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Eat (Sandwiches), Drink & Be Literary: Alison Bechdel
Illustration by Nathan GelgudOur sandwich series continues with author and cartoonist Alison Bechdel, who joins us tonight for Eat, Drink & Be Literary.When it comes to sandwiches, she keeps it...
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DanceAfrica—Scouting Madagascar
by Nick Schwartz-HallUnicef performance, Centre Valbio, Ranomafana. Photo: ZOULast August Baba Chuck Davis and I flew 20 hours from JFK to Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, in search of a...
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DanceAfrica—Leadership Transition in 2016
(L) Chuck Davis; (R) Abdel R. SalaamA big DanceAfrica announcement was made this past weekend: Abdel R. Salaam will succeed Chuck Davis as artistic director of DanceAfrica in 2016!Davis founded the...
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In Context: DanceAfrica 2014
America’s largest festival of African dance returns to the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House and beyond; the opening festivities took place this past weekend, and events resume from May 23 to 26. Context...
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About Last Night: DanceAfrica Opening Celebration Party
Dancers turned the reception into a virtuosic showcase.The opening performance of DanceAfrica Sunday afternoon marked the 37th anniversary of the historic festival. In celebration of the event, which...
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Cedar Lake—Pivoting
by Susan YungTuplet. Photo: Christopher DugganCedar Lake Contemporary Ballet is having a moment. The company celebrates its 10-year anniversary and BAM debut with a run from June 11 to 14 in the Howard...
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Eat (Sandwiches), Drink & Be Literary: Meg Wolitzer
Illustration by Nathan GelgudOur sandwich series continues with author Meg Wolitzer, who joins us tonight for Eat, Drink & Be Literary. Wolitzer penned The Interestings, one of the must-reads of...
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How to Make Your Own Game Show by Jo Firestone
RadioLoveFest starts this coming Wednesday, and features some of our favorite trivia shows on the air: Ask Me Another, and Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me. As fans of game shows of all kinds, we were eager...
View ArticleCedar Lake Videopalooza
by Susan YungCedar Lake Contemporary Ballet is celebrating 10 years! See previews of the works comprising three programs at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (June 11 to 14) in these clips, which show...
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In Context: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet performs at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House from June 11—14. Context is everything, so get even closer to the nimble dancers, their repertoire, and more with this...
View ArticleDanceAfrica Street Style: A Recap
The annual DanceAfrica Bazaar marks the beginning of summer for us here at BAM. More than just a shopping and food-lover's paradise, the three day street fair is a veritable source of inspiration when...
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In Context: RadioLoveFest
RadioLoveFest is at BAM from June 4—8. Context is everything, so get even closer to all things WNYC with this curated selection of articles, videos, and original blog pieces related to the show. For...
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BAM Blog Questionnaire: Nickemil Concepcion of Cedar Lake
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet celebrates its tenth anniversary next week with a BAM debut. We caught up with Nick Concepcion, who's been with the company since the beginning, to talk travel tips,...
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About Last Night: RadioLoveFest Opening Night Party
RadioLab host Jad Abumrad speaks with fans at the RadioLoveFest opening night party.Wednesday night's RadioLab performance marked the opening of the inaugural RadioLoveFest at BAM. And while Jad...
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BAM Blog Questionnaire: Cedar Lake costume designer Nancy Haeyung Bae
by Raphaele de BoisblancGrace Engine. Photo: Julieta CervantesIn conjunction with Cedar Lake's 10th Anniversary Celebration (BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, through Jun 14), we reached out to designer...
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Next Wave's 43 Flavors
by Susan YungIvy Baldwin Dance in Oxbow. Photo: Andy RomerThink of BAM’s 2014 Next Wave Festival’s 43 productions as you might Baskin-Robbins’ 31 flavors. There’s something for every taste, but it’s...
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The Road to BAMcinemaFest: A Conversation with the Curators
With the sixth annual BAMcinemaFest ready to launch tomorrow, we sat down with the team behind this year's program to discuss the changing face of the festival, the landscape of American independent...
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BAM Illustrated: Daniil Kharms’ “The Old Woman”
Robert Wilson's new production The Old Woman, based on the absurd, surreal, dark, and funny writings of Daniil Kharms, opens at BAM this Sunday, June 22. Below we offer a comic adaptation of Kharms’...
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BAMcinemaFest: Q&A with Tim Sutton (Memphis)
BAMcinemaFest alum and Brooklyn resident Tim Sutton returns to the festival with a stunning portrait of Memphis and its mythology, developed through the Venice Biennale Cinema College lab program....
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BAMcinemaFest: Q&A with Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (Ellie Lumme)
Described by director-editor-cinematographer Ignatiy Vishnevetsky as a "supernatural genre piece with all the supernatural parts removed," the 40-minute mind-bender Ellie Lumme follows its...
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