The Deborah Abel Dance Company performs original works choreographed by artistic director Deborah Abel which are intended to engage the audience in a very human, soulful, and concretely emotional way, and to give them an experience of discovery and inner movement. It is meant to remind us of a level of connection with ourselves and others that gets buried in everyday life, and which the arts are uniquely qualified to uncover.
It aims to touch the part of us that is longing: longing to be the lover and the beloved, longing for connection with our truest selves and with others. Through a perspective that is a meld of western psychology and eastern intentionality, the dances explore the possibility of personal wholeness, and of evolving relationships in partnerships, families, and communities.
Each concert is conceived as a whole, creating a universe into which the audience is invited to enter. And infusing it all is a sense of breath as powerful as the butoh concept of (to quote Sankai Juku founder Ushio Amagatsu) "inward wind, " an internal force."
It aims to touch the part of us that is longing: longing to be the lover and the beloved, longing for connection with our truest selves and with others. Through a perspective that is a meld of western psychology and eastern intentionality, the dances explore the possibility of personal wholeness, and of evolving relationships in partnerships, families, and communities.
Each concert is conceived as a whole, creating a universe into which the audience is invited to enter. And infusing it all is a sense of breath as powerful as the butoh concept of (to quote Sankai Juku founder Ushio Amagatsu) "inward wind, " an internal force."
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DEBORAH ABEL has choreographed and danced in her own works since 1987.
Her work has been presented across the Northeast US, as well as in India and Mexico.
In 2019 she was awarded the USArtist International grant from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation to tour her most recent work, The Wild Divine, through three cities in Mexico.
On this tour the company had the premier spot as closing performance of the 39th Lila Lopez International Contemporary Dance Festival in San Luis Potos, Mexico, performing for a full house of 1400 in the incredible Teatro de la Paz.
Her work has been presented across the Northeast US, as well as in India and Mexico.
In 2019 she was awarded the USArtist International grant from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation to tour her most recent work, The Wild Divine, through three cities in Mexico.
On this tour the company had the premier spot as closing performance of the 39th Lila Lopez International Contemporary Dance Festival in San Luis Potos, Mexico, performing for a full house of 1400 in the incredible Teatro de la Paz.
Sweet Rasa (rasa being sanskrit for the nectar, the juice, the most essential part of anything) is the musical component of the Deborah Abel Dance Company.
The entire ensemble is intimately engaged in the creation of each production.
The music takes shape with the contribution of all the musicians, and in dialogue with the evolving choreography.
An initial musical idea will spark the nascent choreography, which will in turn set the direction for the next turn in the music.
The music and the dance challenge each other to reach for greater depth of human emotional and spiritual truth.
The entire ensemble is intimately engaged in the creation of each production.
The music takes shape with the contribution of all the musicians, and in dialogue with the evolving choreography.
An initial musical idea will spark the nascent choreography, which will in turn set the direction for the next turn in the music.
The music and the dance challenge each other to reach for greater depth of human emotional and spiritual truth.
NAOMI IZEN (Costume Designer) is the creative visionary of Naomi Azriel Lifestyle Design.
She focuses her work mainly on local and seasonal floral artistry and event decor, however her background is in fashion design and merchandising.
She was the Editor-in- Chief of a twice award winning magazine D&M for her University and since then has held stints with Lonny Magazine, Country Living and the Editor-at-Large.
Naomi is in her final year of training to become a Hebrew Priestess through the Hebrew Priestess Training Institute called Kohenet.
She focuses her work mainly on local and seasonal floral artistry and event decor, however her background is in fashion design and merchandising.
She was the Editor-in- Chief of a twice award winning magazine D&M for her University and since then has held stints with Lonny Magazine, Country Living and the Editor-at-Large.
Naomi is in her final year of training to become a Hebrew Priestess through the Hebrew Priestess Training Institute called Kohenet.
By the end, tears were streaming down my face and I realized that what was happening in this work of art was nothing short of deep healing.
This transcends what many of us think of as modern dance.
This is live music and dance collaboration, based in spiritual practice, with love at the center.
It is strong, it is tender, it is caring, it is powerful, and profoundly beautiful.
We all need artistic experiences in our lives--and so acutely now-- that heal our challenged souls and move our ragged hearts.
This transcends what many of us think of as modern dance.
This is live music and dance collaboration, based in spiritual practice, with love at the center.
It is strong, it is tender, it is caring, it is powerful, and profoundly beautiful.
We all need artistic experiences in our lives--and so acutely now-- that heal our challenged souls and move our ragged hearts.
When the audience arrives, what awaits them is an experience of exquisitely rendered shapes - sonic, visual and kinetic - that frequently move people to tears.
Abel's dance is anything but the thrill-packed, angst-driven spectacle that dominates our stages.
Abel sent her dancers through space with a luxurious, visceral sweep and flow, alternating long, clean lines with fluid curves.
Lifts cartwheeled and spiraled.
Leaps and turns seemed to ride on currents of air.
Perhaps the dancers smiled because the lyrical movement was so gratifying to perform.
Abel's dance is anything but the thrill-packed, angst-driven spectacle that dominates our stages.
Abel sent her dancers through space with a luxurious, visceral sweep and flow, alternating long, clean lines with fluid curves.
Lifts cartwheeled and spiraled.
Leaps and turns seemed to ride on currents of air.
Perhaps the dancers smiled because the lyrical movement was so gratifying to perform.
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