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Kent Booker

Associate Director

KB was raised in Detroit, Michigan. He has a passion for the Performing Arts and is currently in school for theater and music. KB formally worked with Marvin "Coconut" Winans Jr. writing stage plays for his entertainment company and has also done stage managing and directing in the Bay.

Shelene Huey Booker

Musical Director

Mrs. Booker has been teaching music for over 15 years. She has a B.A. in music from Santa Clara University where she reinstated their gospel choir with an annual event (Gospelfest) bringing in 1,000 persons at its prime. Currently, she is the director of Joyful Noise Bay Area Children’s Choir.

Denae Hannah

Co-Choreographer

Denae, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, is a dance comedian, social entrepreneur, and founder & CEO of Denae Dance Theatre.Denae Dance Theatre seeks to spark conversations on culture through the development of performance pieces that employ satire and the physical collision of pop culture with high art.

Zhiyon Malay

Head Keyboardist

Zhiyon was born in Redwood City and started on drums at age 5. He developed his musical gifting at age 15 in Buffalo, NY. From there, he began playing piano & organ at age 18 and became familiar with music production at age 20.

Robert Moses

Robert Moses has been on the dance faculty at Stanford University since 1995, and currently holds the title of “Artist In Residence in Drama and Dance.” He also serves as Director of the Committee on Black Performing arts.