Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is America's oldest, continuously
operating performing arts center. The Academy opened its doors
on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights in 1861. After the original
site was destroyed by fire, BAM moved to its present location
in Fort Greene in 1907. Throughout its more than 140-year history,
BAM has brought the most exceptional artists from America and
from around the world to its stages in Brooklyn—from Marian Anderson
to Laurie Anderson, Sarah Bernhardt to Emily Watson, Rudolph Nureyev
to Pina Bausch, Honi Coles to Chuck Davis, and Enrico Caruso to
Dawn Upshaw.
With a focus on international performing and cinema arts as well
as local community concerns, BAM is in the forefront of American
urban arts centers. BAM regularly presents wide-ranging programs
in all disciplines that are reflective of American and global
culture. Its facilities consist of the 2,100-seat BAM Howard Gilman
Opera House; the 900-seat BAM Harvey Theater; the four-screen
BAM Rose Cinemas; and the BAMcafé, a flexible public space offering
free music and spoken word programs. Through these venues, BAM
has become a destination for audiences from the neighborhood,
from the greater metropolitan area, and from overseas.
Maintaining BAM's 365-day-per-year presentation schedule is a
costly undertaking, and admissions only cover a fraction of operating
costs. We can only succeed in our mission through the help of
numerous friends and institutional supporters. We hope that you
will take the opportunity to explore the various avenues to becoming
involved. BAM offers individual giving programs including the
Friends of BAM, BAM Cinema Club, and Next Society, while institutional
supporters can become involved as corporate sponsors or foundation
underwriters. Please join us by becoming a member of the BAMfamily;
we would greatly appreciate your support.
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A copy of BAM's latest Annual Report may be obtained from
BAM Planning and Development Department by calling 718.636.4138
or from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau,
120 Broadway, New York, 10271. To view BAM's latest Annual
Report electronically, please
click here.