Anna Adams Stark in Keen [No. 2]; photo by Maria Baranova
Anna Adams Stark
performer
Anna Adams Stark has been living and working in NYC as a dancer, performer, producer, and arts worker for over 15 years. She has performed with artists such as Kim Brandt, Walter Dundervill & iki nakagawa, Ivy Baldwin, Laurie Berg, Levi Gonzalez, Tara Aisha Willis and many others. Anna has also built an extensive career as a production manager and stage manager, working most recently with inDANCE/Hari Krishnan, Antonio Ramos and the Gangbangers, Harlem Stage and Brooklyn Ballet’s The Brooklyn Nutcracker. Anna was a founding producer of RoofTop Dance (2010-2013) and ROVE (2014), and recently produced the Jo Andres: DREAMING OUT LOUD exhibition in 2023 and the Jo Andres: Before Your Eyes exhibition in 2024. Anna held key roles at Dance New Amsterdam (2009-2013) and Movement Research (2014-2023). Recent highlights include performing in Joan Jonas’ Mirror Piece I & II at MoMA (2024), providing directorial support for Jenna Riegel’s new work Varvara (2024), and performing as part of Jennifer Kayle’s Turns Improvisation ensemble (2024). Anna was raised in Normal, IL and received her BFA in Dance from the University of Iowa.
works: Rumen, Keen [No. 2]