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Keepin' It Cool, and Real, with Kim Gordon
On February 23, Kim Gordon comes to BAM as part of our Unbound book release series with Greenlight Bookstore. The founder and bassist of Sonic Youth will talk about her influences and contemporaries—in...
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Semele in a Chinese Shrine
Kyle Ketelsen as Cadmus. Photo: Michael CooperBy David Hsieh An ad appeared in London’s Daily Post on January 9, 1744: “By Particular Desire, Mr. Handel proposes to Perform, by Subscription, Twelve...
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Be my adventurous artist, audience, and idea
We’d like to think that we’re no softies here at the BAM blog and that we’re immune to Valentine’s Day sentiment. But this year, we're feeling the love. To express our amour, we looked to some of our...
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BAM Illustrated: Eugene O'Neill in Buenos Aires
Eugene O'Neill's seminal play The Iceman Cometh, now onstage at the BAM Harvey Theater, was first performed in the last decade of O'Neill's life. Years earlier, before he had any theatrical aspirations...
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Where Chinese Spirits Dwell—Semele's Temple
Semele's temple. Photo: Gary Beechey.By David Hsieh“Gong Hey Fat Choy!” Today we start the 4712th Chinese new year, the year of the ram. According to astrology, it’s the year to show your gentle hearts...
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From the Archives: Groundbreaking Black Artistry at BAM
Next month, BAM presents the story of legendary civil rights activist and performer Paul Robeson in the theatrical production The Tallest Tree in the Forest. Robeson was a pioneering artist best known...
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Rigorous Rhythm: Kaoru Watanabe on Taiko
Kaoru Watanabe, courtesy the artist's website.Drawing on the images, sounds, and techniques of ancient Japanese ritual, taiko drum ensemble Kodo melds rigor with grace in Mystery, coming to the BAM...
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BAM podcast: Philip Glass' Etudes
In the inaugural episode of the BAM podcast, Philip Glass and nine world-renowned pianists discuss his piano etudes and what makes them so remarkable and challenging to perform.Glass, along with fellow...
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Cuban Culture in Clear Focus
Creole Choir of Cuba at BAM in 2011. Photo: Rahav SegevBy Sandy SawotkaWhen BAM President Karen Brooks Hopkins was honored last month in Havana by the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, it spoke to BAM’s...
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In Context: Semele
The Canadian Opera Company's production of Handel's Semele comes to BAM March 4—10. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this curated selection of articles, interviews, and videos...
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Eat (Sandwiches), Drink & Be Literary: Tiphanie Yanique
Tiphanie Yanique. Illustration by Nathan Gelgud.Eat, Drink & Be Literary, presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation, is back this week with Caribbean writer Tiphanie Yanique. With...
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Haunting Ghosts
Will Keen, Jack Lowden, Lesley Manville in Ghosts. Photo: Hugo GlendinningBy Alicia Dhyana HouseThe revolutionary and Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen (1828—1906), radically changed the history of the...
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“I knew ‘em all": Eugene O'Neill and the Iceman
by Elliot B. QuickVisual artist Charles Demuth and Eugene O'Neill in Provincetown, MA, 1916. Photo: Provincetown Playhouse.A superficial glance at Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, playing the BAM...
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Backstage Confessions of a Temple Sweeper
Semele's Temple Sweeper, Eveline Chang.Photo: Eveline ChangBy Eveline ChangIf you asked me a couple of weeks ago if I ever thought I’d have the chance to perform on the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House...
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Eat, Drink & Be Literary: Michael Cunningham
Eat, Drink & Be Literary, presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation, is back this week with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael Cunningham. With a new season comes a new batch of...
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The Many Faces of Paul Robeson
Daniel Beaty as Paul Robeson in The Tallest Tree in the Forest. Photo: Don IpockDaniel Beaty's The Tallest Tree in the Forest, playing the BAM Harvey March 22—29, celebrates the dynamic life of...
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BAM Illustrated: The United States vs. Paul Robeson
Legendary performer and political activist Paul Robeson is celebrated in Daniel Beaty's solo show The Tallest Tree in the Forest opening this Sunday at the BAM Harvey Theater. Illustrator Nathan Gelgud...
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In Context: Kodo One Earth Tour: Mystery
Japanese taiko drum ensemble Kodo comes to BAM with Kodo One Earth Tour: Mystery March 19—21. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this curated selection of articles, interviews,...
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The Life of a Kodo Apprentice
Ajara, Kodo. Photo: Takashi OkamotoThere’s much to love about Kodo: the ritualistic precision, the subterranean sounds, the tensed, muscular bodies poised with impossible control. But beneath the...
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In Context: The Tallest Tree in the Forest
Daniel Beaty celebrates legendary performer and political activist Paul Robeson in The Tallest Tree in the Forest at the BAM Harvey Theater March 22—29. Context is everything, so get even closer to the...
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