Glenda teaches creative nonfiction and storytelling with a focus on understanding and finding meaning in personal lived experience. Glenda sees arts education not only as a means of activating the creativity and aliveness of her students but also as a tool to get to know oneself for full self-actualization. She believes narrative structure has the [...]
Garrett Obrycki (g)
Hello! My name is Garrett – I also go by g! Over the past decade, I have had the incredible privilege of performing, producing, and teaching across the globe. I spent 15 years training and working professionally as an opera singer around the United States with companies like Opera Philadelphia, Sarasota Opera, the Prototype Festival [...]
Frank Sentwali
Frank Sentwali is the creator of Edu-Poetic Enterbrainment, a Twin Cities’ spoken word and music ensemble. Frank has spent years in the education system as a tutor, teacher and mentor. He currently co-facilitates S.E.E.D. (Sentwali Entertainment Education Division), presenting programs in schools and community centers. See an example virtual residency from Frank. Program Offerings Virtual [...]
Dylan Fresco
Dylan believes strongly in the inherent value of each person’s interests, talents, stories and ideas. His goal as a teaching artist is to support and inspire students to express themselves creatively, both on their own and in collaboration with each other. In his work, he invites connections between people and communities through story, music, poetry [...]
DJ Kool Akiem
DJ Kool believes that within Hip-Hop culture is an often misunderstood form of creativity, ingenuity, and originality which can be applied to any path in life. As a teaching artist DJ Kool attempts to communicate these practical lessons he has learned throughout his career in an inspirational, thought provoking and ‘cool’ exploration of history and [...]
Desdamona
Desdamona is an internationally recognized, award-winning poet, Hip Hop artist, and teaching artist whose work combines performance, youth development, and community engagement. Since beginning her performance career in Minneapolis/Saint Paul in 1996, she has used poetry, storytelling, and Hip Hop as tools for self-expression, connection, and personal transformation. For nearly three decades, Desdamona has facilitated [...]
Deacon Warner
Deacon Warner has taught filmmaking to youth in the Twin Cities since 2007. As Youth Programs Director at FilmNorth in Saint Paul he led after school programming, summer camps, in-school residencies and professional opportunities. Before leading the youth program at FilmNorth, Deacon was a social studies teacher at North High in Minneapolis and the co-founder [...]
Danielle Daniel
Connecting Through Stories Danielle Daniel is a magical storyteller. She takes audiences on an exciting journey filled with adventure, suspense, and drama. Her voice and dramatization captivate and transport you to a variety of places and times. She weaves folktales, fairy tales and stories full of adventure and imagination that impart positive messages of courage, [...]
