My
Story
Detroit born
Harlem based
Brooklyn grown
Northern Michigan raised
I'm a composer, artist, educator and scholar whose work moves between music, theatre, and community practice. My meditative folk, rhythmic house, and compelling narrative driven compositions invite transcendent connection, introspective reflection, and transformative remembrance.
You can find me writing on the block, on the stoop, on the corner, on the subway, in the laundromat, at the park, at the function, and in the classroom transforming moments of connectivity and curiosity into accessible narratives and experiences set to meditative rhythm based harmonic and melodic content that memorializes universal truths highlighting the contributions and conversations of communities such as a LGBTQIA2S+ Black and Brown (of the global majority) elders, youth, women (including trans, GNC, Gender expansive, Gender Fluid, and two-spirit) and non-neurotypical humans.
My
Artistry
kt creates original, innovative site-specific sonic experiences for stage, film, the classroom and communal spaces using archival media to fuel deep dramaturgical study rooted in a drum circle theory practice and folk form psychomotor pedagogy, using rhythm, movement, and collective participation to foster creativity, connection, and transformation. kt's practice explores how embodied music-making can strengthen both individual expression and community engagement.
Dramaturgical study
OF TIME
How do we situate ourselves in the context of time to learn from the past to ground our present as we dream of building radically innovative, sustainable, and accessible futures?
Folk form
OF THE PEOPLE
How do we preserve traditional cultural expressions deeply rooted in the daily lives, history, and identity of ordinary people?
Drum circle theory
OF EACH OTHER
How do we entrain our biological rhythms with percussive vibrations to create a shared communal consciousness?
Psychomotor pedagogy
OF OUR BODIES
How do we explore the connection between physical movement and cognitive function to promote emotional well-being?
kt madison
MUSICAL THEATRE COMPOSER
