The little-seen second feature by director Claire Denis is an unflinching portrait of two Black African immigrants scraping out a living through illegal cockfights on the outskirts of Paris.
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Theater | Music
Safety Not Guaranteed
Sep 17—Oct 20, 2024
Theater | MusicSafety Not GuaranteedSep 17—Oct 20, 2024
Lee Sunday Evans (HOME) directs a brand-new musical stage adaptation of the 2012 film, featuring music by Guster’s Ryan Miller and a book by Nick Blaemire.
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Film
Mapantsula
Jul 26—Aug 1, 2024
FilmMapantsulaJul 26—Aug 1, 2024
A gangster arrested in apartheid-era South Africa has to choose between personal freedom and taking a stand in one of the most influential African films of all time.
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No Fear, No Die
Jul 19—Aug 1, 2024
FilmNo Fear, No DieJul 19—Aug 1, 2024
The little-seen second feature by director Claire Denis is an unflinching portrait of two Black African immigrants scraping out a living through illegal cockfights on the outskirts of Paris.
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Please note that due to repairs, the lift within BAM Rose Cinemas will be out of operation for several days beginning June 13, making cinemas 3 and 4 inaccessible to customers who use wheelchairs or walkers. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding as we continue working to make BAM an accessible space for everyone. Please contact (718) 636-4100 for more information. -
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FilmKneecap
A fiercely original biopic about the anarchic and off-the-wall Irish hip-hop trio.
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FilmDìdi (弟弟)
A Taiwanese American teen navigates adolescence, identity, and self determination.
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FilmJanet PlanetPrize-winning playwright Annie Baker makes her film debut with this meditation on childhood.Now PlayingNEW RELEASE
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FilmKinds of KindnessDirector Yorgos Lanthimos reunites with Emma Stone in a triptych about what kindness entails.Now PlayingNEW RELEASE
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Film
Mapantsula
Jul 26—Aug 1, 2024
FilmMapantsulaJul 26—Aug 1, 2024
A gangster arrested in apartheid-era South Africa has to choose between personal freedom and taking a stand in one of the most influential African films of all time.
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Film
The Baffler Presents: Mind Game
Tue, Jul 30, 2024
FilmThe Baffler Presents: Mind GameTue, Jul 30, 2024
Co-presented with The Baffler, this special screening of Masaaki Yuasa’s giddy, grotesque kaleidoscope of a film plays at BAM for one night only, featuring an introduction by writer Dan Piepenbring.
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Sing Sing
Opens Aug 2
FilmNEW RELEASESing SingOpens Aug 2
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at the notorious Sing Sing prison for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose acting in a theater group alongside other incarcerated men in this stirring true story about the transformative power of art.
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FILM SERIES
Gentle Creatures: Robert Bresson and Mani Kaul
Mon, Aug 5, 2024
FILM SERIESGentle Creatures: Robert Bresson and Mani KaulMon, Aug 5, 2024
Two disparate master filmmakers, Robert Bresson and Mani Kaul, present distinctive adaptations of a Dostoevsky short story, involving the tragic end of a troubled marriage.
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Rap World - New York premiere
Aug 6—Aug 8, 2024
FilmRap World - New York premiereAug 6—Aug 8, 2024
Comedian Conner O’Malley and filmmaker Danny Scharar bring their brand of paranoiac comedy to the big screen in this mockumentary about a suburban rapper.
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FILM SERIES
Passing You By: Impostorism on Film
Aug 9—Aug 15, 2024
FILM SERIESPassing You By: Impostorism on FilmAug 9—Aug 15, 2024
This wide-ranging film series programmed by Jessica Green explores stories of pretending to be and being recognized as part of a race, class, gender, or other group than one’s own.
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FILM SERIES
SWEAT!
Aug 16—Aug 22, 2024
FILM SERIESSWEAT!Aug 16—Aug 22, 2024
Amid New York’s stickiest season, this series revels in the undeniably human sight of perspiration on-screen, featuring works by Chantal Akerman, Bob Fosse, Akira Kurosawa, and more.
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FILM SERIES
Cinema, Restored
Aug 16—Aug 22, 2024
FILM SERIESCinema, RestoredAug 16—Aug 22, 2024
Celebrating the best recent restorations of classic works of cinema, this series brings some of the greatest films ever made to Brooklyn’s grandest movie theater, opening with a long-unavailable drama.
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The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Opens Aug 23
FilmThe Spook Who Sat by the DoorOpens Aug 23
A disillusioned Black CIA agent uses his specialized training to build a guerrilla army intent on government overthrow in one of the most radical anti-white-supremacy statements in film history.
Music
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Theater | Music
Safety Not Guaranteed
Sep 17—Oct 20, 2024
Theater | MusicSafety Not GuaranteedSep 17—Oct 20, 2024
Lee Sunday Evans (HOME) directs a brand-new musical stage adaptation of the 2012 film, featuring music by Guster’s Ryan Miller and a book by Nick Blaemire.
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VISITING PRESENTER | Music
ANOHNI and The Johnsons: It’s Time To Feel What’s Really Happening
Oct 18 & 19, 2024
VISITING PRESENTER | MusicANOHNI and The Johnsons: It’s Time To Feel What’s Really HappeningOct 18 & 19, 2024
Sonic renegade ANOHNI reunites with The Johnsons for two nights of urgent musical reckoning.
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André 3000: New Blue Sun Live In Concert
Fri, Oct 25, 2024
MusicNext WaveAndré 3000: New Blue Sun Live In ConcertFri, Oct 25, 2024
The legendary, multi-talented André 3000 performs his shimmering new album on the opera house stage.
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Dance | Music
Frontera
Nov 8 & 9, 2024
Dance | MusicNext WaveFronteraNov 8 & 9, 2024
This large-scale multimedia dance and live music event created by choreographer Dana Gingras for Animals of Distinction explores personal autonomy in a surveillance age.
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Music | Film
Sun Dogs: Filmmaker and Composer Pairings
Nov 18 & 19, 2024
Music | FilmNext WaveSun Dogs: Filmmaker and Composer PairingsNov 18 & 19, 2024
Composers and filmmakers create short-format films and new music for live orchestra, featuring compositions by Arooj Aftab, Devonté Hynes, and more.
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American Railroad
Sat, Nov 23, 2024
MusicNEXT WAVEAmerican RailroadSat, Nov 23, 2024
Rhiannon Giddens and Silkroad highlight the voices, stories, and songs of African American and immigrant laborers who built the Transcontinental Railroad.
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New Media | Music
Journey LIVE
Dec 6 & 7, 2024
New Media | MusicNext WaveJourney LIVEDec 6 & 7, 2024
In an alchemical collision of mediums, live musicians respond to the real-time actions of on-stage gamers as they explore the gorgeous universe within the hit video game Journey.
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Max Richter
Sat, May 3, 2025
MusicMax RichterSat, May 3, 2025
Max Richter joins the American Contemporary Music Ensemble to perform two landmark albums, the iconic The Blue Notebooks and his newest, In A Landscape.
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Theater
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Theater | Music
Safety Not Guaranteed
Sep 17—Oct 20, 2024
Theater | MusicSafety Not GuaranteedSep 17—Oct 20, 2024
Lee Sunday Evans (HOME) directs a brand-new musical stage adaptation of the 2012 film, featuring music by Guster’s Ryan Miller and a book by Nick Blaemire.
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Theater
Reconstructing (Still Working but the Devil Might Be Inside)
Oct 24—Oct 27, 2024
TheaterReconstructing (Still Working but the Devil Might Be Inside)Oct 24—Oct 27, 2024
This meta-theater experiment attempts to excavate how, in the aftermath of slavery, we might continue moving through history together.
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Gaviota
Nov 13—Nov 23, 2024
TheaterNext WaveGaviotaNov 13—Nov 23, 2024
The North American debut of a stripped-down, intimate Spanish-language interpretation of Chekhov’s landmark play, The Seagull.
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Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists
Nov 13—Nov 17, 2024
TheaterNext WaveCatarina and the Beauty of Killing FascistsNov 13—Nov 17, 2024
Portuguese playwright and director Tiago Rodrigues returns to BAM with an audacious, penetrating, and impossibly compassionate work about the sacrifices made in the name of a better world. -
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Mercedes, Part 1
Dec 3—Dec 8, 2024
Theater | Installation | New MediaNext WaveMercedes, Part 1Dec 3—Dec 8, 2024
This multidisciplinary documentary, gallery, and healing room installation by Modesto Flako Jimenez honors the grandmother who raised him and illustrates her impact on the Latine community.
Dance
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Still/Here
Oct 30—Nov 2, 2024
DanceNext WaveStill/HereOct 30—Nov 2, 2024
Thirty years after its premiere at Next Wave 1994, the groundbreaking multimedia dance theater work by Bill T. Jones returns to the opera house stage.
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Frontera
Nov 8 & 9, 2024
Dance | MusicNext WaveFronteraNov 8 & 9, 2024
This large-scale multimedia dance and live music event created by choreographer Dana Gingras for Animals of Distinction explores personal autonomy in a surveillance age.
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Dance | Holiday
The Hard Nut
Dec 12—Dec 22, 2024
Dance | HolidayNext WaveThe Hard NutDec 12—Dec 22, 2024
Mark Morris Dance Group's beloved reimagining of The Nutcracker, a cascade of wit and wintry beauty featuring Morris’ lyrical choreography, playfully preserves the warm spirit of an essential holiday tradition.
Talks
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TALKS | NEW MEDIA | FILM
MSNBC Live: Democracy 2024
Sat, Sep 7, 2024
TALKS | NEW MEDIA | FILMVISITING PRESENTERMSNBC Live: Democracy 2024Sat, Sep 7, 2024
Democracy 2024 is MSNBC’s first-of-its kind, interactive, in-person experience that connects attendees with MSNBC’s most trusted experts including Rachel Maddow.
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Performance | Talks
Creative Time Summit
Sep 20—Sep 22, 2024
Performance | TalksCreative Time SummitSep 20—Sep 22, 2024
This roving platform for strategizing social change gathers artists, activists, and thought-leaders from around the globe to discuss how emergency produces radical possibility.
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An Evening Conversation with Ina Garten
Tue, Oct 15, 2024
TalksAn Evening Conversation with Ina GartenTue, Oct 15, 2024
Chef Ina Garten—better known as the Barefoot Contessa—offers an intimate account of her remarkable, unconventional journey to success in the long-awaited memoir Be Ready When the Luck Happens.
New Media
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TALKS | NEW MEDIA | FILM
MSNBC Live: Democracy 2024
Sat, Sep 7, 2024
TALKS | NEW MEDIA | FILMVISITING PRESENTERMSNBC Live: Democracy 2024Sat, Sep 7, 2024
Democracy 2024 is MSNBC’s first-of-its kind, interactive, in-person experience that connects attendees with MSNBC’s most trusted experts including Rachel Maddow.
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Theater | Installation | New Media
Mercedes, Part 1
Dec 3—Dec 8, 2024
Theater | Installation | New MediaNext WaveMercedes, Part 1Dec 3—Dec 8, 2024
This multidisciplinary documentary, gallery, and healing room installation by Modesto Flako Jimenez honors the grandmother who raised him and illustrates her impact on the Latine community.
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New Media | Music
Journey LIVE
Dec 6 & 7, 2024
New Media | MusicNext WaveJourney LIVEDec 6 & 7, 2024
In an alchemical collision of mediums, live musicians respond to the real-time actions of on-stage gamers as they explore the gorgeous universe within the hit video game Journey.
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New Media | Installation
TECHNE
Jan 4—Jan 19, 2025
New Media | InstallationNext WaveTECHNEJan 4—Jan 19, 2025
TECHNE, a multi-part experience comprising large-scale digital artworks, immerses viewers in realms created with cutting-edge technologies, telling stories of evolution and unlocked potential.
Poetry
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Poetry
I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long
Nov 4—Nov 9, 2024
PoetryNext WaveI Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So LongNov 4—Nov 9, 2024
Coinciding with election week, BAM Curator at Large Hanif Abdurraqib celebrates the power of possibility with a new series of poetry events extending throughout BAM’s spaces.
Kids
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Kids | Community
BAMboo!
Thu, Oct 31, 4—7pm
Kids | CommunityBAMboo!Thu, Oct 31, 4—7pm
Put a lid on the cauldron, grab your broomsticks, and soar over to BAM for our annual family-friendly Halloween celebration!
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Kids | Film
Best of BAMkids Film Festival
Nov 9—Dec 14, 2024
Kids | FilmBest of BAMkids Film FestivalNov 9—Dec 14, 2024
Experience your favorite films from this year’s festival all over again or for the very first time as we screen some of BAMkids Film Festival’s greatest hits from 2024! -
BAMkids Parent Advisory Circle
BAMkids Parent Advisory CircleThis amazing group of Brooklyn-based, global majority parents and guardians have made a year-long commitment to regularly meet with BAMkids staff to reflect, dream, and help co-curate new experiences and programs.
Visual Art
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VISUAL ART
Omar Victor Diop
ONGOING
VISUAL ARTOmar Victor DiopONGOING
Revisit work by 2016 DanceAfrica visual artist Omar Victor Diop, a self-taught Sengalese photographer working within the rich tradition of the West African portrait studio, in a blog post featuring four of his photographs. -
VISUAL ART
Limited Edition Maira Kalman Print
ONGOING
VISUAL ARTLimited Edition Maira Kalman PrintONGOING
Beloved artist Maira Kalman has partnered with BAM to release a new edition.
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Shinique Smith Print Series
ONGOING
Visual ArtShinique Smith Print SeriesONGOING
Acclaimed visual artist Shinique Smith has created three limited edition prints to benefit BAM's artistic and educational programming.
Galas & Events
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Programs
BAM Member Events
BAM Member EventsOne of the many perks of BAM Membership: member-only events such as working rehearsals, special screenings, Q&As with BAM artists, and more.
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Programs
BAM Patron Events
BAM Patron EventsBAM Patrons are invited to attend many special events throughout the year, including Opening Night Parties, artist talks, and other behind-the-scenes events.
Community
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Kids | Community
BAMboo!
Thu, Oct 31, 4—7pm
BAMboo!Thu, Oct 31, 4—7pmPut a lid on the cauldron, grab your broomsticks, and soar over to BAM for our annual family-friendly Halloween celebration!
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DanceAfrica and the BAM Hamm Archives
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DanceAfrica and the BAM Hamm ArchivesONGOINGDiscover the BAM Hamm Archives’ ongoing mission to preserve the vast legacy of DanceAfrica through projects focused on oral history and recordings. -
FOR SENIORS 65+
Seniors at BAM
Seniors at BAMBAM has several initiatives to make our programs accessible to senior audience members.
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COMMUNITY
Community Programs
Community ProgramsFrom discounted tickets and transportation for special needs groups to opportunities for local arts organizations and businesses, BAM places special emphasis on its commitment to the community.
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BAM Community
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BAM Community
BAM CommunityCommunityCommunity Resources
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Community ResourcesONGOINGA wide-ranging list of resources—from arts education activities to food assistance programs—to help you and your loved ones navigate these difficult times safely.
Installation
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Theater | Installation | New Media
Mercedes, Part 1
Dec 3—Dec 8, 2024
Theater | Installation | New MediaNext WaveMercedes, Part 1Dec 3—Dec 8, 2024
This multidisciplinary documentary, gallery, and healing room installation by Modesto Flako Jimenez honors the grandmother who raised him and illustrates her impact on the Latine community.
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New Media | Installation
TECHNE
Jan 4—Jan 19, 2025
New Media | InstallationNext WaveTECHNEJan 4—Jan 19, 2025
TECHNE, a multi-part experience comprising large-scale digital artworks, immerses viewers in realms created with cutting-edge technologies, telling stories of evolution and unlocked potential.
Holiday
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Dance | Holiday
The Hard Nut
Dec 12—Dec 22, 2024
Dance | HolidayNext WaveThe Hard NutDec 12—Dec 22, 2024
Mark Morris Dance Group's beloved reimagining of The Nutcracker, a cascade of wit and wintry beauty featuring Morris’ lyrical choreography, playfully preserves the warm spirit of an essential holiday tradition.