“What might radical queer art look like now? Taylor Mac has an answer.”
—The Guardian

Bark of Millions

Feb 5—Feb 10, 2024
BAM, Onassis USA and Pomegranate Arts
Present

Bark of Millions
Lyrics and direction by Taylor Mac
Music and musical direction by Matt Ray
A powerhouse collective of international artists ignite an electrifying collision of performance, live music, and drag spectacle in the latest from theater-making renegades Taylor Mac, Matt Ray, and Machine Dazzle. The team unleashes their creativity in a rock opera meditation on queerness, featuring 55 original songs by Mac and Ray and a bevy of costumes by Dazzle. With the fierce elation of a pride parade, Bark of Millions is a luxuriant, provocative spectacle unlike any other.

From the award-winning creative and producing teams behind A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, this joyous epic is both a celebration of and a gift to the queer canon, expanding the archive for generations to come.

With Ari Folman-Cohen, Bernice “Boom Boom” Brooks, Chris Giarmo, Dana Lyn, El Beh, Greg Glassman, Jack Fuller (Vocal Captain), Joel E. Mateo, Jules Skloot, Le Gateau Chocolat, Lisa “Paz” Parrott, Machine Dazzle, Mama Alto, Marika Hughes, Matt Ray, Sean Donovan (Associate Choreographer), Steffanie Christi’an, Stephen Quinn, Taylor Mac, Thornetta Davis, Viva DeConcini, and Wes Olivier.
Co-directed by Niegel Smith
Co-directed and choreography by Faye Driscoll
Costume design by Machine Dazzle
Lighting design by John Torres
Sound design by Brendan Aanes
Props design by Oscar Escobedo and Zach Blumner

Produced by Pomegranate Arts and Nature’s Darlings

Commissioned by Pomegranate Arts and BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music)

Co-commissioned by Sydney Opera House and the Berliner Festspiele with additional support by the Ron Beller & Jennifer Moses Family Foundation and Hal Philipps. Residencies at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, MASS MoCA-North Adams, MA, Irish Arts Center-New York City, and PEAK Performances in the Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University-Montclair, NJ.
“What might radical queer art look like now? Taylor Mac has an answer.”
—The Guardian

ONSALE DATES

Tue, Dec 12 at 1pm
BAM Members & Patrons

Thu, Dec 14 at 1pm
General Public

UPCOMING Performances

      RUNNING TIME

      Approximately 4hr 15min. Audience members are invited to leave and return to the theater at their discretion.

      VENUE

      BAM Strong
      Harvey Theater

      TICKET INFORMATION

      Tickets start at $35 at the Box Office

      BAM Members & Patrons get receive 20% off tickets through January 31. No promo code needed.
      All performances will adhere to protocols developed in accordance with New York State regulations and in consultation with medical professionals for the safety of our artists, audiences, and staff. 

      Leadership support for
      Bark of Millions provided by:

      Onassis

      Leadership support for
      BAM Access Programs provided by the
      Jerome L. Greene Foundation

      JL Greene

      Leadership support for
      theater at BAM provided by:
      The Fan Fox &
      Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.
      The SHS Foundation
      The Shubert Foundation, Inc.

      Support for
      Bark of Millions
      provided by the
      Arthur F. & Alice E. Adams
      Charitable Foundation

      • “In all its overflowing maximalism, Bark of Millions feels like a spiritual successor to the work that made Mac a superstar”
        — The Guardian
      • “it’s queer church at its ecstatic best.”
        — The Queer Review
      • “cannot help but capture the senses and soul of its onlookers”
        — Arts Review
      • “Bark of Millions helps us, even forces us, to remember the sheer, inexplicable size of the word, of ourselves.”
        — Limelight Magazine

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