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BAM makes a great setting for any production or event, with a range of distinctive, dynamic venues that are easily accessible, from the elegant BAM Howard Gilman Opera House to the Lepercq Space to the Fishman Space at the new BAM Fisher. BAM can accommodate specific production requirements for performances, will lend a special ambience to parties and celebrations, and can serve as a resource for local arts organizations. BAM also offers discounts on rentals to nonprofit organizations.
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BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Designed at the turn of the 20th Century by the same architects who built many Broadway houses, this elegant theater is suitable for: film or television shoots • music concerts • theater • dance • opera. Capacity: 2,090
Fishman Space
BAM’s newest space is designed to accommodate any performance form in an intimate setting. Its flexible design allows traditional front-facing presentations or any number of different seating configurations. Suitable for: theater • dance • multimedia installations • chamber music. Capacity: 250
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Weddings at BAM
BAM makes for a magical and memorable setting on your special day. Weddings take place in the spectacular Lepercq Space on the second floor of the Peter Jay Sharp Building.
Lepercq Space
Originally a ballroom, then a theater for ground-breaking work, the flexible Lepercq Space is now a dramatic open-plan hall housing BAMcafé. Suitable for: music concerts • weddings • receptions • parties • corporate meetings. Capacity: 150—350
BAM Rose Cinemas
Transformed from the 1908 concert hall, the four-cinema BAM Rose Cinemas suite is a state-of-the art facility suitable for: film screenings • lectures • corporate meetings. Capacity: 100—265
Past Rental Clients:
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Vh1 Divas Live and Hip Hop Honors
- So You Think You Can Dance
- MTV Unplugged and Search for the Next TJ
- An Evening with David Sedaris
- We Are Plastic Ono Band, with Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, and Bette Midler
- Rufus Wainwright
- NBC TV's SMASH
- Edible Brooklyn
- Radiolab Live: In the Dark
- Bad Boys of Comedy
- Feist
- FX TV's Damages
- Notorious Film Premiere
- Jammins Entertainment
- Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest 2010
- The National
- An Evening with Anthony Bourdain
- HBO Wrap Party
BAM Fisher Hillman Studio
The BAM Fisher Hillman Studio is 1,600-square-foot performance and event space. It is suitable for: dance performances • receptions • parties • rehearsals. Size: 1,600-square-feet
BAM Fisher Rooftop Terrace
The BAM Fisher includes the Rooftop Terrace, an event space with a retractable cover for year-round use, featuring the beautifully landscaped Stutz Gardens. This rare space will make a special setting for small receptions and parties. Capacity: 121
BAM Harvey Theater
The Harvey has a colorful history beginning in the early 20th century, when as the Majestic Theater it housed Shakespeare, vaudeville, and musicals. It served as a movie house from the ‘40s until the 60’s and then sat abandoned for 20 years until then BAM Executive Producer Harvey Lichtenstein saw its potential. This architecturally unique venue is suitable for: film or television shoots • music concerts • theater • dance • opera. Capacity: 834
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