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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. -
Film
The Sparrow in the Chimney
Aug 1—Aug 7, 2025
FilmThe Sparrow in the Chimney
Aug 1—Aug 7, 2025
When a woman living with her husband and children in her childhood home welcomes her sister for a visit, the weekend opens old wounds and past traumas that threaten to destroy their relationship. -
FilmTogether
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Together
Now PlayingNEW RELEASEYears into their relationship, a couple who abandoned everything except each other to move to the country has a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force that threatens their lives and love. -
FilmWeapons
Opens Aug 7
Weapons
Opens Aug 7NEW RELEASEZach Cregger (Barbarian) directs this horror-epic about a class of elementary school children who mysteriously vanish, and the community left questioning the cause of their disappearance.
Film
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FilmThe Sparrow in the Chimney
Aug 1—Aug 7, 2025
The Sparrow in the Chimney
Aug 1—Aug 7, 2025When a woman living with her husband and children in her childhood home welcomes her sister for a visit, the weekend opens old wounds and past traumas that threaten to destroy their relationship. -
FilmOh, Hi!
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Oh, Hi!
Now PlayingNEW RELEASEMeet cute meets Misery in this charmingly odd dark comedy by writer-director Sophie Brooks (The Boy Downstairs), which takes on the highs and lows of modern dating and the ways it makes us all a little crazy. -
FilmEddington
Neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Ari Aster’s early-pandemic neo-Western black comedy.Now PlayingNEW RELEASE -
FilmSorry, Baby
Writer-director Eva Victor stars in a comedy-drama about a professor recovering from assault.Now PlayingNEW RELEASE -
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Together
Now Playing
Together
Now PlayingNEW RELEASEYears into their relationship, a couple who abandoned everything except each other to move to the country has a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force that threatens their lives and love. -
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Weapons
Opens Aug 7
FilmNEW RELEASEWeapons
Opens Aug 7
Zach Cregger (Barbarian) directs this horror-epic about a class of elementary school children who mysteriously vanish, and the community left questioning the cause of their disappearance. -
FILM SERIES
Restored & Renewed
Aug 8—Aug 14, 2025
FILM SERIESRestored & Renewed
Aug 8—Aug 14, 2025
Our annual series of restorations features films by Hideaki Anno, Charles Burnett, Peter Weir, Lav Diaz, Frederick Wiseman, and more, all meticulously restored with loving care and attention. -
FILM SERIES
Voyage in Time: The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky
Aug 15—Aug 21, 2025
FILM SERIESVoyage in Time: The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky
Aug 15—Aug 21, 2025
Andrei Tarkovsky, one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, is celebrated with a series of his complete feature films, including a new 4K restoration of his rarely screened documentary, Voyage in Time. -
Film
Highest 2 Lowest
Opens Aug 22
FilmNEW RELEASEHighest 2 Lowest
Opens Aug 22
Denzel Washington is a music mogul jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma when he’s targeted in a ransom plot, in director Spike Lee’s reinterpretation of a classic Kurosawa thriller. -
FILM SERIES
Summers of Change
Aug 22—Aug 28, 2025
FILM SERIESSummers of Change
Aug 22—Aug 28, 2025
Beat the heat with movies about characters surfing waves of summertime change, featuring films by Spike Lee, Ingmar Bergman, Edward Yang, Djibril Diop Mambéty, and others. -
FILM SERIES
First As Tragedy, Then As Farce: Anti-Fascist Comedies
Aug 29—Sep 4, 2025
FILM SERIESFirst As Tragedy, Then As Farce: Anti-Fascist Comedies
Aug 29—Sep 4, 2025
At a time when authoritarianism has once again gained a grip on world politics, this series of masterpieces and unsung gems serves as a reminder that cinema has long provided a medium to fight back. -
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 | Poetry
Dread Beat an Blood
Sat, Sep 20, 2025
Film | Talks | PoetryDread 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
BAM FREE MUSIC (BFM)
Jan—Aug 2025
MusicBAM FREE MUSIC (BFM)
Jan—Aug 2025
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Dance | Music
Optimistic Voices
Nov 5—Nov 8, 2025
Dance | MusicNext WaveOptimistic Voices
Nov 5—Nov 8, 2025
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. -
VISITING PRESENTER | MusicMariza
Sat, Nov 15, 2025
Mariza
Sat, Nov 15, 2025No singer embodies the sound of Portuguese fado more completely than Mariza, whose way of drawing the deepest emotions from a song has made her a beloved icon in Portugal across a three-decade career. -
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, with creative direction 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. -
Music
Natalia Lafourcade
Apr 10—Apr 11, 2026
MusicNext WaveNatalia Lafourcade
Apr 10—Apr 11, 2026
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. -
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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, with creative direction by Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar.
Dance
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Dance
Dambudzo
Oct 8—Oct 9, 2025
DanceNext WaveDambudzo
Oct 8—Oct 9, 2025
“Rock star of downtown dance” (Dance Journal) nora chipaumire combines sound, painting, sculpture, and performance in a fearless, immersive experience confronting colonial legacies. -
Dance
What Is War
Oct 21—Oct 25, 2025
DanceNext WaveWhat Is War
Oct 21—Oct 25, 2025
Eiko Otake and Wen Hui weave a complex tapestry of language, movement, and video, excavated from recollections of war, political upheaval, and their aftermath. -
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. -
Dance | Music
Optimistic Voices
Nov 5—Nov 8, 2025
Dance | MusicNext WaveOptimistic Voices
Nov 5—Nov 8, 2025
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. -
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.
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 | Poetry
Dread Beat an Blood
Sat, Sep 20, 2025
Film | Talks | PoetryDread 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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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, with creative direction 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 | Film
Call for Submissions to BAMkids Film Festival
Submit Today!
Kids | FilmCall for Submissions to BAMkids Film Festival
Submit Today!
Submit your short film to be screened at BAMkids Film Festival 2026! -
FILM SERIES | KIDS
Best of BAMkids Film Festival
Oct 4—Dec 6, 2025
FILM SERIES | KIDSBest of BAMkids Film Festival
Oct 4—Dec 6, 2025
Revisit your favorite films from 2025’s festival—or see what you missed—as we screen some of BAMkids Film Festival’s greatest hits of 2025 in programs chosen by and designed for ages 3—5, 6—8, and 9+! -
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 | 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
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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
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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.
Galas & Events
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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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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. -
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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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. -
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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VIDEO
BAM Community
VIDEO
BAM Community
BAM Community
CommunityCommunity Resources
ONGOING
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.