Nehprii Amenii is a writer, director, puppeteer, and the artistic director of Khunum Productions, a platform for creative anthropology, that uses visual and experimental theatre to promote human connectivity. She is recipient of the 2013 Lipkin Prize for Playwriting and was selected as a U.S delegate for the 2015 Women Playwrights International Conference. She’s worked with Penumbra Theatre, La MaMa Experimental Theatre, The Flea, Pan Asian Rep, Bushwick Starr, HOBT Puppet and Mask Theatre, Bread and Puppet Theatr, Virginia Stage Company, and Cirque Due Soleil. Nehprii has enjoyed over 17 years of teaching. She uses arts and storytelling to teach English to young immigrants and refugees within NYC public schools. She currently serves as an advisor for the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, while also serving as the creative consultant for the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation’s Arts in Education. 

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