Adele Myers and Dancers: Repertory


	Photo of Kellie Lynch & Khadija Griffith by Ivan Singer		"Einstein's Happiest Thought" (2011-2013) “Einstein’s Happiest Thought,” is a multidisciplinary investigation into the state of imbalance as potential freedom. Directed and choreographed by Adele Myers along with: Josh Quillen, composer; Blanche Boyd, writer; and filmmaker, Emmy Pickett; the collective exploration folds dance, film, music and writing into a performance of risk as a personal narrative. Five female performers bring robust athleticism and sometimes execute improbable tasks. Ain Gordon is the dramaturg for the project. “Einstein’s Happiest Thought” will premiere at Connecticut College in January 2013. Click here for more information including for videos, images and high resolution downloads.



	Photo of Diana Deaver by Jeff Woodward		Theater in the Head (2009 - 2011) "Theater in the Head" is a quest for intimacy between performers and their audience. It offers spectacle then reveals its mechanics by stripping them away. Developed with composer, Josh Quillen of the So Percussion ensemble, the forty-five minute quintet incorporates Myers' robust athleticism fused with theatricality and humor. The concept for "Theater in the Head" originated during an Emerging Choreographer residency at the Bates Dance Festival and was further developed during a one-year creative residency at the Vermont Performance Lab (VPL). VPL was also a co-commissioner of the work and presented the premiere in June 2011 at the Progressive Performance Festival- launching the company's 2011-2012 tour to five of the six states throughout New England. The tour will culminate with four performances in NYC in May 2012 at the Soaking Wet performance series, located at the West End Theater and curated by David Parker. Length: approx. 45 minutes Click here for more information including for videos, images and high resolution downloads. "I have never felt so close to someone else's art." --Blanche Boyd, Novelist



			This dance is what you see. (2010 - 2011) Performed to an original score by Josh Quillen, "This Dance Is What You See" experiments with being in control of being out of control. The work was originally commissioned by the 2010 Dance New Amsterdam Theater’s New York Summer Dance Intensive. Variations of the dance have been commissioned by: Connecticut College Dance Department; The Taft School; Full Force Dance; Rhode Island College; and the Summer Stages Dance Festival. Adele Myers and Dancers will premiere “This Dance Is What You See” in October 2011 at the Red Fern Arts Center in Keene, NH. Length: approx. 15 minutes



	Photo of Tara Burns and Philip Montana by Steven Schreiber		what we have is half of what we wish for (2008) Humorous, unsettling and nostalgic, “what we have is half of what we wish for” is a multi-media reverie about the importance of finding personal interaction amidst rapid technological advancement. “what we have is half of what we wish for” was presented in 2008 by the NEFA/RDDI Dance Exchange and Joyce SoHo; and 2009 at the Dance New Amsterdam Theater as part of the Artist in Residence Series. Length: approx. 25 minutes Click here for more information including for videos, images and high resolution downloads.



	Photo of Diana Deaver and Adele Myers by Christopher Duggan		Is That All There Is (2007) Inspired by Peggy Lee's song, "Is That All There Is" is a duet about two women who come together for support as they enter different phases in their lives. The quintet was presented in 2007 by Dance New Amsterdam’s Splice series in NYC and at Joyce SoHo in 2008. The shorter duet version of "Is That All There Is," performed by Adele Myers and Diana Deaver, has been presented throughout the United States since 2005 including at the ST. Louis Impulse Dance Festival; Seattle’s Velocity’s Dance Center, and more recently at the Franco-American Heritage Center in Lewiston, Maine. Length: duet approx. 15 min. Click here for more information including for more information including videos, images and high resolution downloads.


	For information on repertory and booking, please email us at booking@adelemyersanddancers.com.