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Darrell McNeill, A Decade with BAMcafé Live
Darrell McNeill. Photo: Sally A. FoxenBy David Hsieh Darrell McNeill remembers the first time he walked into the Lepercq Space on the second floor of the BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building. “I came up,...
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The Man of Good Hope
In A Man of Good Hope, coming to the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House February 15–19, the Isango Ensemble takes up Jonny Steinberg’s riveting book about a young Somali refugee who fled his country’s civil...
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Escaped Alone—Dark Imagination
Linda Bassett, Deborah Findlay, Kika Markham, June Watson. Photo: Johan PerssonBy Rob Weinert-Kendt “And I only am escaped alone to tell thee,” a line from the Book of Job that Melville used to begin...
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In Context: Last Work
The otherworldly dancers of Batsheva Dance Company return with the latest creation from choreographer Ohad Naharin. An open-ended meditation on the humanism inherent in the body’s motion, Last Work...
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In Context: RadioLoveFest
For the fourth year running, BAM partners with WNYC to present a one-of-a-kind celebration of innovative radio, live on stage. Context is everything, so get closer to the production through our series...
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Stephanie Blythe Sings Dido
Mark Morris Dance Group in Dido and Aeneas. Tim RummelhoffBy David Hsieh“Opulent” and “majestic” are words frequently mentioned when people hear mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe sing. Since winning the...
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In Context: A Man of Good Hope
South Africa’s Isango Ensemble delivers a riveting adaptation of a young Somali refugee’s story, driven by the company’s powerhouse vocals and signature marimba. Context is everything, so get closer to...
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In Context: Escaped Alone
Playwright Caryl Churchill returns to BAM for the first time in 15 years with this by-turns hilarious and unsettling daydream directed by frequent collaborator James Macdonald. Context is everything,...
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Caryl Churchill—Beyond Boundaries
Escaped Alone, a new play by Caryl Churchill, comes to BAM February 15—26. Illustrator Nathan Gelgud explores Churchill's expansive career and body of work.Sources: The New Yorker, The Independent, The...
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Harvey's Road to BAM
Harvey Lichtenstein, 2nd from right, dancing with Bennington College Dance Group in 1953. Photo: Lloyd StudioSixty-two years ago, Harvey Lichtenstein (1929—2017)—in his dancing debut at the Brooklyn...
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Unsafe and Unwelcome: The Impossible Life of a Refugee
In A Man of Good Hope, the Olivier Award-winning Isango Ensemble takes up Jonny Steinberg’s riveting book by the same name. Following a young Somali refugee who flees his country’s civil war only to...
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Malpaso Dance Company Embraces Cultural Hybridity in Cuban Art
Malpaso Dance Company in Dreaming of Lions. Photo: TM RivesBy Carmela Muzio DormaniMembers of Malpaso Dance Company will perform its new piece Dreaming of Lions at the BAM Harvey Theater this March....
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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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A Moveable Hemingway
Photo: TM RivesBy Robert Jackson WoodAs inspiration for a dance work, Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea might seem strange. For much of the book, a fisherman sits nearly motionless in his...
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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 Dadan, coming to the BAM...
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In Context: Dadan 2017
Japan’s preeminent taiko drum ensemble Kodo showcases the spectacular sonic possibilities of traditional time-honored instruments in this tightly choreographed pageant of percussion. Context is...
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In Context: Dreaming of Lions
Malpaso Dance Company, the reigning standard-bearers of Cuban contemporary dance, find inspiration in Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, with music by Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz...
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In Context: Teknopolis
This luminous showcase of interactive technology features three floors of innovative installation pieces that bridge the arts and digital media. Learn more about the artists and the technology behind...
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Doug Varone's Passions
ReComposed. Photo: Nikki CarraraBy Susan YungDoug Varone and Dancers performs three works at the BAM Harvey from March 29 to April 1. Varone discussed the varied repertory and some sources of...
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Malpaso Dance Company Embraces Cultural Hybridity in Cuban Art
Malpaso Dance Company in Dreaming of Lions. Photo: TM RivesBy Carmela Muzio DormaniMembers of Malpaso Dance Company will perform its new piece Dreaming of Lions at the BAM Harvey Theater this March....
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