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A Preview of the 2019 BAMkids Movie Matinee and Music Series
By Sam Polcer Our BAMkids programming, which inspires young audiences with a delightful and diverse lineup of concerts, workshops, movie matinees, and live performances for kids ages 2—11, begins...
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Fantástico! Your Guide to Eating, Drinking, and Playing Like a Brazilian in...
Beginning October 31, the dancers of Grupo de Rua make their BAM debut at the Howard Gilman Opera House with their gravity-defying work Inoah. The group hails from Rio de Janeiro and was co-founded by...
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RIOPOP: An Inoah-Inspired Playlist
Inoah, a gravity-defying work from the mind of Brazilian choreographer Bruno Beltrão, comes to the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House Oct 31—Nov 2. His company, Grupo de Rua, was founded in Niteroi, a...
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Nudity and the Work of Dimitris Papaioannou
By Jess Barbagallo Dimitris Papaioannou—creator of The Great Tamer and other works of virtuosic dance-theater spectacle since 1986— employs nudity in his live performances. Among other things. His...
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What’s in a Name: When Eddy Became Édouard Louis
Photo by Tommy Ga Ken WanBy Violaine Huisman Édouard Louis was sitting very straight, looking deliberately into the interviewer’s eyes. I was sitting next to him, on the other side of a two-tone...
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“Poke fun in a way that makes you feel optimistic”: A Conversation with Maira...
Maira Kalman, Marie-Laure de Noailles in Her Paris Salon, 2019, courtesy of the artist and Julie Saul Projects By Loney AbramsIllustrator, author, and beloved BAM artist Maira Kalman generously...
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Beyond the Canon: In the Cut + Klute
It is no secret that the cinema canon has historically skewed toward lionizing the white, male auteur. Beyond the Canon is a monthly series that seeks to question that history and broaden horizons by...
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Future Unknown: A Conversation with Brett Story
Photo courtesy of Grasshopper Film By Lindsay BraytonBrett Story is an award-winning filmmaker and writer based in Toronto. The Hottest August is her third documentary feature and screens exclusively...
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The Barber Shop As A Sacred Space
Photo: Marc BrennerBy Matthew Allen One of the bastions of unfiltered African-American discourse—the barber shop—is the setting for a Next Wave show. When contemplating where a Black man can have a...
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Africa Unite!: A Playlist Inspired By Barber Shop Chronicles
Set in barber shops across five cities on the African content (Lagos, Johannesburg, Accra, Kampala, Harare) and in a major city in its diaspora (London), Barber Shop Chronicles (Dec 3—8 at the Harvey...
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Perfecting the Vibe: Wisdom From Four Brooklyn Barbers
Interviews by Akornefa AkyeaPhotographs by Sam PolcerWritten by Nigerian-British poet and playwright Inua Ellams, international sensation Barber Shop Chronicles, which comes to BAM Dec 3—8 for its US...
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Holidays at BAM: Cabaret and Beyond
Note: BAM's new Artistic Director David Binder chose A Very Meow Meow Holiday Show to kick off an annual holiday block. Check out the seasonal photos after the jump from the BAM Hamm Archives.Meow...
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24 Hours with Alia Shawkat
Photo: NayMarieBy Alexandra Biss“The walls feel a little tight today,” remarked Alia Shawkat’s 62nd scene partner in The Second Woman.“Tell me about it,” she replies without missing a beat. This was...
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The 40 Most Unforgettable BAM Moments of 2019, According to BAM Staff
Photo: Julieta CervantesBefore the curtain falls on a truly remarkable year of heartwarming, surprising, shocking, breathtaking, hilarious, or otherwise unforgettable moments and milestones here at...
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A New Year Message From Katy Clark, President of BAM
The paradox of uncertain times is that they can also yield great ideas and new alliances. At BAM, 2019 was a year in which we charted new territory and saw our institution thrive.It was the first year...
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In Context: Medea
Photo: Caitlin CronenbergIn visionary writer-director Simon Stone’s powerful contemporary rewrite, Euripides’ controversial icon is reborn. Transposing the devastation of Greek tragedy to a modern...
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Matthew Lopez on The Inheritance and BAM
There's a reason there's more than one reference to BAM in playwright and screenwriter Matthew Lopez's four-time Olivier Award-winning play The Inheritance, which reimagines E.M. Forster's Howards End...
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A Conversation Between Medea Writer/Director Simon Stone and Producer David Lan
David Lan: Simon, why choose this very old play about things that happened very long ago? Simon Stone: Because what happens in the play keeps happening. The curse of our humanity is that we keep making...
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Beyond the Canon: The Hitch-Hiker + Badlands
It is no secret that the cinema canon has historically skewed toward lionizing the white, male auteur. Beyond the Canon is a monthly series that seeks to question that history and broaden horizons by...
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Morality in Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite and Alban Berg’s Wozzeck
Parasite (2019)By David HsiehIncome inequality is often framed as a political and social issue in the United States. But can it be a moral issue? Two very different works—Bong Joon-Hos’ Parasite,...
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Never Records Artist Spotlight: ĀJŌ
Photo credit: Ted RiedererNever Records is an exhibit and installation at The Rudin Family Gallery at BAM Strong that brings together artists and admirers of the arts. Musicians, spoken word artists,...
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Monthly Film Digest: March
Dive into this preview of what's coming to our screens in March, featuring original commentary from members of the film programming team.Kelly Reichardt Selects: First Cow in ContextThrough Mar...
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Beyond the Canon: Perfumed Nightmare + The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
It is no secret that the cinema canon has historically skewed toward lionizing the white, male auteur. Beyond the Canon is a monthly series that seeks to question that history and broaden horizons by...
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#LoveFromBAM: Podcasts
While our spaces are dark, you can stay connected to BAM by listening to podcasts featuring some of the artists we’ve welcomed in the past or planned to present this spring. Check out a few of our...
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Recommended Kids Digital Arts Education Resources
By Steven McIntosh, BAM’s Director of Education and Family ProgramsWhile they’re not a perfect solution, I’ve come to better accept the necessity of screens as a way to maintain some of our humanity...
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