Brooklyn Academy of Music
@bambrooklyn.bsky.social
Brooklyn’s hub for cutting-edge creativity and connection. Home of #Next Wave, #DanceAfrica, #BAMFreeMusic, and that thing you heard about.
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Our Winter/Spring 2026 season delivers a slate of innovative, full-tilt artistic visions across nearly every medium. Tickets on sale now for members. Join today:
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"Next up is Set and Reset...It originally debuted at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1983 as part of the Next Wave Festival. Later this month, it touches down again in that very venue as part of the stellar Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels."
https://bit.ly/4bSoozn
https://bit.ly/4bSoozn
Rauschenberg Returns With a Masterpiece of Postmodern Dance
A current revival at BAM revisits a dance Robert Rauschenberg made in collaboration with Trisha Brown and Laurie Anderson.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:06 PM
"Next up is Set and Reset...It originally debuted at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1983 as part of the Next Wave Festival. Later this month, it touches down again in that very venue as part of the stellar Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels."
https://bit.ly/4bSoozn
https://bit.ly/4bSoozn
As hyperrealistic avatars and endless streams of images flood our screens, the line between our physical bodies and virtual selves has begun to blur. In Age of Content, (LA)HORDE explores how identity is fractured in the digital age.
📅 Feb 20—22
🎟️ https://tr.ee/aS4Ues
📅 Feb 20—22
🎟️ https://tr.ee/aS4Ues
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
As hyperrealistic avatars and endless streams of images flood our screens, the line between our physical bodies and virtual selves has begun to blur. In Age of Content, (LA)HORDE explores how identity is fractured in the digital age.
📅 Feb 20—22
🎟️ https://tr.ee/aS4Ues
📅 Feb 20—22
🎟️ https://tr.ee/aS4Ues
What shows are we excited for this season? So glad you asked.
This Winter/Spring season brings opera, the Bard, free concerts, and so much more. Hope to see you there.
This Winter/Spring season brings opera, the Bard, free concerts, and so much more. Hope to see you there.
February 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
What shows are we excited for this season? So glad you asked.
This Winter/Spring season brings opera, the Bard, free concerts, and so much more. Hope to see you there.
This Winter/Spring season brings opera, the Bard, free concerts, and so much more. Hope to see you there.
"A recently restored Nadja is currently traveling to North America’s most elite theaters in a new 4K print...The latest version features a few extra minutes that most have never seen before, including an added scene."
Nadja is now playing at BAM.
https://bit.ly/4rCdfr2
Nadja is now playing at BAM.
https://bit.ly/4rCdfr2
Before ‘Sinners,’ There Was ‘Nadja’—the Most Stylish Vampire Movie of the 1990s
Star Elina Löwensohn and director Michael Almereyda chat about shooting on a Fisher-Price camera, working with Peter Fonda, and how David Lynch saved their movie.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
"A recently restored Nadja is currently traveling to North America’s most elite theaters in a new 4K print...The latest version features a few extra minutes that most have never seen before, including an added scene."
Nadja is now playing at BAM.
https://bit.ly/4rCdfr2
Nadja is now playing at BAM.
https://bit.ly/4rCdfr2
Nadja is not to be missed—the film has already debuted at BAM, but if you're still on the fence, check out #IndieWire's trailer.
https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/watch-david-lynch-restored-nadja-trailer-1235173770/
https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/watch-david-lynch-restored-nadja-trailer-1235173770/
Happy Birthday, David Lynch: Watch the New Trailer for ‘Nadja,’ the Vampire Movie He Executive-Produced in 1994
Watch the trailer for Michael Almereyda's 'Nadja,' executive-produced by David Lynch and featuring a cameo by the late filmmaker.
www.indiewire.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Nadja is not to be missed—the film has already debuted at BAM, but if you're still on the fence, check out #IndieWire's trailer.
https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/watch-david-lynch-restored-nadja-trailer-1235173770/
https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/watch-david-lynch-restored-nadja-trailer-1235173770/
Cinéma du Cashiers: this 10-film series contemplates “cinema work” itself—the lives of those very ticket takers, popcorn scoopers, and clean-up crews who work within the walls of movie theaters around the world.
📽️ Opens Feb 13
🎟️ https://bit.ly/3ZF7Cw5
📽️ Opens Feb 13
🎟️ https://bit.ly/3ZF7Cw5
February 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Cinéma du Cashiers: this 10-film series contemplates “cinema work” itself—the lives of those very ticket takers, popcorn scoopers, and clean-up crews who work within the walls of movie theaters around the world.
📽️ Opens Feb 13
🎟️ https://bit.ly/3ZF7Cw5
📽️ Opens Feb 13
🎟️ https://bit.ly/3ZF7Cw5
"The 2026 edition of the BAMkids Film Festival on Feb. 7 and 8 features not only two days of children’s programming but also circus antics from Parallel Exit...the troupe turns physical comedy into art and demonstrates how you can do the same."
https://nyti.ms/4btHxr3
https://nyti.ms/4btHxr3
28 Ways to Entertain Your Kids in New York City This Winter
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
"The 2026 edition of the BAMkids Film Festival on Feb. 7 and 8 features not only two days of children’s programming but also circus antics from Parallel Exit...the troupe turns physical comedy into art and demonstrates how you can do the same."
https://nyti.ms/4btHxr3
https://nyti.ms/4btHxr3
Where does the self end and the feed begin?
Age of Content is fast, ferocious, and wired to the pulse of the internet.
This high-velocity performance from LA(HORDE) pulls from the endless scroll to ask what still feels real when we’re always online.
🎟️ https://tr.ee/aS4Ues
Age of Content is fast, ferocious, and wired to the pulse of the internet.
This high-velocity performance from LA(HORDE) pulls from the endless scroll to ask what still feels real when we’re always online.
🎟️ https://tr.ee/aS4Ues
February 2, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Where does the self end and the feed begin?
Age of Content is fast, ferocious, and wired to the pulse of the internet.
This high-velocity performance from LA(HORDE) pulls from the endless scroll to ask what still feels real when we’re always online.
🎟️ https://tr.ee/aS4Ues
Age of Content is fast, ferocious, and wired to the pulse of the internet.
This high-velocity performance from LA(HORDE) pulls from the endless scroll to ask what still feels real when we’re always online.
🎟️ https://tr.ee/aS4Ues
We're proud to present black& loving: the artist way, a slate of films celebrating Black & queer artists 🎬 Chronicles of a Lying Spirit (by Kelly Gabron), Looking for "Looking for Langston", Looking for Langston.
One night only: Wed, Feb 11 at 7PM 🎟️ https://bit.ly/3LS0Hwp
One night only: Wed, Feb 11 at 7PM 🎟️ https://bit.ly/3LS0Hwp
February 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM
We're proud to present black& loving: the artist way, a slate of films celebrating Black & queer artists 🎬 Chronicles of a Lying Spirit (by Kelly Gabron), Looking for "Looking for Langston", Looking for Langston.
One night only: Wed, Feb 11 at 7PM 🎟️ https://bit.ly/3LS0Hwp
One night only: Wed, Feb 11 at 7PM 🎟️ https://bit.ly/3LS0Hwp
Michael Almereyda’s cult classic Nadja returns in a brand-new 4K restoration of the director’s cut, and we’re excited to welcome Almereyda for two in-person Q&As.
Get your tickets: https://tr.ee/EJ6i32
Get your tickets: https://tr.ee/EJ6i32
January 30, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Michael Almereyda’s cult classic Nadja returns in a brand-new 4K restoration of the director’s cut, and we’re excited to welcome Almereyda for two in-person Q&As.
Get your tickets: https://tr.ee/EJ6i32
Get your tickets: https://tr.ee/EJ6i32
Attention high school–aged young people: we're kicking off Teen Space, a weekly after-school hangout built for community, creativity, and connection.
Know a teen looking for a place to land after school? Invite them in.
RSVP & we'll see you soon: https://bit.ly/4bn46xD
Know a teen looking for a place to land after school? Invite them in.
RSVP & we'll see you soon: https://bit.ly/4bn46xD
January 29, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Attention high school–aged young people: we're kicking off Teen Space, a weekly after-school hangout built for community, creativity, and connection.
Know a teen looking for a place to land after school? Invite them in.
RSVP & we'll see you soon: https://bit.ly/4bn46xD
Know a teen looking for a place to land after school? Invite them in.
RSVP & we'll see you soon: https://bit.ly/4bn46xD
Nadja | A vampire attempts to reunite with her brother following their father’s death at the hands of Dr. Van Helsing. We’re thrilled to screen a brand-new 4K restoration of the director’s cut plus 2 Q&As with the director himself: tr.ee/EJ6i32
January 28, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Nadja | A vampire attempts to reunite with her brother following their father’s death at the hands of Dr. Van Helsing. We’re thrilled to screen a brand-new 4K restoration of the director’s cut plus 2 Q&As with the director himself: tr.ee/EJ6i32
January 28, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Students: do you believe art can change the world?
Arts & Justice brings high school students together to create original theater rooted in social justice—then share it on a BAM stage.
📝 Applications end Jan 19, 2026! Apply now: bam.org/arts-and-justice
Arts & Justice brings high school students together to create original theater rooted in social justice—then share it on a BAM stage.
📝 Applications end Jan 19, 2026! Apply now: bam.org/arts-and-justice
January 16, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Students: do you believe art can change the world?
Arts & Justice brings high school students together to create original theater rooted in social justice—then share it on a BAM stage.
📝 Applications end Jan 19, 2026! Apply now: bam.org/arts-and-justice
Arts & Justice brings high school students together to create original theater rooted in social justice—then share it on a BAM stage.
📝 Applications end Jan 19, 2026! Apply now: bam.org/arts-and-justice
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Described as a post-rock opera-- a pageant of seductiveness gone wrong.. Click the link to read this preview in the New York City edition of Picture This. Post
@bambrooklyn.bsky.social #NYCOpera #NYCMustic #NYCTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #PictureThisPostMusic @richardforeman.bsky.social
@bambrooklyn.bsky.social #NYCOpera #NYCMustic #NYCTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #PictureThisPostMusic @richardforeman.bsky.social
Brooklyn Academy of Music Reprises What to Wear - Preview
A spokesperson says--- "...What to wear; a raucous, bitingly funny post-rock opera by avant-garde theater icon Richard Foreman and celebrated compose
www.picturethispost.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Described as a post-rock opera-- a pageant of seductiveness gone wrong.. Click the link to read this preview in the New York City edition of Picture This. Post
@bambrooklyn.bsky.social #NYCOpera #NYCMustic #NYCTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #PictureThisPostMusic @richardforeman.bsky.social
@bambrooklyn.bsky.social #NYCOpera #NYCMustic #NYCTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #PictureThisPostMusic @richardforeman.bsky.social
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Rev. Dr. William Barber is the speaker @bambrooklyn.bsky.social 40th Annual King Day event, Monday JAN 19, 2026
Free RSVP requested www.bam.org/mlk40
Free RSVP requested www.bam.org/mlk40
January 8, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Rev. Dr. William Barber is the speaker @bambrooklyn.bsky.social 40th Annual King Day event, Monday JAN 19, 2026
Free RSVP requested www.bam.org/mlk40
Free RSVP requested www.bam.org/mlk40
Announcing this season's slate of School-Time Performances, where NYC students can watch professional shows accompanied by a pre- or post-show workshops to bring the work to life.
🎭 Robot Song, Hamlet, Word. Sound. Power., and DanceAfrica.
https://www.bam.org/education/school-time-performances
🎭 Robot Song, Hamlet, Word. Sound. Power., and DanceAfrica.
https://www.bam.org/education/school-time-performances
School-Time Performances
Inspiring shows chosen to speak to young audiences and complemented by creative workshops.
www.bam.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Announcing this season's slate of School-Time Performances, where NYC students can watch professional shows accompanied by a pre- or post-show workshops to bring the work to life.
🎭 Robot Song, Hamlet, Word. Sound. Power., and DanceAfrica.
https://www.bam.org/education/school-time-performances
🎭 Robot Song, Hamlet, Word. Sound. Power., and DanceAfrica.
https://www.bam.org/education/school-time-performances
"St. Vincent enjoys working with Parson so much that she immediately agreed to participate. 'My first impression was just being totally blown away by the music,' she said over the phone. Then the reality of the show hit."
What to wear opens tonight.
https://nyti.ms/45fD1sl
What to wear opens tonight.
https://nyti.ms/45fD1sl
Applying Richard Foreman’s Off-Kilter Aesthetic (and Ducks) to Opera
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
"St. Vincent enjoys working with Parson so much that she immediately agreed to participate. 'My first impression was just being totally blown away by the music,' she said over the phone. Then the reality of the show hit."
What to wear opens tonight.
https://nyti.ms/45fD1sl
What to wear opens tonight.
https://nyti.ms/45fD1sl
"'I was singing Mexican music, for Mexican people,' [Lafourcade] said...'I don’t want to sing in English anymore. I don’t want to pretend to be any indie artist.'"
Read the full New Yorker article: https://bit.ly/4jqkiA0
Get 🎟️ to Lafourcade @ BAM: https://tr.ee/Qif62k
Read the full New Yorker article: https://bit.ly/4jqkiA0
Get 🎟️ to Lafourcade @ BAM: https://tr.ee/Qif62k
Natalia Lafourcade Reimagines Mexican Folk Music
The former teen pop star has become a new emblem of “Veracruz sound.”
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"'I was singing Mexican music, for Mexican people,' [Lafourcade] said...'I don’t want to sing in English anymore. I don’t want to pretend to be any indie artist.'"
Read the full New Yorker article: https://bit.ly/4jqkiA0
Get 🎟️ to Lafourcade @ BAM: https://tr.ee/Qif62k
Read the full New Yorker article: https://bit.ly/4jqkiA0
Get 🎟️ to Lafourcade @ BAM: https://tr.ee/Qif62k
Revisit last week's 20th-anniversary screening of The Squid and the Whale was followed by a Q&A with writer/director Noah Baumbach and stars Jeff Daniels and Jesse Eisenberg, moderated by Emily Mortimer.
Hit us with your favorite The Squid and the Whale quote or moment. 🦑 🐋
Hit us with your favorite The Squid and the Whale quote or moment. 🦑 🐋
December 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Revisit last week's 20th-anniversary screening of The Squid and the Whale was followed by a Q&A with writer/director Noah Baumbach and stars Jeff Daniels and Jesse Eisenberg, moderated by Emily Mortimer.
Hit us with your favorite The Squid and the Whale quote or moment. 🦑 🐋
Hit us with your favorite The Squid and the Whale quote or moment. 🦑 🐋
Last week's Q&A with director Park Chan-wook and actor Lee Byung-hun, moderated by Tomris Laffly. Warning: there is some serious drip on this stage.
🗓️ Opens Dec 24
🎟️ https://tr.ee/SqlBmW
🗓️ Opens Dec 24
🎟️ https://tr.ee/SqlBmW
December 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Last week's Q&A with director Park Chan-wook and actor Lee Byung-hun, moderated by Tomris Laffly. Warning: there is some serious drip on this stage.
🗓️ Opens Dec 24
🎟️ https://tr.ee/SqlBmW
🗓️ Opens Dec 24
🎟️ https://tr.ee/SqlBmW
Pick the brain of choreographer Leslie Cuyjet and explore her solo performance For All Your Life. Only three shows left in the run—don't wake up on Monday sad that you missed this experience.
Read on: https://bit.ly/4rAETW9
🎟️ https://tr.ee/GEfNZ9
Read on: https://bit.ly/4rAETW9
🎟️ https://tr.ee/GEfNZ9
For performer Leslie Cuyjet, curiosity and courage are essential
Leslie Cuyjet shares what dance work she often revisits, the book she recommends most frequently and what's essential to being an artist.
www.allarts.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Pick the brain of choreographer Leslie Cuyjet and explore her solo performance For All Your Life. Only three shows left in the run—don't wake up on Monday sad that you missed this experience.
Read on: https://bit.ly/4rAETW9
🎟️ https://tr.ee/GEfNZ9
Read on: https://bit.ly/4rAETW9
🎟️ https://tr.ee/GEfNZ9
"For All Your Life probes the history of the life insurance industry—and questions the value of the artist’s own life—as Cuyjet pitches herself in various guises to prospective audience-investors."
Read on: https://bit.ly/48zagrr
Get tickets: https://tr.ee/GEfNZ9
Read on: https://bit.ly/48zagrr
Get tickets: https://tr.ee/GEfNZ9
How Leslie Cuyjet Brings Together Personal and Social Histories in <i>For All Your Life</i>
Leslie Cuyjet returns to New York City to present her tour de force solo For All Your Life at Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival.
dancemagazine.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"For All Your Life probes the history of the life insurance industry—and questions the value of the artist’s own life—as Cuyjet pitches herself in various guises to prospective audience-investors."
Read on: https://bit.ly/48zagrr
Get tickets: https://tr.ee/GEfNZ9
Read on: https://bit.ly/48zagrr
Get tickets: https://tr.ee/GEfNZ9
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On Friday, November 21st, Hanif Abdurraqib's series at @bambrooklyn.bsky.social came to an end with a DJ set from Love Higher & a live performance by billy woods (@backwoodzstudioz.bsky.social). I captured the evening for BAM and some images are now live on my website: bit.ly/billywoodslo...
billy woods and Love Higher at The Adam Space — This is Not a Photograph - Photography by Edwina Hay
On Friday, November 21, 2025, the second edition of the series curated by Hanif Abdurraqib called “I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long” came to an end with a free show featuring a DJ set by Love...
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November 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
On Friday, November 21st, Hanif Abdurraqib's series at @bambrooklyn.bsky.social came to an end with a DJ set from Love Higher & a live performance by billy woods (@backwoodzstudioz.bsky.social). I captured the evening for BAM and some images are now live on my website: bit.ly/billywoodslo...
Your BAM-filled holiday plans are officially New York Times approved: "For those seeking alternatives to Handel’s Hallelujahs, options include the French ensemble Les Arts Florissants performing “Pastorale de Noël,” a lyrical recounting of the Nativity story."
https://nyti.ms/49PE5Gs
https://nyti.ms/49PE5Gs
37 Things to Do in December
As the season of Nutcrackers, Messiahs, Scrooges and Santas begins, here are some novel ways to enjoy the holidays, including a poetry weekend and a Coltrane tribute.
nyti.ms
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Your BAM-filled holiday plans are officially New York Times approved: "For those seeking alternatives to Handel’s Hallelujahs, options include the French ensemble Les Arts Florissants performing “Pastorale de Noël,” a lyrical recounting of the Nativity story."
https://nyti.ms/49PE5Gs
https://nyti.ms/49PE5Gs