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Unseen Warhol
by Sarah GentileOne of the joys as an archivist at an arts organization with a 150-plus-year history is seeing what has remained unseen for a long time. While working on the Leon Levy Digital Archives...
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BAM Receives National Medal of Arts!
President Barack Obama presents the National Medal of Arts to Karen Brooks Hopkins, BAM president, on behalf of BAM in a White House ceremony on July 28, 2014. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino.We here at BAM...
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An Irish Wave Hits Brooklyn
Pan Pan Theatre's Embers. Photo: Ros KavanaghFour productions in the 2014 Next Wave Festival hail from Ireland. Howie the Rookie (Dec 10—14);riverrun(Sep 17—20), Embers(Sep 17—20), and Not I,...
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BAM’s Global Reach
by William LynchChandler Williams (George) and Kevin Spacey (Richard III) in the Bridge Project production of Richard III. BAM 2012 Winter/Spring. Photo: Joan MarcusBAM has long been sought out by...
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10 Facts About Alarm Will Sound
By Robert WoodAlarm Will Sound sounds There's a reason that New York Magazine called Alarm Will Sound the "seal team six of new music": they're creatively fearless, they're up to any technical...
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In Context: The Philip Glass Ensemble & Steve Reich and Musicians
The Philip Glass Ensemble and Steve Reich and Musicians come to BAM from September 9—11 as part of Nonesuch Records at BAM. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this curated...
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In Context: Brad Mehldau
Brad Meldhau comes to BAM on September 9 as part of Nonesuch Records as BAM. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this curated selection of articles, interviews, and videos...
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In Context: Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau Duo
Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau collaborate at BAM on September 10 as part of Nonesuch Records at BAM. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this curated selection of articles,...
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Old Is New Again: George Crumb's Ancient Voices of Children
By Robert WoodOn Thursday, September 11, soprano Dawn Upshaw and pianist Gilbert Kalish come to BAM to perform George Crumb's milestone composition Ancient Voices of Childrenas part of Nonesuch Records...
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In Context: Dawn Upshaw and Gilbert Kalish
Dawn Upshaw and Gilbert Kalish perform at the BAM Harvey Theater on September 10. Context is everything, so get even closer to the music and performers with this curated selection of articles,...
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In Context: Alarm Will Sound
Alarm Will Sound performs at BAM September 12 & 13. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this curated selection of articles, interviews, and videos related to the group. Once...
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In Context: Youssou N'Dour
Youssou NDOUR comes to the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House from September 12—13. Context is everything, so get even closer to NDOUR with this curated selection of articles, and videos related to the...
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Shakespeare Light & Dark
by Bonnie MarrancaDeja Bucin and Krista Birkner. Photo: Lucie Jansch“Shakespeare is full of time. He is not ‘timeless,’ but ‘full of time.’ It seems ridiculous when people try to update Shakespeare. It...
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Nonesuch Records at BAM: A September to Remember
by Michael HillAlarm Will Sound. Photo: Michael RamusBAM’s Next Wave Festival is a fitting home for this three-week celebration of Nonesuch Records’ 50th Anniversary. Like BAM and its Kings County...
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In Context: Embers
Samuel Becket's radio play Embers comes to BAM from September 17—20. Context is everything, so get even closer to the production with this curated selection of articles, interviews, and videos related...
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It’s Relative: The Familial Ties of Nonesuch Records
By Allison KadinJeff and Spencer Tweedy. This month we are celebrating the prolific, genre-defying Nonesuch Records, a label that “is a kind of family” according to President Bob Hurwitz. The hundreds...
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In Context: riverrun
riverrun, actress Olwen Fouéré's exhilarating adaptation of the end of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, comes to BAM September 17—20. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this...
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In Context: Carolina Chocolate Drops
Old-time string band Carolina Chocolate Drops come to BAM on Thursday, September 18. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this curated selection of articles, interviews, and...
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A Disturbance of Dramaturgy: Alan Smithee Directed This Play: Triple Feature
by Annie-B ParsonPhoto: Mike van SleenAnnie-B Parson (co-director, Alan Smithee Directed This Play: Triple Feature, BAM Harvey Theater, Sep 30—Oct 4) founded Big Dance Theater in 1991 with Molly Hickok...
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In Context: Devendra Banhart, Stephin Merritt & Iron and Wine
Devendra Banhart, Stephin Merritt, and Iron and Wine come to BAM September 19. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this curated selection of articles, interviews, and videos...
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