KARLA NWEJE has a background in concert dance, theater, literary arts, and education.  She holds a BFA in Dance Performance & Composition from Brooklyn College/CUNY and is a published author and contributing writer to literary journals and anthologies.  After obtaining her teaching credentials, Ms. Nweje worked as a high school language arts teacher by day and performer by night.  During this time, she intuitively used theater arts techniques to enhance the learning process in her classroom.  The positive results she witnessed affirmed her conviction that the arts are a vital component in the healthy, comprehensive development of our youth.

Ms. Nweje’s subsequent work as an arts educator targeted nontraditional participant groups and learning environments. She also served as coordinator for several arts programs in NYC and in Atlanta while continuing to perform and write. Since her arrival to the Twin Cities, Karla has done live and on-camera projects and has produced two bodies of stage work. In addition to her current work as an artist and  arts educator, Ms. Nweje is a youth program coordinator and a certified fitness professional.