Evie Digirolamo is a theatre maker who specializes in new plays made from scratch. Her work is highly physical, using partner acrobatics and aerial arts, highly collaborative, and highly innovative, using multiple art forms (poetry, music, puppetry, and more) to tell a story. Evie invested 12 years as a principal teaching artist with Upstream Arts, [...]
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Joe Davis
Joe Davis is an award-winning spoken word artist and bestselling author who uses poetry to power possibility. He is the founder and director of Finding Your Freedom Practice, an artist collective teaching holistic health and wellness practices through spoken word, writing, music, theater, film, and dance. Joe holds a Master of Arts degree in Theology [...]
Michelle Perdue
Michelle Perdue is a dynamic and transformative educator, performer and change agent. As a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a master’s degree in education, a graduate of the Ruskin School of Acting, former VocalEssence Teaching Artist, and military veteran, Michelle has had the privilege of working with some of the most culturally and [...]
Dralandra Larkins
Dralandra Larkins is an award-winning spoken word poet, author of “Before I Lie, 2025”, and a recipient of the MN State Arts Board Creative Individuals grant. Her work is featured in literary publications including the League of Minnesota Poets Agates Anthology, MN Women’s Press, Tupelo Press, The Edge Magazine, and Insight News. She is the [...]
Raki Kopernik
Raki is a first-generation American Jewish writer. She is the author of The Things You Left and The Memory House, both Minnesota Book Award finalists, and the new novel, No One’s Leaving. In 2022, The Memory House was taught in classrooms at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, where she was the Two Rivers Reading Series Author, and [...]
Morgan Grayce Willow
Morgan Grayce Willow has expressed her passion for poetry and writing as a Teaching Artist at The Loft Literary Center, SASE The Write Place, and other community venues, as well as at Minneapolis College. She has taught many classes in poetry, essay, memoir, and – a favorite – the use of journals and notebooks in [...]
Marie Olofsdotter
Marie Olofsdotter’s story began in Sweden, where she was born and raised. After studies in fine art and physical theater in Stockholm, she left Sweden to attend clown school in the US. Marie moved to Minnesota, worked in theater, and has exhibited her artwork in galleries and museums. She has created a number of picture [...]
MaLLy
MaLLy is a South Minneapolis-based Hip Hop artist, educator, and career consultant whose work bridges music, community, and personal transformation. A seasoned songwriter and performer, he has released five critically acclaimed albums—The Passion, The Last Great…, The Colors of Black, The Journey To A Smile, and The Sweetest of It All. A 2018 McKnight Foundation [...]
