Education

Students of all ages engage in dance-making as they explore different cultures from Africa and its diaspora. Plus, attend a DanceAfrica performance in the spring!

Students hone their writing craft, refine their performance skills, and analyze poetry in this multi-week residency where they create and perform new works.

Students devise and perform an original work in this multi-week residency that centers playwrights of color and LGBTQ+ playwrights.

Do you think art can change the world? Unite your creativity and passion for social justice to create an original theater piece that speaks to an issue that’s important to you.

Ready to jumpstart your artistic career? Just for BAM Education alumni, this paid professional development program is a fun way to build community and boost your career after high school.

Learn choreography and technique alongside fellow high-schoolers in this workshop led by three legendary professional dance companies.

The nation’s largest festival of African and African diasporic dance returns with a thrilling performance celebrating the diverse artistry and traditional music and movement styles of Cameroon!

BAM honors the bond between beat and rhyme at our annual celebration of hip-hop and spoken word.

Participants in the Arts & Justice after-school program invite you into an imagined world where everyone is considered, included, and supported in this piece of original theater.

Hosted exclusively for alumni of BAM Education programs, this free event offers an opportunity to strengthen connections with a vast community of like-minded creators.

Professional teaching artists unite creativity and learning in these hands-on programs that bring spoken word and African dance into your virtual classroom

This dynamic virtual dance workshop immerses students in the culture of Rwanda, and gives them the opportunity to learn one of the country’s most famous traditional dances.

Celebrate traditional Senegalese dance styles and songs! Experts in African dance lead this dynamic virtual workshop which aims to get students moving and singing in the classroom.

An inspirational epic from ancient Persia comes to life in this stunning performance told through shadow puppetry, projected animation, music, movement, and theater.

Students embrace the power of the spoken word in this dynamic virtual poetry workshop. Drawing inspiration from a professional artist featured in BAM’s production of Poetry 2016: Past is Present, students are empowered to create and share original works.

World-class acrobats dance, leap, and dazzle in this unforgettable performance, which combines circus arts with traditional choreography and music from Guinea.

Introduce your students to a sweeping drama of identity, idealism, and love from Lorraine Hansberry, the seminal American playwright of A Raisin in the Sun.

Acclaimed Spanish cirque company Vaivén Circo invites young minds to join them on an adventure of imagination, featuring world-class acrobatics, juggling, and infectious energy.