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Fall 2025
Sep 2025—Jan 2026
Fall 2025
Sep 2025—Jan 2026From local visionaries to international stars, there’s something for everyone this fall at BAM. -
Next Wave 2025
Oct 2025—Jan 2026
Next Wave 2025
Oct 2025—Jan 2026BAM’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. -
FilmFriendship
Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd, and Kate Mara star in this hilariously demented anti-buddy comedy.Now PlayingNEW RELEASE -
FilmPavements
Alex Ross Perry’s sorta-documentary about indie-rock band Pavement is absurdist yet loving.Now PlayingNEW RELEASE -
CommunityDanceAfrica Bazaar 2025
May 24—May 26, 2025
DanceAfrica Bazaar 2025
May 24—May 26, 2025DanceAfrica’s beloved bazaar returns, transforming the streets around BAM into a global marketplace with more than 150 vendors offering African, Caribbean, and African-American food, crafts, and fashion. -
Dance
DanceAfrica Performance
May 23—May 26, 2025
DanceDanceAfrica Performance
May 23—May 26, 2025
Enchanting Brooklyn for the 48th year, DanceAfrica 2025 culminates in an extraordinary dance and music performance celebrating the culture of Mozambique.
Film
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Today's Films
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FilmDuck Season (Temporada de patos)
Thu, May 22, 2025
Duck Season (Temporada de patos)
Thu, May 22, 2025A rich exploration of childhood curiosity centering on two bored teenagers left alone by their parents, Fernando Eimbcke’s award-winning film creates a timeless portrait of enduring friendship. -
FilmGoing Down
May 9—May 22, 2025
Going Down
May 9—May 22, 2025When middle-class Karli sees a way out of her dead-end life in suburban Sydney, she and her friends have a night on the town that none of them will forget in an underseen landmark of Australian cinema. -
FilmFriendship
Now Playing
Friendship
Now PlayingNEW RELEASETim Robinson, Paul Rudd, and Kate Mara star in this hilariously demented anti-buddy comedy about the (literal) perils of guy friendship. -
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Pavements
Alex Ross Perry’s sorta-documentary about indie-rock band Pavement is absurdist yet loving.Now PlayingNEW RELEASE -
FilmSinners
Twin brothers trying to escape trouble find evil close to home in a Jim Crow-era thriller.Now PlayingNEW RELEASE -
FILM SERIES
FilmAfrica 2025
May 23—May 29, 2025
FILM SERIESFilmAfrica 2025
May 23—May 29, 2025
FilmAfrica presents over 30 contemporary and classic films, honoring veteran creators who first trained an activist lens on Africa and young filmmakers using cinematic storytelling to emphasize potential. -
Film
The Sealed Soil
May 30—Jun 5, 2025
FilmThe Sealed Soil
May 30—Jun 5, 2025
A 4K restoration of Marva Nabili’s long-underseen masterpiece, and the earliest complete surviving feature film directed by an Iranian woman, screens at BAM for one week only. -
FILM SERIES
Cinema Tropical Presents Three Iconic Latin American Films
March—May 2025
FILM SERIESCinema Tropical Presents Three Iconic Latin American Films
March—May 2025
Cinema Tropical honors the resurgence of Latin American cinema with special screenings of three landmark films. -
Film
The Phoenician Scheme
Coming Soon
FilmNEW RELEASEThe Phoenician Scheme
Coming Soon
Wes Anderson assembles an arresting ensemble cast for a wooly espionage caper concerning one of the richest men in Europe and his daughter, a nun, targeted by tycoons, terrorists, and would-be assassins. -
Film
MUBI Notebook Presents: Double-Blind
Wed, Jun 4, 2025
FilmMUBI Notebook Presents: Double-Blind
Wed, Jun 4, 2025
MUBI Notebook presents a special screening of Sophie Calle and Greg Shephard’s deeply personal road movie turned romantic tragicomedy, featuring a guest intro by filmmaker Kit Zauhar. -
Film
The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire
Jun 6—Jun 12, 2025
FilmThe Ballad of Suzanne Césaire
Jun 6—Jun 12, 2025
An actress is haunted by voices as she attempts to inhabit the role of surrealist writer Suzanne Césaire in this “gorgeously allusive” (Variety) debut feature from Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich. -
Film
Will
Jun 13—Jun 19, 2025
FilmWill
Jun 13—Jun 19, 2025
Jessie Maple made this 1981 portrait of heroin addiction and recovery, one of the first independent film ever to be directed by a Black woman. -
Film
The Mahabharata (8K)
Thu, Sep 18, 2025
FilmThe Mahabharata (8K)
Thu, Sep 18, 2025
English director Peter Brook’s artful three-hour distillation of The Mahabharata, famously mounted as a nine-hour stage drama at BAM in 1987, comes to the Steinberg Screen in a stunning new 8K restoration. -
Film | Talks
Dread Beat an Blood
Sat, Sep 20, 2025
Film | TalksDread Beat an Blood
Sat, Sep 20, 2025
Reggae icon and activist Linton Kwesi Johnson recites his poetry in his first US theatrical appearance in close to two decades, preceded by a potent 1979 documentary in a new restoration. -
Poetry | Music | Film
I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long
Nov 18—Nov 22, 2025
Poetry | Music | FilmNext WaveI Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long
Nov 18—Nov 22, 2025
Curated by Hanif Abdurraqib, a constellation of artists, writers, and performers activate BAM’s spaces, illuminating the truths of our moment via poetic imagination.
Music
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Music
Riccie Oriach
Wed, Jun 4, 2025
MusicBAM FREE MUSICRiccie Oriach
Wed, Jun 4, 2025
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Music
BAM FREE MUSIC (BFM)
Jan—Jun 2025
MusicBAM FREE MUSIC (BFM)
Jan—Jun 2025
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Music
Natalia Lafourcade
Sat, Oct 11, 2025
MusicNext WaveNatalia Lafourcade
Sat, Oct 11, 2025
Celebrated Mexican singer-songwriter, composer, producer, and activist Natalia Lafourcade fuses beloved traditional Latin idioms with a modern sensibility for her stripped-down, intimate Cancionera tour. -
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. -
Poetry | Music | FilmI Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long
Nov 18—Nov 22, 2025
I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long
Nov 18—Nov 22, 2025Next WaveCurated by Hanif Abdurraqib, a constellation of artists, writers, and performers activate BAM’s spaces, illuminating the truths of our moment via poetic imagination. -
Theater | MusicFOR REAL
Nov 19—Nov 23, 2025
FOR REAL
Nov 19—Nov 23, 2025NEXT WAVECombining in-depth social reporting with original music, this theatrical radio show probes the intellectual undermining of women confronted with sexism, and invites audience members to add their voices. -
Theater | Music | OperaWhat to wear
Jan 15—Jan 17, 2026
What to wear
Jan 15—Jan 17, 2026Next WaveRichard Foreman and Michael Gordon’s raucous post-rock opera is remounted for the first time in two decades, directed by Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar. -
Music | Holiday
Les Arts Florissants
Dec 5—Dec 7, 2025
Music | HolidayLes Arts Florissants
Dec 5—Dec 7, 2025
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants, one of the world’s most renowned early-music groups, return to BAM with a holiday program featuring works by French Baroque composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier. -
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Theater
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Theater
LACRIMA
Oct 22 & 24—26, 2025
TheaterNext WaveLACRIMA
Oct 22 & 24—26, 2025
In this sprawling theater piece, a Parisian fashion house receives an extraordinary commission, and a fascinating story unfolds across continents and generations. -
Dance | Theater
Martha@BAM—The 1963 Interview
Oct 28—Nov 1, 2025
Dance | TheaterNext WaveMartha@BAM—The 1963 Interview
Oct 28—Nov 1, 2025
Recreating 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. -
Theater | Music
FOR REAL
Nov 19—Nov 23, 2025
Theater | MusicNEXT WAVEFOR REAL
Nov 19—Nov 23, 2025
Combining in-depth social reporting with original music, this theatrical radio show probes the intellectual undermining of women confronted with sexism, and invites audience members to add their voices. -
Dance | Film | Theater
For All Your Life
Dec 3—Dec 7, 2025
Dance | Film | TheaterNext WaveFor All Your Life
Dec 3—Dec 7, 2025
Choreographer 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. -
Theater | Music | Opera
What to wear
Jan 15—Jan 17, 2026
Theater | Music | OperaNext WaveWhat to wear
Jan 15—Jan 17, 2026
Richard Foreman and Michael Gordon’s raucous post-rock opera is remounted for the first time in two decades, directed by Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar.
Dance
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Dance
DanceAfrica Performance
May 23—May 26, 2025
DanceDanceAfrica Performance
May 23—May 26, 2025
Enchanting Brooklyn for the 48th year, DanceAfrica 2025 culminates in an extraordinary dance and music performance celebrating the culture of Mozambique. -
Dance
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Jun 5—Jun 8, 2025
DanceAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Jun 5—Jun 8, 2025
The company that shattered every boundary of American dance returns to Brooklyn with another unforgettable spring program.
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VISITING PRESENTER | Dance
COMMEMORATING JUNETEENTH
Jun 19—Jun 20, 2025
VISITING PRESENTER | DanceCOMMEMORATING JUNETEENTH
Jun 19—Jun 20, 2025
Creative Outlet marks its 30th anniversary by honoring Juneteenth through the sharing of historical stories and vignettes that underscore the enduring struggles of African Americans, even post-emancipation. -
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 | Music
Optimistic 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.
Talks
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Talks
Arundhati Roy
Wed, Sep 10, 2025
TalksArundhati Roy
Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Writer Arundhati Roy comes to BAM to discuss Mother Mary Comes to Me, a new memoir detailing Roy’s relationship with her mother, in a conversation with author and scholar Imani Perry. -
Film | Talks
Dread Beat an Blood
Sat, Sep 20, 2025
Film | TalksDread Beat an Blood
Sat, Sep 20, 2025
Reggae icon and activist Linton Kwesi Johnson recites his poetry in his first US theatrical appearance in close to two decades, preceded by a potent 1979 documentary in a new restoration.
Opera
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Live Broadcast | Opera | Film
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Sat, May 31 at 1PM
Live Broadcast | Opera | FilmREVIVALIl Barbiere di Siviglia
Sat, May 31 at 1PM
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season ends with a live transmission of Rossini’s effervescent comedy, with Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlining a winning ensemble.
+ Pre-screening lecture with Fred Plotkin begins at 12pm with screening to follow at 1pm.
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VISITING PRESENTER | Opera
Zemlinskys Zimmer | Zemlinsky's Room
Jun 5—Jun 8, 2025
VISITING PRESENTER | OperaZemlinskys Zimmer | Zemlinsky's Room
Jun 5—Jun 8, 2025
The little OPERA theatre of ny comes to BAM with the story of a love triangle and a murder. -
Theater | Music | Opera
What to wear
Jan 15—Jan 17, 2026
Theater | Music | OperaNext WaveWhat to wear
Jan 15—Jan 17, 2026
Richard Foreman and Michael Gordon’s raucous post-rock opera is remounted for the first time in two decades, directed by Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar.
Poetry
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Poetry | Music | Film
I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long
Nov 18—Nov 22, 2025
Poetry | Music | FilmNext WaveI Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long
Nov 18—Nov 22, 2025
Curated by Hanif Abdurraqib, a constellation of artists, writers, and performers activate BAM’s spaces, illuminating the truths of our moment via poetic imagination.
Kids
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Kids | Community
BAMboo!
Fri, Oct 31, 4—7pm
Kids | CommunityBAMboo!
Fri, Oct 31, 4—7pm
Our frightfully fun Halloween block party is back for another autumn afternoon of candy giveaways, carnival games, arts and crafts, and more. -
BAMkids Parent Advisory Circle
BAMkids Parent Advisory Circle
This 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
DanceAfrica Visual Art
May 7—Jun 30, 2025
Visual ArtDanceAfrica Visual Art
May 7—Jun 30, 2025
Our programming partners at The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) showcase a recent painting by Mozambique-born artist Cassi Namoda, depicting African women caring for each other. -
Visual Art | Performance Art
Franklin Furnace's 50th Anniversary
Oct 2025—Jan 2026
Visual Art | Performance ArtNext WaveFranklin Furnace's 50th Anniversary
Oct 2025—Jan 2026
Franklin Furnace, a crucial downtown New York arts space and archive currently based at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, is the subject of a gallery show marking its 50th anniversary in 2026. -
VISUAL ART
Omar Victor Diop
ONGOING
VISUAL ARTOmar Victor Diop
ONGOING
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 Print
ONGOING
Beloved artist Maira Kalman has partnered with BAM to release a new edition.
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Visual Art
Shinique Smith Print Series
ONGOING
Visual ArtShinique Smith Print Series
ONGOING
Acclaimed visual artist Shinique Smith has created three limited edition prints to benefit BAM's artistic and educational programming.
Performance Art
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Visual Art | Performance Art
Franklin Furnace's 50th Anniversary
Oct 2025—Jan 2026
Visual Art | Performance ArtNext WaveFranklin Furnace's 50th Anniversary
Oct 2025—Jan 2026
Franklin Furnace, a crucial downtown New York arts space and archive currently based at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, is the subject of a gallery show marking its 50th anniversary in 2026.
Classes
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Classes
DanceAfrica Classes 2025
May 24—May 26, 2025
ClassesDanceAfrica Classes 2025
May 24—May 26, 2025
Experience the profundity and excitement of African culture, art, and history in classes designed to teach the fundamentals of African Diasporic movement and music. -
Community | Dance
Ailey Arts In Education Revelations Community Workshop
Sat, May 31, 2025
Community | DanceAiley Arts In Education Revelations Community Workshop
Sat, May 31, 2025
Galas & Events
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Galas & Events
Dress Rehearsal: DanceAfrica 2025
Thu, May 22, 2025
Galas & EventsBAM MEMBERS 3+ ONLY!Dress Rehearsal: DanceAfrica 2025
Thu, May 22, 2025
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Member First Fridays
Ongoing
Member First Fridays
Ongoing
Members can enjoy a free small popcorn every first Friday of the month at the cinemas with the purchase of a ticket! Simply show your digital membership card at concessions to redeem.
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ProgramsBAM Member Events
BAM Member Events
One 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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ProgramsBAM Patron Events
BAM Patron Events
BAM 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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Community
DanceAfrica Bazaar 2025
May 24—May 26, 2025
CommunityDanceAfrica Bazaar 2025
May 24—May 26, 2025
DanceAfrica’s beloved bazaar returns, transforming the streets around BAM into a global marketplace with more than 150 vendors offering African, Caribbean, and African-American food, crafts, and fashion. -
Community | Dance
Ailey Arts In Education Revelations Community Workshop
Sat, May 31, 2025
Community | DanceAiley Arts In Education Revelations Community Workshop
Sat, May 31, 2025
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CommunityMemorial Room
May 22—May 26, 2025
Memorial Room
May 22—May 26, 2025The Memorial Room is dedicated to preserving the tradition of paying homage to the ancestors of DanceAfrica festivals past and present, as well as the ancestors of the visiting companies. -
CommunityLate Night Dance Party with DJ YB
Sat, May 24, 2025
Late Night Dance Party with DJ YB
Sat, May 24, 2025Keep the DanceAfrica celebration going after hours with DJ YB, called the “General of Afrobeats,” who brings a mix of Afrobeats, funk, soul, rock, jazz, and hip-hop stylings to the dance floor of BAMcafé. -
CommunityCouncil of Elders Roundtable: Legacy & Preservation
Sun, May 25 at 12pm
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CommunityDanceAfrica and the BAM Hamm Archives
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DanceAfrica and the BAM Hamm Archives
ONGOINGDiscover the BAM Hamm Archives’ ongoing mission to preserve the vast legacy of DanceAfrica through projects focused on oral history and recordings. -
Community
Everybooty 2025
Sun, Jun 15 at 5PM
CommunityEverybooty 2025
Sun, Jun 15 at 5PM
BAM’s multi-genre, all-gender celebration of queer culture makes its eagerly anticipated return for Pride Month in June. -
Kids | CommunityBAMboo!
Fri, Oct 31, 4—7pm
BAMboo!
Fri, Oct 31, 4—7pmOur frightfully fun Halloween block party is back for another autumn afternoon of candy giveaways, carnival games, arts and crafts, and more. -
PROGRAMSSenior Cinema 2025
Jan 17—Jun 20, 2025
Senior Cinema 2025
Jan 17—Jun 20, 2025SENIORS ONLYSenior Cinema is a free monthly repertory film program for audience members 65 and over.
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FOR SENIORS 65+Seniors at BAM
Seniors at BAM
BAM has several initiatives to make our programs accessible to senior audience members.
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COMMUNITYCommunity Programs
Community Programs
From 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
BAM Community
CommunityCommunity Resources
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Community Resources
ONGOINGA 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.
Holiday
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Music | Holiday
Les Arts Florissants
Dec 5—Dec 7, 2025
Music | HolidayLes Arts Florissants
Dec 5—Dec 7, 2025
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants, one of the world’s most renowned early-music groups, return to BAM with a holiday program featuring works by French Baroque composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier.