Deborah Abel
- Actress
Deborah Abel has choreographed, and danced in her own works since 1987.
The work has been presented in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut,
New Delhi, Jaipur, Chennai, San Luis Potosi, and Mexico City. Among her many concerts have been 7
full evening works. In 2010 Deborah was awarded the Massachusetts
Cultural Council Artist Fellowship in Choreography. She was a finalist
in the 1988 Massachusetts Artist Foundation Fellowship Program in
Choreography. In 2012 she served as a judge on the Massachusetts
Cultural Council panel for the Artist Fellowship in Choreography. Her
concert "Calling to You: A Tale of Ancient Wisdom in the Modern
World" (Premiere, March 2012, Tsai Auditorium) toured India in December
2012, through the sponsorship of the Indian Council for Cultural
Relations, and the Kalakshetra Foundation. While in India The Deborah
Abel Dance Company worked in partnership with the SEWA Foundation, (the
largest trade union in the world serving poor self-employed women)
introducing young students of Sewa in New Delhi to modern dance. In 2019, with a grant from US Artists International her concert "The Wild Divine" was the final night presentation at the Lila Lopez International Contemporary Dance Festival.
Abel and resident composer Lee Perlman have created and presented the Unraveling to the Source Movement Workshops, which have been presented by Rowe Camp and Conference Center, Spring Hill of Ashby, and The Jubilee Center. The workshops include Lovedancing: A Couples Movement Workshop and Creative Dance as Divine Worship.
Abel and resident composer Lee Perlman have created and presented the Unraveling to the Source Movement Workshops, which have been presented by Rowe Camp and Conference Center, Spring Hill of Ashby, and The Jubilee Center. The workshops include Lovedancing: A Couples Movement Workshop and Creative Dance as Divine Worship.