BIO
Anna Sperber is a native of Brooklyn, New York, where she is currently based. Her work has been presented in venues throughout NYC including Dance Theater Workshop, Barishnikov Arts Center, Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church, Movement Research at Judson Church, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, the 92nd St. Y Harkness Dance Center , Dixon Place, Joyce SoHo, Chez Bushwick (at Shtudio Show and The Ronald Feldman Gallery), Live Sh— at the Chocolate factory, AUNTS, Catch! Series at P.S.122 and CPR.
She was a 2006-08 Movement Research Artist In Residence, and a recipient of NYSCA Dance Program Public Commissioning Funds. Her work has also been supported through residencies at the Harkness Dance Center at the 92nd Street Y, SILO/ DanceNYC, Dragon’s Egg, and the Experimental Television Center. Sperber, with composer Mario Diaz de Leon and video artist Jay King collaborated on cinema installation Cutting and Joining, 2005, and she has collaborated extensively with artist and musician, Peter Kerlin. Anna holds a BFA from SUNY Purchase. In addition to her own work she has performed in the work of Julie Atlas Muz, Isabel Lewis, Beth Gill, The Brooklyn Adult Recorder Choir, Fritz Haeg/ Animal Estates as part of the 2008 Whitney Biennial. and with Juliette Mapp whom she has worked with for the past five years.
Anna wa a Co-Curator of the Movement Research Festival Spring 08, Somewhere Out There, and 2008/09 resident choreographer of Sugar Salon, a program supporting female choreographers developed by WAX in partnership with the Barnard College Department of Dance.
Performances of her new work, NAOMI, will take place Sept 9th-11th at BRAZIL.
photo by Peter Kerlin