Maria Baranova
Anna Sperber

Presented by American Dance Festival 
ADF Commission
 
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2025 | 7:30 PM *Post-Performance Discussion
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2025 | 5:00 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2025 | 7:30PM

Start DateWed, Jun 25, 2025 7:30 PM
Start DateThu, Jun 26, 2025 5:00 PM
Start DateThu, Jun 26, 2025 7:30 PM

TICKETS

$27

General Admission
Eligible for Pick 4

VENUE

von der Heyden Studio Theater, Rubenstein Arts Center
2020 Campus Drive, Duke University Campus

Directions to Venue

PROGRAM

Beacons
We are beacons. Our dance is tenderness. It is the joy and complications of youth and aging. It is holding on. It is tethering. Traversing patterns that unfold over time, reaching exhaustion, and then resisting that limit. How do we simultaneously experience change and stay continuously present? Beacons, choreographed by Anna Sperber, is described by The New York Times as "immediately compelling" and "wonderfully strange," exploring themes of movement, connection, and endurance through both youth and aging. Performed by Tim Bendernagel, Owen Prum, Zo Williams, and Sperber, with music by Lea Bertucci and lighting by Madeline Best, it delves into change, support, and the complexities of being present. 
Anna Sperber Website
Estimated run time: 65 minutes, no intermission

Photo Credit: Maria Baranova