Circles and Moons
Dec 20
Celebrate the winter solstice with a moon gazing durational performance by Rachel Beetz and Jennifer Bewerse.
Dec 20
6-10:30 p.m
What scales of time can we feel when we gaze at the cosmos? The moon moves through her own cyclical rhythms across the seasons, revealing patterns we can begin to glimpse if we slow down to watch.
In Circles and Moons, we enter an annual ritual of moon gazing. Beginning just after sunset on the longest night of the year, video artist Jennifer Bewerse’s real-time films of 12 full moons from 2024 unfold alongside an expanded version of Rachel Beetz’s auditory hallucination drone, Pareidolia, moving through all 12 musical keys. Together, the images and sound invite us to regulate our pace, attune ourselves to cycles beyond our own, and settle into the darkness of winter.
Circles and Moons lasts just over four hours. You are welcome to stay for the full duration or come and go as you need. Each moon lasts approximately 20 minutes, with each season unfolding over 50–70 minutes. Seating is modular and includes chairs and floor cushions. You are welcome to bring your own chair, blanket, or favorite meditation object to make yourself comfortable.
Lovely Lane
2200 St. Paul St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
Jennifer Bewerse is a multimedia artist working across film, music, and performance. She creates time-based works that reconnect people with experiences so familiar they go unnoticed, inviting a more expansive way of seeing their lives and the world around them.
Her work has been presented at CAP UCLA’s Tune In Festival, REDCAT, 2220 Arts & Archives, Experiments in Electronic Sound Festival, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the Fivesparks Harvard Music Festival. Her film Unstuckness Practice, co-directed with Sharon Chohi Kim, received Honorable Mention from Experimental Forum Los Angeles and LA Underground Film Forum. Her audiovisual collaboration with Rachel Beetz was featured at the Hear Now Festival and named one of San Francisco Classical Voice’s Best Classical Performances of 2024.
She has been an artist in residence with Automata Theater, Human Resources Los Angeles, and the Women’s International Study Center. Her work is supported by the Center for Cultural Innovation, Eastside Arts Initiative, and New Music USA. She holds a DMA from UC San Diego.
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