Adele Myers and Dancers: Mission Statement

ARTIST STATEMENT

I am interested in people dancing, and not simply dancers moving. Through a collaborative process, I work with dancers to navigate the chemistry between them as individuals and their relationship with the audience. Framed by a formal choreographic structure the movement style blends a robust athleticism with a casual personable presence of the performer. The impulse for these dances originates from personal experience, and we then explore how that individual experience intersects with popular culture as part of the collective unconscious. These intersections are conveyed through a chunky non-linear collage format combining energetic full-bodied dancing with everyday gestures, text, and a subtle sense of humor. I tend toward a social commentary that often asks, "why aren't we being more honest about this?"

Photo of Adele Myers from MANCC


"Adele Myers' work is so theatrical and engaging. She creates a visceral connection to her audience that one can't help to be drawn into her unique perspective of the world." Shannon R. Mayers, Director, Redfern Arts Center

ARTIST STATEMENT I am interested in people dancing, and not simply dancers moving. Through a collaborative process, I work with dancers to navigate the chemistry between them as individuals and their relationship with the audience. Framed by a formal choreographic structure the movement style blends a robust athleticism with a casual personable presence of the performer. The impulse for these dances originates from personal experience, and we then explore how that individual experience intersects with popular culture as part of the collective unconscious. These intersections are conveyed through a chunky non-linear collage format combining energetic full-bodied dancing with everyday gestures, text, and a subtle sense of humor. I tend toward a social commentary that often asks, "why aren't we being more honest about this?" Photo of Adele Myers from MANCC

ABOUT THE COMPANY Adele Myers and Dancers (AMD) is a five-member contemporary dance company dually based in NYC and CT. The company offers a humanist perspective by combining robust athleticism, humor, and a personalized theatricality. In 2008, AMD presented a full evening at Joyce SoHo and subsequently in 2009, the company was presented at the Dance New Amsterdam (DNA) Theater as an Artist-in-Residence. With support from the National Dance Project, the company began touring "Theater in the Head" to five of the six states throughout New England in 2011-12. Onstage at Connecticut College will present the premiere of the company’s new evening length work, "Einstein’s Happiest Thought" in February 2013 followed by a tour to six venues including the New Haven International Festival of Arts and Ideas, Mass MoCA and the ICA in Boston among others. Adele Myers and Dancers has received support from the Vermont Performance Lab, The Bates Dance Festival, Summer Stages Dance Festival, NEFA, the City of New Haven, the State of Connecticut, the LEF Foundation, and the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC). The mission of Adele Myers and Dancers is to create, perform and teach dance that is engaging and relevant to a range of humans. In addition to performing, Adele Myers and Dancers offers Community in Motion workshops.