Susana Abell is a highly respected, veteran performing and teaching artist whose
career in puppetry arts has spanned two decades and three continents. Her work as
a bi-lingual puppeteer and circus performer both in South America and throughout
Europe prepared her for a successful seven year tenure as one of the most sought
after teaching artists in New Jersey where her programs and residencies were
directly sponsored by Carnegie Hall, The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the New
Jersey Department of Education and the New Jersey Council on the Arts. Susana
holds a Master of Arts in teaching and also has extensive experience as an arts
administrator, serving seven years as Executive Director of a very active arts council
in North Carolina where her grant funded Arts-in-Education programming
consistently won accolades and recognition from the state Arts Council.
Timmy Abell is a nationally recognized children's recording and touring artist
who has spent 30 years presenting concerts of music and storytelling for young people
and families. He is a recipient of the North Carolina Arts Council's Fellowship for
Songwriting and has received the highest national awards for his recordings,
including Parent's Choice and NAPPA Gold and The American Library Association's
Notable Children's Recording Awards. Timmy's concerts feature music played on
seven instruments (including hammered dulcimer, English concertina, guitar, banjo,
bowed psaltery and penny whistle) and a repertoire of both traditional and original
songs, instrumental compositions and stories. Timmy's concerts have been presented
by The Kennedy Center, The National Theater, The JFK Library, The Peace Center,
Picolo Spoleto, Merlefest and in countless concert halls, theaters and schools in more
than 20 states.
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