Shining Beacon Arts Residency is a collaboration between Connor Voss and Rebecca Patek which combines documentary, dance and medicine to help you decalcify your pineal gland and power a revolutionary new art program in upstate New York. This performance follows their research journey which began at the Shining Beacon Arts Residency (SBAR), a program within the Target Department Store, to help artists realize their true potential within a retail environment. Whether you are an artist, a scientist, a doctor, or a retail worker, you too can find a home within Shining Beacon (SBAR). This event is free, unticketed, and open to the public.

About the Artists

Rebecca Patek (Choreography & Performance) has created over twenty original performances. She was an Artist in Residence at Movement Research, Atlantic Center for the Arts and New York Live Arts (Fresh Tracks). Her work was presented at MoMa PS1, The Kitchen, Impulstanz Vienna (Prix Jardin D’Europe Fan Award 2014), Museum of Arts and Design, Chocolate Factory Theater, Abrons Art Center, Dance Theater Workshop, MR at Judson Church, BAX, Triple Canopy, Prelude Festival, Performance Mix Festival, and Dixon Place

Connor Voss (Choreography & Performance) has danced in original works with RoseAnne Spradlin, Kota Yamazaki, Heather Kravas, Juliana May, Vanessa Anspaugh, Mina Nishimura, Neil Greenberg, Miguel Gutierrez, Anna Azrieli, Raja Feather Kelly, PearsonWidrig Dance Theater and more, with shows nominated for two New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Awards. His choreography has been presented by the Center for Performance Research, Movement Research, Chez Bushwick, Open Look Festival, DC Choreographer's Showcase, The Invisible Dog, Gibney Dance Center, and Cathy Weis Studios.

David Pym (Video Design) is a filmmaker & video designer for live performance. Recent video designs: The Making of King Kong by Lisa Clair, directed by Eugene Ma (Target Margin),Bonnie’s Last Flight by Eliza Bent, directed by Annie Tippe (New York Theatre Workshop), Madame Lynchby Normandy Sherwood & Craig Flanagin (New Ohio)