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Theater in the Head
Photo of Diana Deaver by Jeff Woodward
Theater in the Head (2010 - 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 So Percussion, the forty-minute sextet is divided into two acts incorporating Myers' robust athleticism fused with theatricality and humor.

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"I have never felt so close to someone else's art."
--Blanche Boyd, Novelist





"Theater in the Head" was created in part during an Emerging Choreographer Residency at the 2009 Bates Dance Festival. In 2010-2011 the work will continue to be developed during a year-long creative residency at the Vermont Performance Lab (VPL/Sara Coffey). VPL is also a co-commissioner of the work and will present a preview of Theater in the Head June 2-4, 2011. For more information about this project or the VPL performance please contact us by email at info@adelemyersanddancers.com or visit vermontperformancelab.com.
 
 
PHOTO: 8 Views
Photo of Kellie Lynch and Philip Montana
by Florence Baratay
8 Views (2009)
"8 Views" is a collaboration between Adele Myers and Dancers and jazz bassist-composer, Ben Wolfe. The energetic and playful suite is inspired by and titled after Karen Dow’s series of eight colorful abstract paintings exhibited at the Bellwether Gallery, NYC in 2006.

In 2009, “8 Views” premiered at the Dance New Amsterdam Theater as part of the Artist-in-Residence Series, and was also presented by Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out and the Stonington Opera House.

Length: approx. 20 minutes
Ideal for outdoor stages and festivals
 
 
what we have is half of what we wish for...
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
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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.

Leng
th: duet approx. 15 min.
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Photo of Jessica Patz, Diana Deaver and Racheal Astern by Lois Greenfield Ze Moxy Baloop (2006)
"Ze Moxy Baloop" is a bold exhibition of technical virtuosity that bursts with high energy. Composed in three sections, the choreography draws from the dancers backgrounds in contemporary dance, capoeira, hip-hop and salsa.

"Ze Moxy Baloop" was commissioned by the University of Florida/Mod Project in 2002 and has also been presented by DanceNowNYC in 2005 and in 2007 at the New Haven Festival of Arts and Ideas.

Length: approx. 15 minutes
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Ideal for outdoor stages and festivals
 
 

Photo of Diana Deaver and Alison Walton by Lois Greenfield
7/10-7/29, 9/5-12/9, to be cont... (2006)
Sleek and elegant, this ensemble work is stripped of narrative but riddled with brief encounters and glimpses of individuals among the group.

This project was commissioned for the Strictly Seattle Dance Festival in 2006 and presented by the New Haven International Festival of Arts and Ideas in 2007.

Length: approx. 13 minutes
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Ideal for outdoor stages and festivals
 
 
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