“In a world that often forgets, we remember and honor the strength of the feminine voice through the power of hip-hop culture.”

—Mikal Amin Lee, Word. Sound. Power. Programming Manager

School-Time Performance: Word. Sound. Power. 2026

Apr 21—24, 2026
Grades 9—12
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: ELA, Literature, Poetry, Global History
Word. Sound. Power. returns with an all new program celebrating women in hip-hop culture, amplifying femme voices across generations and communities. Join us for a showcase featuring amazing emcees, spoken-word artists, and a special guest co-host along with MC Baba Israel and the unparalleled DJ Reborn. Let the music move you, and share in the powerful tradition of channeling hip-hop and poetry into an immediate, exhilarating message for the moment.

The Word. Sound. Power. Anthology highlights voices from our Word.Sound.Power. in the Classroom NYC school residency program, in which students work with BAM Teaching Artists to learn about and craft poetry. You can read the written works of residency students in the anthology here.

Free pre- and post-show workshops are available to all schools who purchase tickets to this performance. These 45-minute to hour-long workshops will be facilitated at your school by one of BAM’s teaching artists.

This production is recommended for high school-aged audiences.

Please reserve your tickets for this experience here
“In a world that often forgets, we remember and honor the strength of the feminine voice through the power of hip-hop culture.”

—Mikal Amin Lee, Word. Sound. Power. Programming Manager

ONSALE DATES

Wed, Jan 14 at 1pm
School and Community Partners

UPCOMING Performances

      RUNNING TIME

      75 min + 15 min talk with artists

      VENUE

      BAM Fisher
      Fishman Space

      TICKET INFORMATION

      GA: $10; Title I Schools: $8

      For more information, please contact education@bam.org

      Word. Sound. Power. Main Stage Performances

      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

      RESERVE

      Leadership support for
      BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by

      Mellon Foundation

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

      JL Greene

      Leadership support for
      BAM programming provided by:

      Howard Gilman

      Leadership support for
      poetry at BAM provided by
      Hawthornden Foundation

      Hawthornden Foundation

      Leadership support for
      BAM Education programs provided by:
      The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation;
      The SHS Foundation; and
      The Thompson Family Foundation

      Major support for
      Arts & Justice,
      Word. Sound. Power. in the Classroom and
      BAM Education programs provided by
      The Emily Davie &
      Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation

      Major support for
      BAM Education programs provided by:
      Constans Culver Foundation;
      Epstein Teicher Philanthropies;
      Jody & John Arnhold; and
      Tiger Baron Foundation

      Support for
      BAM Education programs provided by:
      Anne-Victoire Auriault;
      Jennifer Kopylov; and
      Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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