Chloe Tower is a teaching artist, director, performer, and dancer currently based in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Originally from Orlando, Florida, she graduated with her BFA in Theatre for Youth from Samford University in 2021 and is about to enter her second year as an MFA candidate in Theatre for Young Audiences at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. Chloe has worked professionally as a teaching artist with Seattle Children’s Theatre and Garden Theatre, and co-created an applied theatre program in Taitung, Taiwan and Galette-Chambon, Haiti. Most recently, she assisted in devising and performing in The JoyMobile, a nonverbal clowning show, that toured through the island of O’ahu this past year. She believes in the power of play, collaboration, and social emotional learning through theatre education to empower the next generation of creative and empathetic artists.
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Chrysa Kovach is a community music facilitator who loves helping others start or continue their musical journeys. Whether it is through teaching or through grant writing, she is always looking for ways to make music education accessible for everyone.
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Sarah Gordin is the artistic director and founder of Philly Children's Theatre, as well as a theatre/dance/music teaching artist and director. Sarah received her BA in Theatre from Muhlenberg College. She also studied at the National Theatre Institute Advanced Directing Program at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center and The Theatre Academy of London.
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Binji Seidu Zakaria is a Theatre for Development (TfD) Facilitator/Community Theatre Artist from and based in Ghana, precisely the Northern region of Ghana. An Advocate and Activist for Minority Groups in Ghana. Binji is the Founder/CEO of Nasanba Community Theatre. He has 8 years of rural community work experience. He holds a Master of Philosophy in Arts and Culture and Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from the University of Education, Winneba, and specialized in Theatre for Development (TfD) in each program.
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"The enthusiasm of mentors, teachers, adult students, but especially that of the young students and their parents, was overwhelmingly tangible. Once again, music proves to be a cohesive element that promotes teamwork, sensitizes people, and creates unforgettable moments of wonder."—Manuel Matarrita of the Global Leaders Program writes about Querido Arte, an organization that fosters a love of opera and music in young people in their blog, "Little Red Cap Visits Central America"
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