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Our Favorite Independent Record Stores in Brooklyn
Black Gold Records in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Inside you can get some pretty great music and a mean cup o' joe.In honor of Record Store Day, we've created a guide to some of our favorite independent...
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5 Questions for David and Jonathas (Pascal Charbonneau and Ana Quintans)
Ana Quintans and Pascal Charbonneau as Jonathas and David. Photo: Julieta CervantesCanadian tenor Pascal Charbonneau and Portuguese soprano Ana Quintans portray teenage best friends in French Baroque...
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Brooklyn Brewery "Ghost Bottles" to Possess Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
by Dan D'Ippolito of Brooklyn BreweryA sampling of the mythical Ghost Bottles, rare beers not normally available to the public.Are ghosts real? You bet. And at Crossing Brooklyn Ferry (April 25—27)...
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From the Astrology Dept: Today’s Mystical Number: 37
Today, April 23, 2013, is a significant day, dear readers. Today is the 37th anniversary of the birth of Aaron and Bryce Dessner, the curators of Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, which opens Thursday in the...
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Are You Ready to Rock… at BAM?!
by Louie FleckA BAM ad from 1969Rock music has been a big part of BAM—in stand-alone concerts, and as essential elements in multi-genre productions. With this week's Crossing Brooklyn Ferry festival,...
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Dancing Myths—The Legend of Apsara Mera
by Marina HarssPhoto: Andres Jiras In accordance with the tradition of Cambodian classical dance, The Legend of Apsara Mera, in the Howard Gilman Opera House from May 2—4, begins with a tribute to the...
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BAM Design Studio: Crossing Brooklyn Ferry 2013
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry is officially in full swing, and the BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building is peppered with Whitman beards and blue guitars. Ryan Rowlett, Senior Interactive Designer at BAM, created...
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Vox Populi, Vox Dei: Community Chorus Diaries, Volume Two
Heading into the final weekend of Julius Caesar, we present this second installment of community chorus member interviews.Name: Charles DayAge: 37Neighborhood: Clinton HillOccupation: Administrative...
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Rodin and the Royal Ballet of Cambodia
by Robert WoodAuguste Rodin sketching a dancer from the Royal Ballet in a Marseille Garden, 1906.On May 2, the Royal Ballet of Cambodia comes to BAM for three shows as part of the Season of Cambodia...
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In Context: The Legend of Apsara Mera
The Royal Ballet of Cambodia comes to BAM on Thursday, May 2 with The Legend of Apsara Mera. Context is everything, so get even closer to the costumes, the tradition, and more with this curated...
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BAMcinématek—Booed at Cannes
By David ReillyJodie Foster and Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver, courtesy PhotofestSince its inception in 1946, the Cannes Film Festival has gained a reputation as the film world’s most reliable hotbed...
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60 Years of Cambodian Dance at BAM
by Sharon LehnerRama from the dance The Ramayana, Classical Khmer Dancers of Cambodia, 1971.Courtesy of the BAM Hamm Archives.The Royal Ballet of Cambodia rarely performs in the United States, but...
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BAM podcast: Get It Out There
The crowd at Get It Out There. Photo by Etienne FrossardListen to the first episode of the BAM podcast. Host Adam Sachs takes you behind the scenes of the March edition of Get It Out There: Comedy by...
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John Turturro: The Mid-Eighties Hat Trick
by Nathan GelgudJohn Turturro stars in a new version of Ibsen's The Master Builder, which opens this Sunday, May 12 in the BAM Harvey Theater.See more of Nathan Gelgud's work on his site.
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Crossing Brooklyn Ferry: An Epic Recap
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Part Deux is over, but we're still reliving the event through your photos, tweets, blog posts, Instagrams, and yes, even Vines. (In fact, we started our very own Vine account...
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Friends of BAM Learn About the Royal Ballet of Cambodian's Dazzling Costumes
by Sarah MischnerSylvain Lim. Photo: Elena OlivoAnyone who attended the Royal Ballet of Cambodia’s The Legend of Apsara Mera last week will admit to being dazzled by the ornate costumes worn by the...
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In Context: The Master Builder
Katherine Borowitz, John Turturro, and Wrenn Schmidt. Photo by Graeme Mitchell.Henrik Ibsen's The Master Builder runs at BAM through Sunday, June 9. Context is everything, so get even closer to the...
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Mur-Mur—The Walls Have Ears (and Eyes...)
Ahearn/Torres' Life on Dawson St. in the Bronx. Photo: clocktowertenants.comby Susan YungMur-Mur (The Wall), by DynamO Théâtre (presented by BAM Education & Humanities at the BAM Fisher, May 18) is...
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To Each His Own Hilde
Wrenn Schmidt. Photo by Graeme Mitchell.From newspaper reviews of the British and American premieres of Ibsen's The Master Builder. Wrenn Schmidt (Boardwalk Empire) plays the enigmatic Hilde in BAM's...
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A Sam Waterston-inspired tour of Brooklyn architecture
The Master Builderis finally here. It's Ibsen's play about an architect, and when we at the blog think about architects, we think about Sam Waterston. That is, the character he plays in Hannah and her...
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