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Brooklyn Academy of Music

A group of dancers in earth-toned costumes leap and tumble across a dimly lit stage, their bodies captured midair above a reflective floor under focused beams of light.

Observer’s Guide to the Best Dance Coming to New York City This Winter

The coming months are jam-packed with fascinating festivals, classical ballets and international performances.
By Caedra Scott-Flaherty
A collage of four vertical images of female performers in dance and opera productions

Fall Culture Preview: Comic Books, Sex Workers and Life in a Thai Restaurant

Maybe by demystifying “highbrow” forms, we can protect them from being co-opted by ideologues.
By David Cote
A man in a black tank top stands on a platform with his arms raised dramatically under a spotlight, while a live band with a pianist, saxophonist and drummer plays in the darkened orchestra pit below.

The Threepenny Opera: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Weill

Barrie Kosky brings his sleazy, sparkling production to BAM to sharp effect.
By Gabrielle Ferrari
Press conference Komische Oper Berlin

Barrie Kosky On Why ‘The Threepenny Opera’ Still Cuts Deep

By Jordan Riefe

Spring Preview: Fight Doom and Gloom as Dance and Opera Speak Truth to Power

By David Cote
A side-by-side portrait of Gina Duncan, wearing a sequined multicolored dress and smiling in front of a backdrop reading "BAM Gala," and Amy Cassello, wearing a blue satin shirt and smiling against a white background, representing their leadership roles at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

What’s Coming to BAM in 2025: An Interview With Amy Cassello and Gina Duncan

By Dan Duray

Bill T. Jones’ ‘Still/Here’ Transcends Time and Space

By Caedra Scott-Flaherty

Opera and Dance Fall Preview: A Rich Tapestry of Politics, Myth and Mortality

By David Cote

Theater Fall Preview: Women Are Taking Charge, On Broadway And Off

By David Cote
Dancers perform on an orange lit stage in front of a group of live musicians playing traditional drums

‘Little Africa’ Comes to BAM for DanceAfrica 2024

By Caedra Scott-Flaherty

Fall Preview: So Much Is New This Season in the Worlds of Opera and Dance

By David Cote
A group of dancers on stage reaches for the sky

Brooklyn Bonds: Alvin Ailey’s Return to BAM

By Caedra Scott-Flaherty

Spring Opera and Dance Preview: 12 Reasons To Jump And Sing

By David Cote

A Lorraine Hansberry Revival At BAM Reveals Her Playwrighting As Activism

By Harry Haun

Jamie Lloyd On Directing James McAvoy at BAM and Why We All Have Cyrano’s Nose

By Harry Haun

Review: ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ Stages the Power of Love and Language at BAM

By David Cote

How Strength Training Helped Dancer Elisa Clark Return to the Stage

By Charlotte Barnett

Spring Preview: Eight Opera and Dance Performances This Spring in NYC

By David Cote

Spring Preview: Eight Must See Theater Shows in New York City

By David Cote

Diana Markosian Revives Family History in “Santa Barbara”

By Kate Silzer

Stunning Sweep for the UAW: Three More New York City Museums Unionize With Local 2110

By Annie Levin

World Renowned for Her ‘Swan Lake,’ Irina Kolesnikova Finally Makes Her US Debut

By Charlotte Barnett

Bruno Beltrão’s Critical, Creative Take on Hip-Hop Comes to BAM

By Billy McEntee

Performing Arts Get Political in the 12 Best Dance and Opera Performances This Fall

By Mary von Aue
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