Kiki Arts Dance Theatre
About KADT
Kiki Arts Dance Theatre is a producing company that develops and presents original work by artists from the kiki ballroom community. Rooted in the tradition and open to wherever it leads, it exists to tell stories the stage has never seen.
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Kiki Arts Dance Theatre is the performing arts company of the Kiki Arts Collaborative. Built from within the kiki ballroom community and shaped by Founding Choreographer Kalik B, KADT exists to develop and present original work that reflects, honors, and expands the artistic traditions of the scene.
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Kiki Arts Dance Theatre builds on the teaching, lineage, and performance traditions of the kiki scene to create original work for the stage. Rooted in the belief that ballroom is a living system of care, KADT creates space for artists from the community to move, experiment, and tell stories on their own terms.
Ballroom is not spectacle; it is testimony. KADT exists to give that testimony a home.
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Built on KAC's commitment to supporting and platforming artists from the kiki scene, KADT productions are conceived, developed, and executed by members of the community — from choreography and costume design to music composition and production.
Pieces from Kalik B and Sharron Jones’ Works in Progress showing at BAAD! (June 2026)
KADT artists have performed, taught, and spoken at some of New York City's most respected cultural institutions and organizations.
"She Wasn't Looking Beautiful Tonight" — Longwood Art Gallery (April 2025)
Works in Progress — BAAD! Out Like That! Festival (June 2026)
MoMA Teen Program with the House of Tiffany & Co. — MoMA Learning and Engagement (March 2026)
GoodCon by Good is the New Cool — Neuehouse (April 2026)
Central to KADT is the preservation and teaching of kiki ballroom culture from the voices inside of it. In addition to the company's original works and performances, KADT artists are available for speaking and teaching engagements on ballroom culture and performance. Previous engagements include with American Express and Justworks’ LGBTQ+ employee resource groups. Proceeds go directly to the artists and to fund KAC programs.
