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Artist Name (click below for more info)	Artform
AIMEE BRYANT	THEATER, MUSIC, MOVEMENT	As a professional actor, singer, songwriter, poet, dancer and choreographer who has been performing in the Twin Cities for 15 years, I've learned to approach creativity from an organic aesthetic. In the classroom, this begins with nurturing the...
ALBERTO JUSTINIANO	THEATER	As a Latino man brought up in the duality of two distinct cultures, I have an affinity for understanding the challenges often faced by immigrant children. I enjoy working in multicultural settings and making children from all walks of life...
CARLA VOGEL	STORYTELLING	I have been performing tales inspired by my Eastern European heritage since 1997. My exuberant Yiddish stories can also be seen in collaboration with klezmer musicians both locally and nationally. I am also a member of Kairos Dance Theatre....
CHRIS GRIFFITH/SHARI ARONSON	PUPPETRY & THEATER	Z Puppets Rosenschnoz is wife and husband team Shari Aronson and Chris Griffith. We specialize in original, family-friendly performances that combine physical comedy, puppetry and clowning. We have performed throughout the...
CHRISTOPHER LUTTER-GARDELLA	LARGE-SCALE PUPPETEERING	I am a sculptor and theater artist who believes that there is a deep-residing need for hands-on, kinesthetic creative work. Puppetry combines materials exploration, an engaging hand-crafting and invention component, and an intersection of movement,...
DANIELLE DANIEL	STORYTELLING & THEATER	As a professional actress, storyteller, motivational speaker and author, I travel to many cities, states, villages and countries to teach, perform, motivate, collect and share stories. During the past 18 years I have worked with numerous schools and...
DEBORAH ELIAS	FLAMENCO DANCE TRADITIONS	The flamenco dance traditions residency engages students in the beauty and richness of flamenco, a contemporary art form with ancient roots from southern Spain. Flamenco is expressive, energetic and playful; rhythmic and percussive; inclusive,...
JAE PHILLIPS	SOCIAL DANCE	I am a Latin and Hip Hop Dance Instructor at Social Dance Studio. I began Salsa Dancing while studying abroad in Sydney, Australia, and now teach and perform salsa dance all over the Twin Cities. I am currently the choreographer for the Minneapolis...
JANE PECK	DANCE & MOVEMENT	As both dance historian and choreographer, I am an experienced educator who integrates dance and theater with any discipline—from math to music to history. I am the director of Dance Revels Moving History and perform as a member of the...
JERRY BLUE	STORYTELLING	As a storyteller I was inspired by my mother’s love of family stories. Believing that we are all storytellers, I seek to empower students and teachers to understand that each of us has stories that we need to share with others. Today I use...
KARLA NWEJE	DANCE & LITERARY ARTS	Through dance, I paint moving portraits that entertain, inform, and provoke thought. Merging words with movement can make these portraits all the more vivid. I have created several works for stage using my literary material to enhance characters and...
KENNA SARGE	WEST AFRICAN & HIP-HOP DANCE	Kenna Sarge has been dancing, studying, teaching and organizing in the Minneapolis area for over 20 years. Her main area of focus is Black Dance, with an emphasis on West African and Hip Hop dance and culture. Kenna has been learning...
KIRSTEN LIND	DANCE & THEATER	I received my BFA in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and have spent my entire career performing and choreographing both nationally and locally. I taught theatre and dance for over 14 years in New York, Michigan, the...
LARRY YAZZIE	NATIVE AMERICAN FANCY DANCE	I began to learn fancy dance from my uncle when I was five years old. As a boy, I performed and competed at pow wows, winning recognition from the crowd. As an adult, I have continued to dance and develop my strength, skill and style as a fancy...
PERRIN BOYD	CREATIVE MOVEMENT, THEATER, CLOWNING	To perform is to give of yourself. As a clown you are “taking your heart and turning it inside out for your audience,” sharing the most vulnerable part of yourself. It is this commitment of giving that draws me to the world of...
RANEE RAMASWAMY	DANCE & CULTURE OF INDIA	As a native of India, I have lived and experienced everything I teach children. I am very proud of myself to have launched a career in Indian dance that has given me not only name and fame but also an opportunity to carry on a rich tradition...
RHONDA LUND	THEATER, STORYTELLING, MASK-MAKING	I help students create theater using masks, folktales, and myths from around the world. We create joyous original work that explores any one of hundreds of themes---weather, Greek myth, why stories, The Hero’s Journey, the...
RITA MUSTAPHI	DANCE, MUSIC & CULTURE OF INDIA	“Namaste” —greetings to you. Born and raised in Kolkata, India, I bring with me the sights, the sounds, the colors and the tastes of this magical land! Today’s India is a land where a 5,000-year-old past mingles with a...
SEAN BROWN	THEATER, STORYTELLING, STORY MAKING	For the past 20+ years I have been performing stories and teaching residencies throughout the Midwest. My performance with residency students at a local cable television studio received honorable mention at the "National Hometown Video...
T. MYCHAEL RAMBO	THEATER & IMPROVISATION	Theater is about reacting, about being present in the moment. I consider “theater” to be a verb that means to be open and available. I approach my work in the classroom and my performance(s) on stage from a position of openness...
TRI SUTRISNO	DANCE OF INDONESIA	I have danced, choreographed and taught Javanese dance from Indonesia to New Zealand to Minnesota. Always mindful of the need to maintain classical tradition, I have developed a strong foundation of performance based on its aesthetic and...

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