Minneapolis-based Puppet Artist, Kallie Melvin interviews her mentor, Sri-Lankan born artist, founder and Executive/Artistic Director of Monkeybear’s Harmolodic Workshop, Chamindika Wanduragala. Monkeybear’s Harmolodic Workshop, supports Native, Black, IPOC in developing creative and technical skills in contemporary puppetry.

Recorded on: December 13, 2022, 8pm EST
Run Time: 1 hour

Bios:

Kallie Melvin
Performances (as creator) 2018 Not Here Not There, Monkeybear’s New Puppetworks Show, Pillsbury House Theatre, Mpls 2018 Bookworms Club, Ta- Da!, Heart of the Beast, Mpls 2018 Work-in-Progress, AOI, Lake Monster, St. Paul 2017 Dear Mr. Webster, Home Series, Pangea World Theater, Mpls , Midtown Greenway Glow 2018 , Not Here Not there : An Adoptee’s Journey to Home at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater ,Weissman Museum WAMORAMA, original shadow Show “The day before Friday”. HOBT Puppet Cabaret: Hot Corn , With Stars Above , Off Leash Art Box .

Chamindika Wanduragala is a Sri Lankan American puppet artist, filmmaker and DJ (DJ Chamin), based in Minneapolis. She loves transporting people to another world through puppetry and sharing the sense of joy and magic that comes with bringing a puppet to
life. Chamindika is the founder and Executive/Artistic Director of Monkeybear’s Harmolodic Workshop, which supports Native, Black, IPOC in developing creative and technical skills in contemporary puppetry. You can see her work at www.chamindika.com