Skip to main content
  • Featured
  • Calendar
  • Film
  • Music
  • Theater
  • Dance
  • Talks
  • Opera
  • Poetry
  • Kids
  • Visual Art
  • Performance Art
  • Galas & Events
  • Community
  • Holiday
  • Sign Up
  • My Account
  • Log In
  • Log Out
  • Cart
  • Visit
  • Programs
  • Education
  • Membership
  • Support BAM
  • About
  • Featured
  • Calendar
  • Film
  • Music
  • Theater
  • Dance
  • Talks
  • Opera
  • Poetry
  • Kids
  • Visual Art
  • Performance Art
  • Galas & Events
  • Community
  • Holiday
  • Visit
  • Programs
  • Education
  • Membership
  • Support BAM
  • About
  • Sign Up(current)
  • My Account(current)
  • Log In(current)
  • Log Out(current)
  • Cart(current)
  • Galas & Events

Member Mingle: Optimistic Voices

Fri, Nov 7, 2025
BAM MEMBERS
    Part of
  • BAM Member Events
  • and
  • Next Wave 2025
BAM Members Level 2+ and Corporate Members are invited to gather before the evening’s performance of Optimistic Voices, a new dance work by writer, choreographer, and director Juliana May.

Making her BAM debut with Optimistic Voices, May delves into the tangled contradictions of family, eroticism, and motherhood. Influenced by postmodern dance and musical theater, she uses repetition and off-kilter rhythms in pursuit of a new performative language.

Open to BAM Members Level 2+ and Corporate Members. Ticket purchase is not required to attend. Space is limited. For more information, please email membership@BAM.org or call 718.636.4194.

Interested in joining BAM Membership for invitations to special events? Visit BAM.org/membership to learn more.

UPCOMING Performances

      VENUE

      BAM Fisher

      TICKET INFORMATION

      Open to BAM Members Tier 2+ and Corporate Members. Email membership@BAM.org to RSVP

      RELATED CONTENT

      • Dance | Music

        Optimistic Voices

        Nov 5—Nov 8, 2025

        Optimistic Voices

        Nov 5—Nov 8, 2025
        Next Wave
        Juliana 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.
        More
        Buy Tickets
        Dance | Music

        Optimistic Voices

        Nov 5—Nov 8, 2025
        Juliana F. May probes life’s intractable contradictions through song, text, and movement.
      • Next Wave 2025

        Oct 2025—Jan 2026

        Next Wave 2025

        Oct 2025—Jan 2026
        BAM’s signature Next Wave offers a panoramic view of contemporary innovation in dance, music, performance art, theater, visual art, and more, bringing iconic and emerging artists together with curious audiences.
        More

        Next Wave 2025

        Oct 2025—Jan 2026
        Next Wave 2025 showcases contemporary innovation in dance, music, theater, visual art, and more.
      • Fall 2025

        Sep 2025—Jan 2026

        Fall 2025

        Sep 2025—Jan 2026
        From local visionaries to international stars, there’s something for everyone this fall at BAM.
        More

        Fall 2025

        Sep 2025—Jan 2026
        There’s something for everyone this fall at BAM.
      • BAM Membership: Sign up
        SUPPORT BAM

        BAM Membership ($85+)

        BAM Membership ($85+)

        Enjoy half off stages and screens as a member. With valuable discounts, advance access to tickets, and invitations to special events, BAM Membership is your license to see more for less.  
        MORE
        BAM Membership: Sign up
        SUPPORT BAM

        BAM Membership ($85+)

        Enjoy half off stages and screens as a member. With valuable discounts, advance access to tickets, and invitations to special events, BAM Membership is your license to see more for less.  
      Image: Phil Provencio

      Follow Us

      • Open BAM on Instagram
      • Open BAM on Youtube
      • FAQ
      • Visit
      • Donate Now
      • Membership
      • Press
      • Contact Us
      • Accessibility
      • Privacy Policy

      Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
      info@BAM.org
      BAM is a 501(c)(3) | EIN 11-2201344​
      © Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. 2025, BAM®, Brooklyn Academy of Music®, Everybooty®, Next Wave® and Teknopolis® are trademarks of Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc.