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Mark Morris' Jazzy Spring
Spring, Spring, Spring. Photo: Peg SkorpinskiBy Susan YungMark Morris Dance Group returns in April with two rich programs of repertory, including his vivacious interpretation of Stravinsky’s Rite of...
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Rethinking Robeson
Daniel Beaty. Photo: Don IpockBy Brian Scott LiptonTackling Paul Robeson’s tumultuous life story in one theatrical show is a monumental endeavor. Nonetheless, this Herculean undertaking has been taken...
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Space is the Place: Afrofuturist Music Videos
By Ashley ClarkThe term "Afrofuturism" was coined by cultural theorist Mark Dery in his 1994 essay "Black to the Future." While championing the work of pioneering African-American authors of...
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Richard Eyre's Notes on Ghosts
Lesley Manville in Ghosts. Original photo: Hugo GlendinningIbsen said of Ghosts (coming to the BAM Harvey Theater April 5—May 3) that “in none of my plays is the author so completely absent as in this...
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Connecting Through Dance
Mark Morris leads a workshop in Cambodia. Photo: Johan HenckensBy R. Michael BlancoOne pilot year and four seasons later, DanceMotion USASM (DMUSA)—the US State Department’s cultural diplomacy program...
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A new look for “BAM This Week”
We heard you loud and clear. Your lives are busy and it’s not that you don’t want more film, theater, music, dance, and opera in your lives—it’s just hard to schedule it all.Enter the updated BAM This...
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In Context: Ghosts
Uncouth family relations. Malicious infections. Upended Victorian mores. Considered shockingly indecent when it premiered in 1882, Ghostshaunts the BAM Harvey Theater April 5—May 3. Context is...
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20 years of BAM Design Celebrated over 100 Days
by Clara CorneliusThe BAM look is identifiable anywhere. As the Creative Director at BAM, I find myself talking to a lot of people about our identity. A friend recently described it as "all cut off and...
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Filmmaker's Film: Vertigo
"Here I was born, and there I died.": The Vertigo Effect screens at BAM Apr 16—30.Photo: Paramount Pictures/Photofest By C. Mason WellsIn 1958, Alfred Hitchcock’s 45th feature Vertigo was released to...
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In Context: Mark Morris Dance Group
The musically minded Mark Morris Dance Group returns to BAM April 22—26 with two programs representing two decades of the company’s diverse, passionate approach to contemporary dance paired with live...
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The Executive Files: Preparing for a Princess
Conceiving, organizing, preparing, and attending galas go with the job description of the president of any arts institution. During Karen Brooks Hopkins’ 36 years at BAM—the last 16 as president—she...
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Parsing Pure Evil
Noma Dumezweni and Matthew Marsh in A Human Being Died That Night. Photo: Jesse KramerBy Eric GrodeA well-spoken evildoer in prison clothes, holding (and withholding) key pieces of information. An...
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Eat (Sandwiches), Drink & Be Literary: Joseph O'Neill
Eat, Drink & Be Literary, presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation, is back this week with the PEN/Faulkner Award-winning Joseph O'Neill. With a new season comes a new batch of...
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BAM Illustrated: A Karen Brooks Hopkins timeline
BAM President Karen Brooks Hopkins retires this summer after 36 years of service. Her career and many achievements would be impossible to condense into a simple timeline, but we've done our best to...
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About the Other Night: The Karen Gala
Photo: Kristine Bumphrey, StarpixOh what a night! You don’t celebrate 36 years and a leader like Karen Brooks Hopkins with just any old party. You do it with dinner in a greenhouse, a champagne boat...
View ArticleIn Context: RadioLoveFest
WNYC is back on stage at BAM for year two of RadioLoveFest, a multi-day festival running May 5—10. Context is everything, so get even closer to your favorites with this curated selection of related...
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DanceAfrica Spotlight: Balé Folclórico da Bahia
Photo: Wendell WagnerBecome immersed in the enthralling culture of Brazil when Balé Folclórico da Bahia makes its BAM debut as part of DanceAfrica 2015: Brazilian rhythms. African roots. Performances...
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Cedar Lake—Sexy, smart & cool
Rain Dogs. Photo: Ally DuffeyBy Susan ReiterIt’s been a busy year between BAM engagements for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, which returns to the Howard Gilman Opera House with two programs June 3—6....
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David Byrne Raises Flags
Art Direction & Design by Doyle Partners; photo by Julieta CervantesBy Jane Jansen SeymourDavid Byrne fans know to expect the unexpected. Over the years, this former frontman of the seminal rock...
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Meet a BAM Member: Rachel Sanders
Today we launched the new BAM Membership, a totally revamped member program that combines stage and screen benefits, and with it, our member profile series. From different zip codes, boroughs, and...
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