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@BAM_Brooklyn
BAM
3 years
Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love (2000) is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and fleeting moments, as well as a a major stylistic influence on world cinema. The new 4K digital restoration is now streaming.
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On July 4th, a coalition of lesbian & queer activists, filmmakers & historians are organizing a march & rally to honor Black and indigenous activists. See flyer for details. We hope to see you there! #confrontingjuly4th
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Senegalese photographer @omarvictordiop 's work is on display at BAM thru June: #DanceAfrica
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On Nov 15, celebrate the launch of The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist  @nhannahjones at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House! Co-presented by BAM, @greenlightbklyn , and @thelitbar . #1619Project Tickets & info:
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"The power of a show as successful as this is that it beams you directly into a warm, sassy, transfixing human’s brainspace and makes you believe in its rightness."—review of @madonna 's #MadameX kickoff at @BAM_Brooklyn in @TheAtlantic
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"The fact that there are 6,000 @IndivisibleTeam organizations across the country... it's a patient, long-term incremental process."—Solnit 🤝
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Nationtime, William Greaves’ long-lost documentary about the 1972 National Black Political Convention, narrated by Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte, is returned to its original 80-min. length and visual quality in a brand new 4K restoration. Tickets:
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JLaw at tonight’s #BAMGala , honoring her friend and collaborator Darren Aronofsky! ✨
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“Speculative fiction has for so long been white. And I think often times, too, more interested in glorifying the past in a different form than imagining a better future, imagining a revolutionary future.” — @IjeomaOluo , in conversation with @nkjemisin at BAM Sep 24.
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Welcome, Madame ❌!
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Current Mood...............Madame ❌ has her work cut out for her. ............ #madamex #rehearsals #bam
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In conjunction with @Madonna ’s #MadameX concert residency at BAM, we're screening MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE tonight (Sep 23) at 7 and 9:45pm!
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Our annual Gala, which we’re reimagining as a virtual experience on May 13, will include an exclusive performance by @st_vincent (only available during the event)! RSVP now for a reminder:  #StVincent #LoveFromBAM #BAMGala
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Tomorrow (Feb 4) is the last day to watch new 4K digital restorations of three masterpieces from Wong Kar Wai in our virtual cinema: Chungking Express (1994), Happy Together (1997), and In the Mood for Love (2000).
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We're beyond thrilled to announce a series of concerts curated by  @NifMuhammad , in which artists-as-storytellers share globally inspired, genre-defying, life-giving music at BAM venues both intimate and soaring. Info & Tickets ➡️
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Nationtime, William Greaves’ doc about the 1972 National Black Political Convention, was considered too militant for TV and has since circulated only in an edited 58-min. version. Now it's been returned to its original length and visual quality:
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"Thirty years after she set fire to the Eighties with the disco basilica Like a Prayer, she’s as gloriously weird as ever." The ecstatic reviews for @madonna 's #MadameX Tour, which kicked off here at @BAM_Brooklyn , keep rollin' in.
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Very excited to announce @BAMcinematek 's upcoming #KristenStewart spotlight, Bad Reputation:
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Tonight's the night!
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Fun fact: When she was 19, @Madonna was dubbed “Madame X” by none other than Martha Graham, her dance instructor and a mainstay at BAM for decades. Fittingly, her #MadameX Tour kicks off here tomorrow! [📷: Graham w/ Bertram Ross by Carl Van Vechten]
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In conjunction with @Madonna ’s #MadameX concert residency at BAM next month, we are screening—for one night only, Sep 23—the 1991 “canny and exuberant cinema verité rock-doc” ( @EW ) MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE!
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Cyrano de Bergerac is coming to BAM direct from London’s West End, May 8—31! Yesterday, James McAvoy earned an Olivier Award nom for Best Actor—one of five noms for the production, incl. Best Revival and Best Director (Jamie Lloyd). Ticket info: #CyranoBAM
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7 years
For more from @jonlovett (+ @jonfavs & @TVietor08 too!), join us at #RadioLoveFest on Feb 10:
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We spoke with former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett about the president's farewell address.
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Join us as our series, Unbound, in partnership with @greenlightbklyn , kicks off tonight with a conversation between three-time Hugo Award winning author @nkjemisin and New York Times bestselling author @IjeomaOluo !
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Didn't catch the livestream of our annual #MLKTribute (or want to rewatch)? It'll be available online through Feb 28.
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Also coming up in September at @BAMcinematek : Pattinson x Cronenburg
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Happy 150th birthday 🎂 to @metmuseum !!! #LoveFromBAM
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Nothing compares 2 u. U changed music, performance, culture 4ver. #RIPPrince [illustration by @gelgud ]
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Unfortunately, @Madonna ’s Madame X concert this evening at BAM is postponed. Madonna is currently dealing with a knee injury and has been advised to rest for the next 3 days to assist in her recovery. Fans are encouraged to hold onto their tix pending information on rescheduling.
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Just announced! @IsaRossellini comes to BAM 9/12 for a spectacular tribute to #IngridBergman : http://t.co/9xQR5oIQvm http://t.co/Gt1tuT8nWy
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. @JackieWoodson 's 4 books for ppl in their teens to early 20s: - The Hate You Give - Hunger - Commonwealth - Parable of the Sower #EDBL
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FOR REAL Y'ALL SEE YOU THIS WEEK: #Oscars #Okay #Bye
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Brooklyn Academy of Music Puts 70,000 Archive Materials Online via @nytimes
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Thank you to Majority Leader Schumer for securing $1,000,000 in federal funding for BAM. This critical support will enable us to invest in our venues to make them more accessible, modern, and welcoming! We appreciate Senator Schumer’s ongoing support for BAM and Brooklyn.
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" @rizwanahmed is a magnetic presence: his prodigious wordplay and rapping prowess combine in a high-octane performance brimming with righteous anger that brings to mind Childish Gambino’s This Is America."
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Tonight! @JanelleMonae celebrates the launch of The Memory Librarian w/ @weredawgz @blackpotmojo . Co-presented by @greenlightbklyn and @thelitbar .
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And as a final note, @rgay wants you to know @wellreadblkgirl is having their first conference this fall! You can still contribute! #Hunger
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Well-Read Black Girl Festival ™
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✨WE MADE OUR @KICKSTARTER GOAL! ✨ STRETCH GOAL TIME! Let's raise 25K & host a CLOSING #WELLREADBLACKGIRL CONCERT 🙌🏾 🎵
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Just #FYI @neilhimself 's new book will feature #DoctorWho stories. Gaiman comes to BAM Feb 17: http://t.co/Qki0i7BUmj http://t.co/l8a994Hq2b
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"Surveillance isn't about safety. Surveillance is about power."— @Snowden #PoitrasSnowden
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“You have to do it. You have to actively try and imagine a new way of being. Because you’re working against mythology already.” - @nkjemisin & @IjeomaOluo at an event co-presented by @greenlightbooks last year. Full video: #LoveFromBAM
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"Dr. King reminded us that none of us are whole when any of us suffer. And that applies to health, too."— @NYCFirstLady spills the T #MLKinBK
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Join @chefjoseandres in conversation with @soledadobrien at @BAM_Brooklyn w/ @greenlightbklyn on Sep 11 at 7:30pm as they discuss his new book, We Fed an Island, which delves into relief efforts in Puerto Rico. Tickets available now:
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Today, @rizwanahmed premiered the music video for his new track "Once Kings." Featuring clips from the film #MogulMowgli —also out today—and archival footage from Ahmed’s own childhood, "this one’s from the heart," he says. Watch it here:
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2 years
The wait is over. #Cyrano performances begin tonight at the Harvey Theater at BAM Strong.
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We are sincerely grateful for the leadership of @SenSchumer and his tireless support of arts and culture. His work is critical to the survival of arts and artists in New York and beyond. #SaveYourCinema #SaveOurStages
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Happy birthday to @philipglass ! Here he is at the 1983 #BAMNextWave Festival during the production of THE PHOTOGRAPHER/Far From the Truth.
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Join NYC's largest public celebration of Dr. King's legacy—featuring world-renowned activists (incl. @aliciagarza ), public figures, and civic leaders alongside musicians and other performers—at our free virtual event, Jan 18 at 11am EST. #MLK #MLKTribute
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On April 18, @JanelleMonae is joined by literary collaborators @weredawgz and @blackpotmojo for a conversation moderated by @alokvmenon to celebrate the launch of The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer. Tickets now on sale.
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Breaking #BAMNextWave news: @ShawkatAlia to star in the experimental endurance theater piece The Second Woman, performing the same scene 100 times:
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Congratulations to @colsonwhitehead on receiving the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction! Here he is in conversation with @likaluca last fall:
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Congratulations to Laurie Anderson ( @OnlyAnExpert ) and @kronosquartet ! Their recording of "Landfall," which was performed in 2014's Next Wave Festival, won the #GrammyAward for Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance. 📷: Stephanie Berger
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You know it when you see it: the surrealist, blackly comic, unnerving world of David Lynch. Join us March 18—March 24 as we look at his own seminal films and those directly influenced by Lynch’s work. Many films screening in 35mm. Tix:
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“People do not know enough about refugees, many people here have not met a refugee or heard their stories .... The Founding Fathers wanted this country to be open to everyone.” - @Malala on the immigration debate in the U.S. #MalalaAtBAM
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Catch us on @Jeopardy tonight? Too "cutting-edge" for tonight's contestants... 💁🏽
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"Always a tower of strength." RT @WNYC The final photograph taken of Lou Reed: http://t.co/qu4NM9n5X4 http://t.co/3rwk8atqsP
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Celebrate the paperback release of @neilhimself 's #NorseMythology at BAM on Mar 7! We hear there might be some signed copies available… #RadioLoveFest
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The virtual 35th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—NYC's largest public celebration of Dr. King's legacy—starts at 11am. Let’s pretend we’re all in the same room. #MLKTribute
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JUST ANNOUNCED: @rgay is coming to BAM Jun 13 for the launch of her new book, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body:
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Isabelle Huppert is giving this year's #WorldTheatreDay message and we could not be more excited:
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We're thrilled to present Black 90s: A Turning Point in American Cinema (May 3-22), a series that brings together more than 30 popular hits and unsung gems including indies, comedies, romance, noir, and queer cinema. Any faves in this lineup?
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At an event co-presented by @aperturefnd , photographer @micaiah_carter shared with art critic and curator @Sirsargent the reasons why he sometimes chooses to work with other Black creatives on his shoots. Listen to the full audio recording here:
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A sight for sore eyes: The Harvey Theater at BAM Strong has reopened, and with that, The New York Season—a celebration of our city's artists—has begun.
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"I wholly believe that live performance is an exchange, a form of conversation, so I needed to find artists who were in some way speaking to each other and asking people to join in on that speaking." - @NifMuhammad , in @thefader , on the music series he curated for BAM
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Hanif Abdurraqib ( @NifMuhammad ) is building new worlds with a concert series. Read our interview.
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Madame ❌ thanks you for coming. So Happy to finally have an audience! ♥️👠💋 #bam #theatre #madamex
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Former BAM King Lears (& grand marshals of @NYCPride !) celebrate today's news: #LoveWins #YearofLear
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We're switching things up for #RadioLoveFest . Terry Gross is the one being interviewed—by none other than @marcmaron : http://t.co/TVrhaCib2X
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One-night-only performance! On Dec 19, @rizwanahmed unravels this year’s acclaimed album, The Long Goodbye, for the digital realm. @MIFestival @BAM_Brooklyn @WeTransfer Limited available tickets on sale now:
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#fbf to Vân-Ánh Võ sharing her đàn bầu cover of #JimiHendrix ’s “ #PurpleHaze ” with us earlier this week! #BAMNextWave
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Academy Award nominee Ruth Negga makes her American theatrical debut in a passionate, critically acclaimed portrayal of HAMLET @stannswarehouse , directed by Yaël Farber. Feb 1—Mar 8. Tickets:
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Brooklyn’s getting in on this #MuseumSnowballFight , but we’re dancing there. Meet you at @prospect_park , @brooklynmuseum & @BRICbrooklyn (& anyone brave enough; we're looking at you, @NYHistory @Guggenheim @MuseumModernArt @TheShedNY ) 📷: @MarkMorrisDance 's The Hard Nut, 2010
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Start the new year with hope. #MLKTribute
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BAM Rose Cinemas reopens today! 🎉🍾📽❤️ Now playing:
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You're in luck:
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Wesley Snipes- the whole enchilada: martial artist and great drama / comedy actor. I miss seeing him onscreen.
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"Something about the soul-searching of this year and the losses I've suffered this year have really reshaped the show from what it would have been if it were just a gig back in the summer. It's much more personal, actually." - @rizwanahmed Tix:
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INTERVIEW: #SoundOfMetal star @rizwanahmed on how his year of soul-searching led to creating the new digital theater piece THE LONG GOODBYE for @BAM_Brooklyn
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#BAMcinemaFest continues tonight with Brady Corbet's visually stunning directorial debut:
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BAM lit orange last night in honor of those lost to hate and violence in Orlando #NYCArtsGoOrange #WeAreOrlando
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BAMcafé Live continues tonight w/ @maassai_ and @_jwords !
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Happy happy birthday to our very own Richard II, #DavidTennant !
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It's official: The groundbreaking What to Send Up When It Goes Down will take place in the Fishman Space at the BAM Fisher June 20—July 11. Tickets go on sale June 14 (BAM Members & Patrons) and June 15 (general public):
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"I'm often told I'm a dark writer. Which is what a woman is told when she doesn't write abt shopping or makeup or marriage to a man."— @rgay
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Now you can watch the ENTIRE @JohnCleese /John @hodgman talk from last Nov, co-presented by @greenlightbklyn : http://t.co/ekb0VjKTEv #tbt
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TODAY—catch David Cronenberg’s surreal William S. Burroughs adaptation NAKED LUNCH with live orchestra: #LCFestival
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"And the beat goes on." That's it for the incredible @OfficialALT with @tamronhall at the BAM Harvey!
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50% of ticket sales for the at-home screening of BACURAU, the no-holds-barred and timely sci-fi survival thriller starring Sônia Braga that took Cannes by storm, go toward BAM! Available via @KinoLorber 's new virtual theater. #LoveFromBAM
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“This production, superbly directed by Jamie Lloyd and starring James McAvoy in an almost literally ravishing performance, is a triumph.” Cyrano de Bergerac is a @nytimes Critic’s Pick! Through May 22. Get tix now----->
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We'll be live tweeting the @JaneGoodallInst talk starting in 15mins. Follow along at #JaneGoodall ! http://t.co/ZxRa7o3SYL
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