Mary Fields
Pronouns: she/her Mary Fields is a singer/songwriter and arts integration specialist based in Baltimore, Md. She is a WolfTrap Certified Early Learning Teaching Artist and specializes in music for grades k-8. She has performed internationally, including in Africa, Prague, and…
Deborah “Spice” Kleinmann
Pronouns: she/her Musician and singer Deborah “Spice” Kleinmann is a Wolf Trap-trained Early Childhood teaching artist with Arts for Learning Maryland and has worked for over 16 years conducting arts integration residencies in Maryland and Virginia public schools, as well…
Natasha Mirny (“Happy Theater”)
Pronouns: she/her Natasha Mirny is a Wolf Trap-trained Early Childhood master teaching artist with Arts for Learning Maryland. She is also a performer, stage director, and founder of Happy Theater. She is currently working as a teaching artist at several…
Suzanne Herbert-Forton
Pronouns: she/her Suzanne Herbert-Forton has been a working artist in Baltimore for over 30 years. She creates and exhibits mixed media pieces using hand embroidery, ceramics, and found objects. The work is inspired in part by the artisans of the…
Elias Schutzman
Pronouns: he/him Elias Schutzman is a Wolf Trap-trained Early Childhood teaching artist with Arts for Learning Maryland. Since 2016, he has been teaching arts-integrated residencies, performing interactive assemblies, and giving family involvement workshops for public school children throughout Maryland, DC,…
TAHIRA
Pronouns: she/her TAHIRA is an award-winning storyteller, poet, vocalist, and musician who uses the power of story to build literacy skills, cultural awareness, and community. A graduate of Temple University’s School of Communication and Theatre, she has been a full-time…
SOLE Defined
SOLE Defined is a high-energy percussive dance company redefining tap, body percussion and sand dance through rhythm, storytelling, and culture. Founded by Guggenheim Fellow Ryan K. Johnson and acclaimed artist Quynn Johnson, SOLE Defined blends African-American traditions with global influences…
Ologundê
The Ologundê celebrates the rich Afro-Brazilian culture of Salvador, Bahia, through a diverse repertoire of music, dance, and martial arts. Composed of Brazilians living in the United States and Brazil, Ologundê includes former members of world-renowned music and dance troupes…
Drew Anderson
Pronouns: he/him Entertainer and educator Drew Anderson has spent his entire adult life engaging audiences as a science teacher and performer of hip hop, spoken word, and comedy. Now, he’s bridging those two worlds with two new innovative performing arts-based…
Schroeder Cherry
Pronouns: he/him A native of Washington, D.C., Schroeder Cherry played with puppets as a child. In college, he apprenticed to a puppet master in Chicago, and then joined a troupe before setting out on his own. Cherry earned a Bachelor…
Hua Hua Zhang
Pronouns: she/her Hua Hua Zhang graduated from the Beijing Performing Arts Academy where she was trained as a performer in the ancient art of Chinese puppetry. From 1974 to 1995 she toured nationally and internationally with the China Puppet Arts…
Ali Oliver-Krueger
Pronouns: she/they/Ali Ali Oliver-Krueger is a Wolf Trap-trained Master Teaching Artist. Ali is a director, actor, singer, playwright/composer, and puppet maker. As a teaching artist and arts education professional, Ali has worked with schools, opera companies, and arts organizations across…