As You Are - honoring 30 years of K★STAR★PRODUCTIONS home of KKDE and BCF

Join us for an evening honoring 30yrs of KKDE w/new work As You Are , an invitation to show up authentically through every season of life. K★STAR★PRODUCTIONS 30: As You Are Celebrating 30 Years of Dance, Community & Connection An intimate, interactive celebration of movement, memory, and the power of showing up as you are. Join K★STAR★PRODUCTIONS and the Kendra Kimbrough Dance Ensemble (KKDE) as we launch our 30th Anniversary Season with As You Are , a year-long artistic journey honoring our past, embracing our present, and imagining what comes next. After navigating some of the most challenging years in the company's history, including a period of hiatus and transition, KKDE returns with renewed purpose and an invitation to reconnect through dance, storytelling, and shared experiences. Rather than a traditional, fully staged concert, As You Are offers an intimate and evolving experience featuring structured improvisation, movement, personal reflections, and community conversation. Audiences are invited not only to witness the work but also to participate through accessible movement and opportunities for collective reflection. Two Days. Two Unique Experiences. One Celebration. Saturday, October 24 | 7:30 PM As You Are: Celebrating 30 Years of KKDE An evening centered on the Kendra Kimbrough Dance Ensemble's artistic journey, featuring movement, memories, and reflections that honor the dancers, relationships, and experiences that have shaped the company over three decades. Featuring Lydia Clinton, Olivia Eng, Frances Sedayao, & Korea Venters. Sunday, October 25 | 4:00 PM BCF Next Stage: First Look! + KKDE's As You Are A celebration connecting legacy with possibility! Experience a special presentation by KKDE alongside the introduction of the 2026–27 Black Choreographers Festival Artist Mentoring Program (BCF AMP) cohort; Alaja Badalich, Ja'Moon Jones, and Olutola Afolayan . Meet the selected choreographers, experience selections from their current work, and celebrate the beginning of their creative development journey toward BCF 2027. Event Details Location: Shawl-Anderson Dance Center Downtown 2055 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 Tickets: $20 General Admission | 2 for $30 (in honor of 30 years!) Come as you are. Bring your stories, your curiosity, and your love of dance. Whether you've followed KKDE for decades or are discovering our work for the first time, we invite you to be part of this milestone as we celebrate the people, artistry, resilience, and community that have carried us through 30 years. As You Are is not simply a look back—it's the beginning of what comes next. Presented by K★STAR★PRODUCTIONS.