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Eldorado Ballroom, curated by Solange Knowles for Saint Heron

Mar 30—Apr 8, 2023

Solange Knowles for Saint Heron has curated a Music series for the Brooklyn Academy of Music with an anomalous approach that celebrates intergenerational expressions of experimental and transcendent performance through the decades. Her dedication to reverencing and preserving the works of Black practitioners through Saint Heron continues with a lineup that consists of contemporary and historic creative revolutionaries whose artistry and innovation has left a profound mark on music and performance art. The series is named after Eldorado Ballroom, a Houston historic Black music hall in her native Third Ward neighborhood, where her love for performance started. Each night is programmed to explore artistic territory through investigations surrounding the sonic and performance-based expressions that have shaped the artist’s own practice. In these seven programs, the multigenerational audiences of Saint Heron’s and BAM’s communities will experience celebratory and tributary performances that honor the blueprints of these themes and genres as they are being reinvented today.

Program Notes from Saint Heron

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PAST EVENTS

  • Music

    Kelela, Res, keiyaA

    Thu, Mar 30, 2023

    Kelela, Res, keiyaA

    Thu, Mar 30, 2023

    Celebrating feminine innovation in R&B, this show showcases the wave-making, genre-expanding autonomy of three visionary women pushing the boundaries of experimental songwriting and production.

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    Music

    Kelela, Res, keiyaA

    Thu, Mar 30, 2023

    Celebrating feminine innovation in R&B, this show showcases genre-expanding visionaries.

  • Visual Art | Theater

    Type of Guest

    Mar 31—Apr 1, 2023

    Type of Guest

    Mar 31—Apr 1, 2023
    Celebrating the art of wordless storytelling, this generation-bridging lineup showcases the poetry of movement in works by Autumn Knight, and an installation by Maren Hassinger.
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    Visual Art | Theater

    Type of Guest

    Mar 31—Apr 1, 2023

    Works by Autumn Knight and a Maren Hassinger installation.

  • Film

    Unseen Nuyorican Pictures

    Apr 4—11, 2023

    Unseen Nuyorican Pictures

    Apr 4—11, 2023
    Composer-musician-producer Gio Cortez presents a film tapestry of rare archives from New York City’s Puerto Rican neighborhoods, honoring the rich cultural significance of the city's Latin creativity and pride.
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    Unseen Nuyorican Pictures

    Apr 4—11, 2023

    A program of rarely screened moving images of/by the Puerto Rican diaspora in New York City.

  • Film | Dance

    Coeval Dance Films

    Wed, Apr 5, 2023

    Coeval Dance Films

    Wed, Apr 5, 2023
    An observation of Black and contemporary dance films through the lens of Saint Heron.
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    Film | Dance

    Coeval Dance Films

    Wed, Apr 5, 2023

    Black and contemporary dance films featuring works.

  • Music

    Glory to Glory (A Revival For Devotional Art)

    Fri, Apr 7, 2023

    Glory to Glory (A Revival For Devotional Art)

    Fri, Apr 7, 2023
    This celebration of Black praise by women in spiritual and devotional music features compositions by Mary Lou Williams and performances by Twinkie Clark, The Clark Sisters, Artina McCain, and Angella Christie.
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    Music

    Glory to Glory (A Revival For Devotional Art)

    Fri, Apr 7, 2023

    Celebrating women in spiritual and devotional music, with compositions by Mary Lou Williams.

  • Music

    The Cry of My People

    Sat, Apr 8, 2023

    The Cry of My People

    Sat, Apr 8, 2023
    Through civic disruption by way of performance, poetry, and revolutionary thought, Archie Shepp, Linda Sharrock, and Claudia Rankine empower audiences to decipher the sorrow, rage, and angst of an era.
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    The Cry of My People

    Sat, Apr 8, 2023

    Revolutionary performances and poetry by Archie Shepp, Linda Sharrock, and Claudia Rankine.

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    We are committed to making our programming—both virtual and in person—welcoming and accessible to all patrons. Visit our Accessibility page or contact us at accessibility@BAM.org with any questions, suggestions, or for additional information.
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