Supporters
2023-24 Individual Supporters
Christopher McCord, Jean Heinrich, Susan Keller, Tina Cox, Kristin O’Neal,
Lori and Mark Teague, Lynn Farmer, Andy Weiskoff, Kimberly Merritt, Ted Pettus,
Cyndy Vaughn, Shannon Turner, David Mendoza, Carol Sandiford, Jeff Mather, Leon Clymore,
John and Martha England, Susan Sunay, Trisha Clymore, Bailey Barash, Elizabeth Geiger,
Karen Hammeras Zfaty, Celeste Miller, Rebecca England, Nancy White, Douglas Scott,
Jennifer Scully-Thurston, D. Patton White, James Waters, Joe Follman, Lynn Hesse, Ann Ritter,
Terry White, Gregory Pierce, Kathie de Nobriga, Alex Spitzer
Listing Reflects Contributions received between July 1, 2023 and March 5, 2024. We regret any errors or omissions.
Christopher McCord, Jean Heinrich, Susan Keller, Tina Cox, Kristin O’Neal,
Lori and Mark Teague, Lynn Farmer, Andy Weiskoff, Kimberly Merritt, Ted Pettus,
Cyndy Vaughn, Shannon Turner, David Mendoza, Carol Sandiford, Jeff Mather, Leon Clymore,
John and Martha England, Susan Sunay, Trisha Clymore, Bailey Barash, Elizabeth Geiger,
Karen Hammeras Zfaty, Celeste Miller, Rebecca England, Nancy White, Douglas Scott,
Jennifer Scully-Thurston, D. Patton White, James Waters, Joe Follman, Lynn Hesse, Ann Ritter,
Terry White, Gregory Pierce, Kathie de Nobriga, Alex Spitzer
Listing Reflects Contributions received between July 1, 2023 and March 5, 2024. We regret any errors or omissions.
Beacon Dance has received significant funding over the years from the following partners:
Georgia Council for the Arts
DeKalb Council for the Arts
Decatur Arts Alliance
The DeKalb County Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment
The High Museum Young Careers Guild
Emory University Center for Creativity and Arts
The Dance Program of Emory University
The Transforming Community Project of Emory University
Georgia Power
The City of Decatur
The Arts Festival of Atlanta
The City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs
Fulton County Arts and Culture
City Gallery East
The Contemporary
Dancers’ Collective
National Performance Network
National Endowment for the Arts
Art in The Atlanta Project
The B Complex
Alternate ROOTS
7 Stages
Core Dance
United Arts Council of Collier County, Florida
American College Personnel Association
LATAM
Art Institute of Atlanta
Anonymous Donors
Georgia Council for the Arts
DeKalb Council for the Arts
Decatur Arts Alliance
The DeKalb County Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment
The High Museum Young Careers Guild
Emory University Center for Creativity and Arts
The Dance Program of Emory University
The Transforming Community Project of Emory University
Georgia Power
The City of Decatur
The Arts Festival of Atlanta
The City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs
Fulton County Arts and Culture
City Gallery East
The Contemporary
Dancers’ Collective
National Performance Network
National Endowment for the Arts
Art in The Atlanta Project
The B Complex
Alternate ROOTS
7 Stages
Core Dance
United Arts Council of Collier County, Florida
American College Personnel Association
LATAM
Art Institute of Atlanta
Anonymous Donors
Awards
Beacon has received numerous accolades and awards over many years:
Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta 2002 Issue
Critics’ Picks
“Best Transcendental Cosmic Techno Redefinition of Dance”
Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta 2003 Issue
“Best Experimental Dance Epic”
Creative Loafing The Year in Culture 2003 Issue
Top 5 Dance Performances
1. To Air is Human, Beacon Dance
The final chapter of D. Patton White’s brilliant four-part epic, The Elemental Project, sent dancers in
billowing white in search for the secrets of freedom and flight.
Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta 2006 Issue
Best Cartographic Dance: The Mapping Project
Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta 2002 Issue
Critics’ Picks
“Best Transcendental Cosmic Techno Redefinition of Dance”
Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta 2003 Issue
“Best Experimental Dance Epic”
Creative Loafing The Year in Culture 2003 Issue
Top 5 Dance Performances
1. To Air is Human, Beacon Dance
The final chapter of D. Patton White’s brilliant four-part epic, The Elemental Project, sent dancers in
billowing white in search for the secrets of freedom and flight.
Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta 2006 Issue
Best Cartographic Dance: The Mapping Project