Artistic Director Abdel R. Salaam
“This festival heals, pumps up, and moves one to tears.”—Dance Enthusiast
The nation’s largest festival dedicated to African diasporic dance and music returns to the stages and streets of Brooklyn for its 46th year! In 2023, we celebrate with traditional Ghanian dance and music from the National Dance Company of Ghana. Plus, the DanceAfrica Spirit Walkers return, along with the beloved RestorationArt Dance Youth Ensemble.
TICKETS START AT $25
BAM Members receive 20% off through Jan 31. No promo code needed.
Leadership support for BAM Access Programs provided by the Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Leadership support for programming in the Howard Gilman Opera House provided by:
Leadership support for dance at BAM provided by The SHS Foundation
Leadership support for dance at BAM provided by:
The company that changed American dance forever takes over BAM with a program of recent works and classic audience favorites—including Alvin Ailey’s must-see masterpiece Revelations.
In her debut play, bestselling author Zadie Smith presents Alvita, a Jamaican-born British woman who shares hilarious, sexy stories in this modern translation of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
