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07-30-2007, 09:31 PM
Ecotone Physical Theatre Performs "Orpheus In Limbo", An Evening Of Rambunctious Improvisation, Orpheum Arts Space, 500 2Nd Street Sw. (Corner Of 2nd & Coal Downtown) Friday And Saturday, August 24-25, August 31-September 1, 8pm. $10. Kevin Paul, 505.681.7368
Ecotone Physical Theatre Will Perform Orpheus In Limbo, A Rambunctious Evening Of Dance-Theatre And Music. Ecotone Physical Theatre Is An New Mexico-Based Performance Ensemble That Mines The Veins Of
Improvisation: Sonic, Kinesthetic, Textual, Visual. Each Performance Is Completely Different. This Diverse Ensemble Consists Of Dancers, Actors And Musicians. Each Performance Is Unique, A Blend Of Slapstick
Dramedy, Angular Sound And Gesture,Rife With Potential For Hap And Mishap. Ecotone Physical Theatre Makes Extensive Use Of Computers And Digital Technology, Random Props And Costumery, Inscrutable Ritual,
Reluctant Audience Participation And A Little Backyard Voodoo To Transmogrify Both Performers And Environment To The Point Where, Really, Anything Can Happen.
Ecotone Physical Theatre Was Formed In The Spring Of 2006 When The Experimental Music Ensemble Incus With Jewell And Company Dance Theatre Joined Forces To Collaborate On A Series Of Improv Performances Called Ecotone. The Collaboration Was So Fruitful And
Well Received, They Decided To Merge, Taking The Name Of The Performance As The Name Of The Company. Its Members Are Directors Donna Jewell And Kevin Paul With Rufus Cohen, Kelly Ferguson, Andrea Muehl, Lisa Nevada, Jessica Searer, Mary Margaret Moore, Along With
Costume Designer Stacia Smith.
About The Directors:
Donna Jewell (Co-Director) Is The Head Of Dance In The Department Of Theatre And Dance At The University Of New Mexico And Is The Artistic Director Of Jewell & Company Dance Theater. Ms. Jewell Received Her
Mfa From Tisch School Of The Arts At New York University And For The Last Fifteen Years Has Been Choreographing, Performing, And Teaching In Europe And The United States. She Was A Full-Time Faculty Member Of
The Salzburg Experimental Academy Of Dance In Salzburg, Austria For Four Years While Giving Company Classes And Workshops In Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland, And Slovenia. Ms. Jewell Taught All Levels Of Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Choreography, Dance Analysis, Improvisation
And Contact Improvisation. Her Choreography Has Been Purchased And Commissioned By Various Schools, Including Brown University In Rhode Island And The Turku Conservatory In Finland.
As The Dance Teacher In The Theater Department Of The College For The Fine Arts Mozarteum In Salzburg, She Began Investigating Interdisciplinary Teaching, Choreographing And Performing While Working With Actors, Expanding As A Performer Into The Theater
Discipline And Becoming A Member Of Cabula6 Theater Of Vienna, Where She Continues To Perform As A Guest Actor. Ms. Jewell Is A Contributing Free Lance Dance Critic For Attitude Magazine Based In Brooklyn, Ny.
Currently Creating Site Specific Work And Dance/Theater Pieces For Video For Her Own Company, She Continues To Work As Guest Choreographer And Rehearsal Director For Lawine Torren In Austria, A Company Devoted To Theatrical Works For Large Machinery (Helicopters, Snowmobiles, Airplanes, Trucks, Tanks, And Cranes) And Humans (Actors, Dancers, Base Jumpers, And Skiers). This Coming April Will See The Sixth Annual Performance Of A Theater And Dance Work Performed On A Glacier South Of Innsbruck With Lawine Torren. Ms. Jewell Also Works
As A Coach For Various Companies And Performance Artists, Working In Rehearsal With Other Directors And Choreographers On Independent Projects.
Kevin Paul (Co-Director) Is A Multimedia Artist And Performer, Director, Sound Designer And Writer. He Works Extensively With Computers And Other Digital Technology. He Has Performed In Many New Music Ensembles, Including Gamelan Encantada, Incus, Ethicspill And
The Zulu Brake Torque Society. His Soundscapes Have Recently Been Featured At "Soundwalk" Sound Art Festival In Long Beach Ca, "Sounding The Landscape" In Albuquerque, And On Radio At Wdet-Fm And Kunm-Fm. He
Has Advanced Degrees In Sculpture And Playwriting, As Well As Extensive Movement, Dance And Martial Arts Training, And He Is A Contributing Writer To Albuquerque Arts Magazine And The Collector's Guide.
Ecotone Physical Theatre Will Perform Orpheus In Limbo, A Rambunctious Evening Of Dance-Theatre And Music. Ecotone Physical Theatre Is An New Mexico-Based Performance Ensemble That Mines The Veins Of
Improvisation: Sonic, Kinesthetic, Textual, Visual. Each Performance Is Completely Different. This Diverse Ensemble Consists Of Dancers, Actors And Musicians. Each Performance Is Unique, A Blend Of Slapstick
Dramedy, Angular Sound And Gesture,Rife With Potential For Hap And Mishap. Ecotone Physical Theatre Makes Extensive Use Of Computers And Digital Technology, Random Props And Costumery, Inscrutable Ritual,
Reluctant Audience Participation And A Little Backyard Voodoo To Transmogrify Both Performers And Environment To The Point Where, Really, Anything Can Happen.
Ecotone Physical Theatre Was Formed In The Spring Of 2006 When The Experimental Music Ensemble Incus With Jewell And Company Dance Theatre Joined Forces To Collaborate On A Series Of Improv Performances Called Ecotone. The Collaboration Was So Fruitful And
Well Received, They Decided To Merge, Taking The Name Of The Performance As The Name Of The Company. Its Members Are Directors Donna Jewell And Kevin Paul With Rufus Cohen, Kelly Ferguson, Andrea Muehl, Lisa Nevada, Jessica Searer, Mary Margaret Moore, Along With
Costume Designer Stacia Smith.
About The Directors:
Donna Jewell (Co-Director) Is The Head Of Dance In The Department Of Theatre And Dance At The University Of New Mexico And Is The Artistic Director Of Jewell & Company Dance Theater. Ms. Jewell Received Her
Mfa From Tisch School Of The Arts At New York University And For The Last Fifteen Years Has Been Choreographing, Performing, And Teaching In Europe And The United States. She Was A Full-Time Faculty Member Of
The Salzburg Experimental Academy Of Dance In Salzburg, Austria For Four Years While Giving Company Classes And Workshops In Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland, And Slovenia. Ms. Jewell Taught All Levels Of Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Choreography, Dance Analysis, Improvisation
And Contact Improvisation. Her Choreography Has Been Purchased And Commissioned By Various Schools, Including Brown University In Rhode Island And The Turku Conservatory In Finland.
As The Dance Teacher In The Theater Department Of The College For The Fine Arts Mozarteum In Salzburg, She Began Investigating Interdisciplinary Teaching, Choreographing And Performing While Working With Actors, Expanding As A Performer Into The Theater
Discipline And Becoming A Member Of Cabula6 Theater Of Vienna, Where She Continues To Perform As A Guest Actor. Ms. Jewell Is A Contributing Free Lance Dance Critic For Attitude Magazine Based In Brooklyn, Ny.
Currently Creating Site Specific Work And Dance/Theater Pieces For Video For Her Own Company, She Continues To Work As Guest Choreographer And Rehearsal Director For Lawine Torren In Austria, A Company Devoted To Theatrical Works For Large Machinery (Helicopters, Snowmobiles, Airplanes, Trucks, Tanks, And Cranes) And Humans (Actors, Dancers, Base Jumpers, And Skiers). This Coming April Will See The Sixth Annual Performance Of A Theater And Dance Work Performed On A Glacier South Of Innsbruck With Lawine Torren. Ms. Jewell Also Works
As A Coach For Various Companies And Performance Artists, Working In Rehearsal With Other Directors And Choreographers On Independent Projects.
Kevin Paul (Co-Director) Is A Multimedia Artist And Performer, Director, Sound Designer And Writer. He Works Extensively With Computers And Other Digital Technology. He Has Performed In Many New Music Ensembles, Including Gamelan Encantada, Incus, Ethicspill And
The Zulu Brake Torque Society. His Soundscapes Have Recently Been Featured At "Soundwalk" Sound Art Festival In Long Beach Ca, "Sounding The Landscape" In Albuquerque, And On Radio At Wdet-Fm And Kunm-Fm. He
Has Advanced Degrees In Sculpture And Playwriting, As Well As Extensive Movement, Dance And Martial Arts Training, And He Is A Contributing Writer To Albuquerque Arts Magazine And The Collector's Guide.