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In Context: Kronos Quartet, Natalie Merchant, Rhiannon Giddens, Sam Amidon...
Kronos Quartet, Natalie Merchant, Rhiannon Giddens, Sam Amidon, and Olivia Chaney come to BAM on September 20. Context is everything, so get even closer to the artists with this curated selection of...
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Borderline Personality: An Interview with Paul Abacus
Photo of Paul Abacus, courtesy of Steve GuntherPaul Abacus is a Japan-based international presenter of ideas, and has become well known for his perspective on the workings of contemporary persuasion,...
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In Context: Landfall
Landfall comes to BAM from September 23—27. Context is everything, so get even closer to the production with this curated selection of articles, and videos related to the show. Once you've seen it,...
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In Context: Tweedy
Tweedy comes to BAM September 23. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this curated selection of articles, and videos related to the artists. Once you've seen it, help us keep the...
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In the Wake of Joyce: Five Questions for the President of the James Joyce...
Editor Danis Rose's personal copy of Finnegans Wake.Finnegans Wake is likely James Joyce’s most experimental text, boasting a trippy, dream-like narrative and plenty of idiosyncratic language....
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Kronos Quartet's Unlikely Collaborations
By Robert WoodKronos Quartet with Laurie Anderson. Photo: Jay Blakesberg Few string quartets can claim to have been around for over 40 years, small changes in personnel aside. But fewer still—we'll go...
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In Context: ABACUS
ABACUS comes to BAM from September 24—27. Context is everything, so get even closer to the production with this curated selection of articles, and videos related to the show. Once you've seen it, help...
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In Context: Rokia Traoré, Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté
Rokia Traoré, Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté perform at BAM on September 24. 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: Caetano Veloso
Brazilian songwriting legend Caetano Veloso performs at BAM September 25—26 as part of Nonesuch Records at BAM. Context is everything, so get even closer to the run with this curated selection of...
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BAM Blog Questionnaire: Liubo Borissov of Landfall
Landfall. Photo: Marc AllanLandfall, inspired by the experience of Hurricane Sandy, was written by Laurie Anderson for Kronos Quartet. Liubo Borissov programmed the software Erst used in Landfall—dense...
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In Context: Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters come to BAM September 27 as part of Nonesuch Records at BAM. Context is everything, so get even closer to Plant and band with this curated selection of...
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About Last Night: Next Wave Festival Kickoff Party
by Allison KadinPhilip Glass, Nico Muhly, David Cossin, Timo Andres, and Steve Reich perform Four Organs. Photo: Stephanie BergerThe lobby was abuzz hours before the first notes of the first of three...
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Laurie Anderson—Storyteller
Laurie Anderson wrote Landfall for Kronos Quartet (Harvey Theater, Sep 23—27), drawing on experiences from Hurricane Sandy. Projected text is triggered electronically, compounding the stories. Anderson...
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BAM Blog Questionnaire: Joanne Howard, set designer for Alan Smithee
The set's floor in process. Photo: Joanne HowardBig Dance Theater is known for its engrossing productions that shapeshift between dance and theater, but a constant among its shows is the presence of...
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In Context: Alan Smithee Directed This Play: Triple Feature
Alan Smithee Directed This Play: Triple Feature runs at BAM from October 1—4. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this curated selection of original blog pieces, articles,...
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Justin Peck on Murder Ballades
Murder Ballades. Photo: Laurent PhillippeL.A. Dance Project brings to the Next Wave Festival repertory by three exciting choreographers who have been in the news lately. Benjamin Millepied, ex-New York...
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In Context: QUANTUM
QUANTUM runs at BAM from October 2—4. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this curated selection of original blog pieces, articles, interviews, and videos related to the...
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Queering the Scandal in Shakespeare’s Sonnets
by Ryan TracyPhoto: Lucie JanschUnthrifty loveliness, why dost thou spendUpon thyself thy beauty’s legacy?—William Shakespeare, Sonnet 4Shakespeare’s sonnets have occasioned at least two “scandals.”...
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In Context: Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby
Samuel Beckett's Not I, Footfalls, and Rockaby run at BAM from October 7—12. Context is everything, so get even closer to the production with this curated selection of original blog pieces, articles,...
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In Context: Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shakespeare's Sonnets, created by Robert Wilson and Rufus Wainwright, runs at BAM from October 7—12. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this curated selection of original blog...
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