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Behind the Scenes at BAM—Evan Kutcher: production, carpentry, and rigging
Evan Kutcher. Photo: David HsiehShows at BAM come in all genres, medium, forms, and shapes. So our amazing stage crew is used to tackling any technical requirement, including building a set from...
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In Context: Silent Voices
Silent Voices tackles systemic injustice in soaring soprano-alto harmony, entrusting the vital issues of our day to its most astonishing young singers. This powerful multimedia concert features music...
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Exceeding Limits
By Susan YungCirkus Cirkör performs Limits, a physical theater piece about confronting and soaring above boundaries, at the Howard Gilman Opera House from June 7—10.We spoke with Cirkus Cirkör artistic...
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Baba Chuck Davis, In Memoriam
With the passing of Baba Chuck Davis this past weekend, we lost one brilliant star—no, supernova—from the sky. Thousands and thousands of audience members knew Baba Chuck as the artistic director and...
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BAM Illustrated: The Story of Tom Zé
Brazilian music legend Tom Zé presents an evening of samba and bossa nova at BAM on June 3. Illustrator Nathan Gelgud explores the Brazilian musician's career:Tom Zé comes to BAM for one night only on...
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Oh, the Stories You'll See!
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch in The Rite of Spring. Photo: Zerrin Aydin HerweghBy Susan YungAn abundance of the 31 events comprising the 35th Next Wave Festival tell stories. There will be...
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In Context: DanceAfrica 2017
Forty years after its inauguration under the artistic direction of the late Chuck Davis, the nation’s largest festival of African dance returns for a special anniversary celebration. Context is...
View ArticleEat, Drink & Be Literary: Maggie Nelson
On March 23, genre-defying writer and 2016 MacArthur fellow Maggie Nelson came to BAMcafé as part of the second installation of this season’s Eat, Drink & Be Literary series. Nelson works at the...
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Behind the Scenes at BAM–Stacey Dinner, Artist Services Manager
Stacey Dinner (standing, 3rd from left) with friends including DanceAfrica artist directors Abdel Salaam to her left, and Chuck Davis, seated, at right. Photo courtesy Stacey Dinner.By David Hsieh...
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Reflecting on DanceAfrica
"DanceAfrica 2002: 25 Years of DanceAfrica: Africa, My Africa" during BAM Spring Series, 2002.Photo: Richard TermineAs part of DanceAfrica 2017, BAM is partnering with StoryCorps to create a platform...
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Circus—an inclusive art form
Honorary Ringmaster Isabella Rossellini at the Big Apple Circus in 1978.Courtesy BAM Hamm Archives.by Chris TylerThe circus is many things: an experience, a practice, a lifestyle, an education, a...
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In Context: Tom Zé
Music legend Tom Zé, the avant garde conscience of Brazil’s 1960s Tropicália movement, exuberantly channels the spirit of Salvador and São Paulo with an evening of samba and bossa nova reimagined as...
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2017 BAMcinemaFest
Marjorie Prime. Photo: FilmRiseBy Maureen Masters In just nine years, BAMcinemaFest has established itself as a leading American independent film festival. With an annual slate of around 30 New York...
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In Context: Limits
Sweden’s Cirkus Cirkör offers an acrobatic exploration of an EU in flux, equal parts high-flying spectacle and trenchant critique. Context is everything, so get closer to the production through our...
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Jimmy D’Adamo Lights Up BAM
Jimmy D'Adamo in his natural habitat, stage left. Photo: David HsiehBy David Hsieh Jimmy D’Adamo, the head electrician at BAM, once ran the spotlight for his high school plays. “I was hooked,” he said....
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Next Wave of Stagecraft
Joshua Leon, Michelle Aguda, and Victoria Inguanta. Photo: Adriana LeshkoBy David Hsieh & Adriana LeshkoOne came from Washington State after deciding a career in social sciences was not for her....
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A World of Emotions
A World of Emotions. Photo courtesy Onassis Cultural Center New YorkBy William LynchThe humanities are the exploration of aspects of human culture—that which makes us human—often expressed in the arts,...
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BAM R&B Festival
The Suffers. Photo courtesy of the artistsOn June 8, the BAM R&B Festival at MetroTech Commons in Downtown Brooklyn begins its 23rd season with a dynamic slate of live R&B, soul, and jazz. It...
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BAM 1968: Merce Cunningham’s First Major New York Season
This summer, in the Natman Room off of BAM's main lobby, a moment in BAM's history is celebrated—the first major New York run of Merce Cunningham Dance Company in May 1968. Stop by and check out the...
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Portraits and Process: BAMcinemaFest 2017
The 9th annual BAMcinemaFest kicks off tonight with the New York premiere of Aaron Katz's Gemini in the BAM Harvey Theater at 7:30pm. Earlier this season, BAM had the pleasure of partnering with...
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