At heart, I am a storyteller.

At heart, I am a storyteller.  

As a child, in my grandmother's backyard, I would create for all of her friends a "theatrical spectacle" of dance, song and storytelling that would travel from a swing to an apple tree to the prairie field next to us. 

It is no wondering that I grew up to be an artist that tells stories through dance, theatre, music, and now film.  

My inspiration is the world around me and all that I see.  I believe poetry to be the essence of language. Dance is the essences of movement and film captures life in its visual essence. 

Love is the essence of living and creating art from this place, allows me to be a conduit of creativity expressing this.  One of the love stories in "Touch" is inspired by my parents, Johnny and Karen, and how my father knew he was going to marry my mother from "the moment he laid eyes on her."  Loss is apart of love. Longing for love is a theme in touch but the moment we understand that we as humans are all interconnected, we are no longer alone on this journey.  

"Mirrors" is a reflection of our need for connection to self, others and what guides us in this world.  Rumi, in the 13th century wrote, "Man & Woman Arguing" about a couple's disagreement over money. I believe his words still ring true in many households today.  Rumi is a poetic storyteller and the reason his words have inspired me and countless others, is because they are timeless.  

Good storytelling is timeless.  Come be apart of the story of "Touch" and "Mirrors" opening May 17th! Buy Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

-Ellyzabeth Adler
Executive Director, Founder and Storytelle

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