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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 2d

Did you know you can flip through a digital copy of our Next Wave brochure? Explore this season's offerings, and get tickets while you still can—multiple shows have sold out, and we expect more will.

Explore the world of the Next Wave: https://bit.ly/4nhnpe9

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 2d

"I am honored to have the opportunity to stand on the BAM stage, alongside these powerful performers to bring Dear Everything to New York" - Jane Fonda

https://people.com/jane-fonda-joins-dear-everything-cast-exclusive-11827429

Jane Fonda Joins 'Dear Everything' Cast for One-Night-Only Performance at BAM: 'I Am Honored' (Exclusive)

Jane Fonda is bringing her decades of activism and artistry to the stage. The two-time Oscar winning actress will join the cast of 'Dear Everything: A Musical Uprising for the Earth' for a one-night-o...

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 3d

Playbill digs into our Winter/Spring Season, "which will offer an Oscar and Emmy-winning star and activist's return to the stage, the transfer of a National Theatre Shakespeare production, and more."

https://bit.ly/3KB8T3f

Jane Fonda in V's Dear Everything, Hamlet From London's National, More Revealed for BAM in 2026

Hamlet 's premiere will mark the first of a multi-year partnership between the National Theatre and BAM.

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 3d

Incoming: Robert Hastie's Hamlet ➡️ our Winter/Spring Season.

“We’re really excited to take Hiran Abeysekera’s incredible performance of ‘Hamlet’ to different audiences in a different part of the world.”

https://variety.com/2025/theater/news/hamlet-summerfolk-brooklyn-national-theatre-1236544068/

‘Hamlet’ Transfers to Brooklyn as National Theatre’s Robert Hastie Preps ‘Summerfolk’ for London; Casting Unveiled for Spring Season (EXCLUSIVE)

National Theatre's Robert Hastie transfers 'Hamlet' to Brooklyn's BAM while prepping 'Summerfolk' as spring season casting revealed.

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 3d

Our Winter/Spring 2026 season delivers a slate of innovative, full-tilt artistic visions across nearly every medium. Tickets on sale now for members. Join today:
https://t.co/PCJ6Bwzjhd

Explore our season: https://t.co/gBKDAGCoYj https://t.co/tJaInIVw5s

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Yasmina Tawil @yasminat.bsky.social · 6d

In honor of the recently restored works by groundbreaking filmmakers Heiny Srour and Jocelyne Saab, I've put together a selection of films directed by Lebanese women during and after the Civil War. Screening Oct 17-23 at @bambrooklyn.bsky.social! Tix: www.bam.org/film/2025/le...

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 3d

A different look for @roulettenyc.bsky.social tonight as @bambrooklyn.bsky.social is in the house with ‘Dambudzo’ by nora chipaumire to open this year’s Next Wave festival. #NextWave2025

The Brooklyn concert venue Roulette with chairs cleared out, lights on the walls and ceiling, a video screen over the stage, and a DJ in one corner.

The Brooklyn concert venue Roulette with seats cleared out. Four seated men are visible in silhouette against a video screen, and the room is illuminated with a disco ball.

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 4d

From poetry to percussion, BAM residencies bring professional artists into classrooms—bridging education with the energy of live performance. 🔗
👉 bam.org/education

Education

BAM Education creates a space where students can create art with rigor, joy, and meaning.

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 5d

Culture comes alive when students move. 💃🏾 In DanceAfrica in the Classroom, kids explore dance & music of Africa and its diaspora—plus attend a school matinee of #DanceAfrica!
👉 bam.org/education/danceafrica-in-the-classroom

DanceAfrica in the Classroom: Inclusive

Students explore different cultures from Africa and its diaspora through dance.

bam.org

Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 6d

What happens when young writers get the stage? They discover their voice. 🎤 Our Word. Sound. Power. residency helps students turn words into performance.
👉 bam.org/education/word-sound-power-in-the-classroom

Word. Sound. Power in the Classroom

Students write, perform, and analyze poetry in this multi-week residency.

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 8d

Every class is different. That’s why BAM residencies are shaped by students’ learning styles, needs, and strengths—so every young person can thrive. 🌟
👉 bam.org/education

Education

BAM Education creates a space where students can create art with rigor, joy, and meaning.

bam.org

Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 9d

Welcome to the CIG family!

BRIC @bricbrooklyn.bsky.social · 10d

WE’RE MAKING HISTORY!

BRIC is officially part of New York City’s Cultural Institutions Group (CIG) — the 1st media arts organization ever to join the prestigious coalition in its 125-year history!

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 10d

This year, DanceAfrica in the Classroom is more inclusive than ever—expanding access for students with learning differences. 🌍✨
👉 bam.org/education/danceafrica-in-the-classroom

DanceAfrica in the Classroom: Inclusive

Students explore different cultures from Africa and its diaspora through dance.

bam.org

Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 10d

"A monumental, magnetic production." Take a look at LACRIMA before it opens at BAM on Oct 22.

https://t.co/mk8hHQbIq7

https://bit.ly/4gQEjyg

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 10d

We loved this interview with Wen Hui of What Is War, who sat down with our friends at Walker Art Center to talk about the process behind the piece. On her list of inspirations? Iconic BAM partners like Trisha Brown, Pina Bausch, Martha Graham, & AAADT.

https://bit.ly/46vCcwA

Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 11d

Poetry is power. 💥 Through Word. Sound. Power., students learn to craft their own work, give and receive critique, and perform with confidence. #ArtsEd
👉 bam.org/education/word-sound-power-in-the-classroom

Word. Sound. Power in the Classroom

Students write, perform, and analyze poetry in this multi-week residency.

bam.org

Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 12d

This Saturday, as part of Best of BAMkids Film Festival, bring your family to Brooklyn Bridge Park to experience the vibrant spirit of DanceAfrica in this fun-filled outdoor workshop.

https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/brooklynbridgepark/items/290001/calendar/2025/10/?full-items=yes&flow=4749

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 12d

'Scuse us while we whip out our tiny treasures

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 13d

From the archive: Eiko & Koma throughout their 5x run in the Next Wave festival, '88-'00. This Oct, Eiko Otake returns to BAM w/ Wen Hui in What Is War—a searing duet that confronts the legacies of war on memory and the body.

🗓️ Oct 21—25
🎟️ https://tr.ee/N8JtJf

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 14d

Stay after the screening of The Orphanage for a Q&A with Leeza Ahmady (Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts) & Lila Nazemian (ArteEast).
📅 Tue, Sep 30 | Don’t miss this deep dive into Afghan film + history.

https://www.bam.org/film/2025/the-orphanage

ArteEast Presents The Orphanage

Kids at an orphanage in 80s Kabul navigate everyday challenges and seismic political shifts.

www.bam.org

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 14d

A drumbeat. A step. A story. 🥁💫 Students of all ages dive into traditions of Africa and its diaspora through DanceAfrica in the Classroom.
👉 bam.org/education/danceafrica-in-the-classroom

DanceAfrica in the Classroom: Inclusive

Students explore different cultures from Africa and its diaspora through dance.

bam.org

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 15d

High schoolers don’t just study poetry—they live it. In BAM’s Word. Sound. Power., students write, perform, and refine their voices with guidance from professional artists. 🔥
👉 bam.org/education/word-sound-power-in-the-classroom

Word. Sound. Power in the Classroom

Students write, perform, and analyze poetry in this multi-week residency.

bam.org

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 16d

💻 Hack the planet! Hackers turns 30. Join Angelina Jolie & Johnny Lee Miller for the cybercult classic, back in a new 4K DCP.
📅 Sep 29–Oct 2 | Classroom Rebels
🎟️ https://tr.ee/oO5Hkl

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 17d

🎬 One night only: The Orphanage (2019) by Shahrbanoo Sadat.
Based on Anwar Hashimi’s diaries, this Cannes-selected drama follows a Kabul street kid navigating life in a Soviet-run orphanage.
📅 Tue, Sep 30 · 7PM | Co-presented with ArteEast

https://www.bam.org/film/2025/the-orphanage

ArteEast Presents The Orphanage

Kids at an orphanage in 80s Kabul navigate everyday challenges and seismic political shifts.

www.bam.org

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 18d

🥊 Michelle Rodriguez packs a punch in Karyn Kusama’s debut Girlfight.
Celebrating 25 years since its Sundance triumph, this groundbreaking drama lands in our Classroom Rebels series.
📅 Sep 27–30
🎟️ https://tr.ee/oO5Hkl

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