ferdinand
Jeremy Guyton
Chanice Holmes
Kehinde Ishangi
Kristal Jones
A'briel Mitchell
Amari Patterson
MacKenzie Rosenberg
Ceylon Seiber
Celine Seiber
Jasmin Simmons-Edmond
This project is supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, as administered by the RAC. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment of the Arts, Alternate ROOTS, Mellon Foundation, and Ford Foundation as well as generous support and assistance from the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, Junebug Productions and Dancing Grounds.
