Chandreyee Basu Thakur is an Indian Classical dancer and choreographer from Kolkata – the cultural hub of India. She has specialized in two beautiful dance forms – Bharatanatyam from Tamil Nadu and Mohiniattam from Kerala. She is a disciple of the legendary guru Thankamani Kutty. Chandreyee was the official dance choreographer for the North American [...]
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Caley Vickerman
Actor, Educator, and Poetic Enabler, Caley Vickerman, is the founder of Guerilla Haiku, a public art experience that she has been growing since 2011. The purpose of Guerilla Haiku is to use poetry as a tool to get strangers to connect and share their stories in public spaces. Facilitators build temporary installations to showcase a [...]
Benjamin Domask-Ruh
Benjamin Domask-Ruh is a performing artist combining the skill and technique of juggling with the theory and philosophy of clown under the aesthetic of corporeal mime to create a unique blend of circus and theatre. With the use of his experience in Contemporary Circus and Physical Theatre, Benjamin strives to share a deeper understanding of [...]
Bart Buch
Bart Buch believes one of the most important contributions both artists and educators can make is to help develop a sense of real self-confidence in individuals through expression and growth of specific gifts or talents they have to share. Bart fosters the birth and growth of these unique gifts through puppetry arts residencies. Puppetry arts [...]
Anita Ruth & T. Mychael Rambo
Anita Ruth and T. Mychael Rambo inspire new ways of thinking about African-American words and music. T. Mychael’s skills as an actor, singer and educator complement Anita’s extensive experience as a theatrical music director, accompanist and vocal coach. Anita has been involved in the Twin Cities theatrical and musical circles for over 35 years. She [...]
Andrew Young
Andrew Young (he/they) is a Taiwanese-Indonesian-American puppeteer, artist, and educator based in Minneapolis. They received their puppeteer training through Monkeybear’s Harmolodic workshop, a Black, Native, and POC focused puppetry organization, and has since worked for Mayday and Barebones as a staff artist/performer, as well as continued to create their own work. They have also been [...]
Amy Wilderson
Amy Wilderson loves so many things about being a teaching artist but the one that excites her the most is being able to share this art form that so many people have never considered being something that they could actually do. It’s an absolute joy for her to be able to assist participants as they [...]
Aimee K. Bryant
Aimee K. Bryant has been performing in the Twin Cities for the over the 20 years. Some of her professional highlights include Beneatha in A Raisin in the Sun, Ensemble Member in For Colored Girls and Black Nativity, as well as Sarah in Ragtime and Marian the Librarian in The Music Man. City Pages named [...]
