Zara Teicher is a musician, artist, and mother of two based in Detroit. Her practice revolves around ways of listening and the interaction of sound with the physical and metaphysical body. She has performed extensively across Southeast Michigan, Los Angeles, and at various European venues. She has performed with Grammy-nominated ensemble Wild Up and shown work at local venues including the Detroit Institute of the Arts - Detroit Film Theater, Cranbrook Art Museum, and Trinosophes. As an educator, Zara is particularly interested in playful methods of expanding creativity. She has been an adjunct faculty member at Cranbrook Academy of Art in the Program for Critical Studies. She has also been a guest lecturer at the University of Michigan and the University of Illinois-Chicago. Zara has an MFA in Music from California Institute of the Arts, a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Northwestern University where she majored in French horn performance and also studied Art Theory and Practice, and is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy.