Dance at Next Wave 2025
Part of Next Wave 2025 and Fall 2025
Dance has been a part of BAM’s artistic DNA and a pillar of our signature Next Wave festival from the beginning. Embracing evolution and revolution, BAM has championed generations of choreographers who’ve broken the mold, questioning what dance can be and do. That spirit continues at Next Wave 2025, bringing BAM favorites together with accomplished newcomers. Come discover the future of dance at Next Wave.
Love dance? Get up to 25% off tickets!
Save 20% when you buy tickets to three dance shows in Next Wave 2025, or get 25% off when you purchase tickets to four or more.
Discount applies automatically. No code needed.
Offer ends Friday, Oct 31. Discount applies to Dambudzo, What Is War, Martha@BAM—The 1963 Interview, Optimistic Voices, and For All Your Life. May not be combined with other offers. Not valid for prior purchases. Subject to fees and availability.
Dance has been a part of BAM’s artistic DNA and a pillar of our signature Next Wave festival from the beginning. Embracing evolution and revolution, BAM has championed generations of choreographers who’ve broken the mold, questioning what dance can be and do. That spirit continues at Next Wave 2025, bringing BAM favorites together with accomplished newcomers. Come discover the future of dance at Next Wave.
Love dance? Get up to 25% off tickets!
Save 20% when you buy tickets to three dance shows in Next Wave 2025, or get 25% off when you purchase tickets to four or more.
Discount applies automatically. No code needed.
Offer ends Friday, Oct 31. Discount applies to Dambudzo, What Is War, Martha@BAM—The 1963 Interview, Optimistic Voices, and For All Your Life. May not be combined with other offers. Not valid for prior purchases. Subject to fees and availability.
ON SALE DATES
Thu, May 15 at 1pm ET
BAM Members and Patrons
Thu, May 22 at 1pm ET
General Public
BAM Members and Patrons get first access and save 20% on tickets through July 31, 2025
Thu, May 15 at 1pm ET
BAM Members and Patrons
Thu, May 22 at 1pm ET
General Public
BAM Members and Patrons get first access and save 20% on tickets through July 31, 2025
EXPLORE THE SEASON
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DanceDambudzo
Oct 8—Oct 9, 2025
Dambudzo
Oct 8—Oct 9, 2025Next Wave“Rock star of downtown dance” (Dance Journal) nora chipaumire combines sound, painting, sculpture, and performance in a fearless, immersive experience confronting colonial legacies. -
DanceWhat Is War
Oct 21—Oct 25, 2025
What Is War
Oct 21—Oct 25, 2025Next WaveEiko Otake and Wen Hui weave a complex tapestry of language, movement, and video, excavated from recollections of war, political upheaval, and their aftermath. -
Dance | TheaterMartha@BAM—The 1963 Interview
Oct 28—Nov 1, 2025
Martha@BAM—The 1963 Interview
Oct 28—Nov 1, 2025Next WaveRecreating a 1963 interview between the iconic choreographer Martha Graham and dance critic Walter Terry, Richard Move embodies Graham live on stage, evoking her indomitable spirit. -
Dance | MusicOptimistic Voices
Nov 5—Nov 8, 2025
Optimistic Voices
Nov 5—Nov 8, 2025Next WaveJuliana F. May creates thrillingly elaborate cycles of song, text, and movement from the wreckage of difficult experience, probing the intractable contradictions of family, eroticism, and motherhood. -
Dance | Film | TheaterFor All Your Life
Dec 3—Dec 7, 2025
For All Your Life
Dec 3—Dec 7, 2025Next WaveChoreographer Leslie Cuyjet investigates the value of Black life and death in a performance, film, and social experiment that draws upon the life insurance industry for method and metaphor.
