Winter/Spring 2025 Brochure

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The support of our funders helps BAM bring the world’s most exciting artists to Brooklyn to inspire, challenge, and delight. Members and Patrons are also invited to join us at exclusive events throughout the season.

Become a member today and discover what makes BAM a global hub for audacious art.

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ON SALE DATES

Thu, Oct 9 Announcement

Member & Patron Pre-sale

Plus, enjoy 20% off Winter/Spring 2026 tickets during the Member Discount period, Oct 9—Dec 15

Thu, Oct 30 General Public On Sale

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Mon—Sat: 12—6pm*

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Peter Jay Sharp Building 30 Lafayette Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217

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BUILDING

30 Lafayette Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217

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Opera House

BAM Rose Cinemas

Hillman Attic Studio

The Adam Space

BAM STRONG

651 Fulton St Brooklyn, NY 11217

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321 Ashland Pl Brooklyn, NY 11217

BAM Fisher Hillman Studio Leavitt Workshop Fishman Space

BAM Fisher Rooftop Terrace and Stutz Gardens

BAM KBH

10 Lafayette Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217

BAM Rose Cinemas at BAM KBH

Samuel H. Scripps Education Center

BAM Hamm Archives

Shelby White and Leon Levy Reading Room at the BAM Hamm Archives

BAM KBH

“Art has the possibility of uniting us. And the reason that we make theater—the reason we call it a play—is we’re playing. We’re having fun.”

ROBERT WILSON (1941—2025)

hen we first decided to stage the extraordinary dramatic interpretation of Moby Dick Robert Wilson created for the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus as the pillar of our Winter/Spring 2026 season, it was understood that he would be here to join us. Bob’s relationship with BAM spans more than five decades and includes some of the most pioneering works ever presented on our stages, from The Life and Times of Sigmund Freud (1969) to The Old Woman (2014). More than a member of our family, Bob was, is, and will always be a part of our artistic DNA—his unquenchable curiosity, ineffable vision, and earnest playfulness creating a standard we commit to sustaining.

It makes sense, then, to position Bob’s fantastical recasting of a classic tale as the centerpiece of a season devoted to big stories, big productions, and big collaborations. Few figures in the annals of literature can match Melville’s white whale in stature, but Shakespeare’s moody Prince of Denmark rises to the occasion—and it’s certain to be an occasion when Hiran Abeysekera stars in Hamlet, initiating our exciting new partnership with the National Theatre, a company that shares our commitment to the belief that every story is contemporary when we gather together to experience it anew.

With Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels, we welcome both the thrilling debut of French dance collective (LA)HORDE and also the return of Trisha Brown Dance Company—a perennial favorite, marking the 50th anniversary of its BAM debut! There’s even more legacy in the air with the Brown company celebrating artist Robert Rauschenberg and choreographer Merce Cunningham, vital longtime collaborators who came together for the first time here, on a BAM stage, in 1954.

Along with these thrilling events, our season includes imaginative, persuasive new projects by major artists like V (formerly Eve Ensler) and Todd Almond, a salute to pop-music icon Stevie Wonder, and a timely premiere by Jolyon James. DanceAfrica returns for its 49th year of discovery and joy, and we welcome another enduring partner, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, back for a fourth consecutive spring berth. Add in our exceptional film program, thrilling family programming, and vibrant educational initiatives, and the result is a new season that meets Robert Wilson’s call for art that unites us all.

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Special Events

Fri, Feb 20

Thu, Feb 26

Thu, Apr 23

Wed, Apr 29

Wed, May 13

Fri, May 22

Opening Night Party

Age of Content

Leadership Reception

Trisha Brown Dance Company

Opening Night Party

Hamlet

BAM Gala 2026

Annual Patron Celebration at The River Café

Opening Night Party

DanceAfrica 2026

Please note that dates and times are subject to change, and we look forward to sharing additional events as they are announced.

Member Mingles Grab drinks on us at these pre-show receptions just for BAM Members. Open to BAM Members of all levels; proof of membership is required.

Patron Celebrations & Opening Night Parties BAM Patrons are invited to exclusive celebrations and opening night parties all year long. Patrons of all levels can purchase performance tickets and register for special events by contacting Patron Services at PatronServices@BAM.org.

Artist Dinners These intimate dinners offer meaningful conversation and connection, bringing BAM leadership, artists, and our most generous supporters together. Open to donors at the $10,000 level and above; registration required.

Leadership Receptions Intimate gatherings hosted by BAM’s senior leadership toast the artists and supporters who make our programs possible. Open to President’s Circle-level donors and above; registration required.

Lucie Jansch

The 40th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mon, Jan 19

Venue

Peter Jay Sharp Building

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Tickets

Tickets are free for this event and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 8am on January 19 in the Peter Jay Sharp Building lobby. RSVP does not guarantee entry, but helps us prepare for your experience and will ensure you get the latest information about the event.

Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at this quintessential Brooklyn tradition—an inspiring start to the new year filled with performance, calls to action, and connection. Link arms with friends, neighbors, artists, and civic leaders for a day of reflection, family-friendly activities, and celebration of all who carry Dr. King’s vision of justice and equality forward.

Note from the Parent Advisory Circle

RELATED EVENT | KIDS Nurturing the Seeds of Resilience

Co-curated by the Parent Advisory Circle

The Adam Space

Ages 6+

FREE, registration required

The BAMkids Parent Advisory Circle is honored to have the opportunity to co-curate this year’s BAMkids

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration: Nurturing the Seeds of Resilience. In the spirit of Dr. King, this program carries forward his unwavering belief that hope can be cultivated even in the harshest soil.

Just as Dr. King faced storms of injustice with an unshakable moral compass, we are called to tend the gardens of our communities with courage and conviction. Each act of justice, each bridge built, and each moment of choosing love over fear is a seed planted in the ground of King’s dream. We hope you enjoy these engaging youth activities we’ve created in honor of Dr. King’s legacy.

Lead Sponsor of The 40th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. provided by:
Rebecca Greenfield; opposite, Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

BAM Free Music

Feb—May

Venue

Peter Jay Sharp Building

The Adam Space

Tickets

FREE, Doors open at 7pm

Tickets are free for these events and will be distributed on a first come, first served basis in the Peter Jay Sharp Building lobby. RSVP does not guarantee entry, but helps us prepare for your experience and will ensure you get the latest information around the performance.

BAM Members and Patrons ($500+) enjoy guaranteed entry to BAM Free Music.

Music has always been fundamental to the mission at BAM—it’s in our name. Our BAM Free Music series, launched in 2025, packed the house with audiences hungry for fresh sounds. Programmed by trusted music curator Lia Camille Crockett, our second season turns the spotlight on Caribbean artists and sounds, a reflection of Brooklyn’s disparate yet interconnected Caribbean cultures.

An instant sensation in its first season, BAM Free Music presented major artists like Bilal and Pedrito Martínez alongside rising stars such as Angélica Garcia and Riccie Oriach. Summer brought an exciting new partnership with BSE Global for their inaugural Planet Brooklyn Festival. Stay tuned for our detailed season announcement, coming soon!

BAM Free Music events are held in The Adam Space at BAM’s Peter Jay Sharp Building, a premier destination to see and hear local, national, and global artists in a welcoming setting suited to listening, mingling, and dancing. Get your groove on with fellow music lovers and tastemakers, with DJs keeping the music flowing before and after each performance.

Free Music

From the moment BAM Music Curator-At-Large Lia Camille Crockett first laid eyes on the Howard Gilman Opera House, it was love at first sight. Little did she know that in just a few years’ time, the feeling would be mutual. She had just arrived in Brooklyn from Austin, Texas, where she grew up in a household awash in Puerto Rican heritage, cultural abundance, and music-industry savvy. Now, the fledgling producer was exploring her new home borough on foot—one neighborhood at a time.

“When it was Fort Greene’s turn, I immediately fell in love with the neighborhood and said, I can’t wait to live here someday when I grow up,” Crockett recalls, laughing. Walking along Lafayette Avenue, she admired one stately structure as she passed, but didn’t realize what she’d found until she crossed the street and looked back.

Music Curating community in sound

The inaugural series, which ran from January to June of 2025, succeeded beyond everyone’s wildest dreams. Lines to get into Brooklyn’s buzziest new party stretched down the block; inside, talented musicians and DJs packed the dance floor. “My overarching thoughts were, how can I speak to as many Brooklynites as I can in only a few shows, and how can I make people move, because this is a dance floor.”

In assembling her first series, Crockett looked to what had worked at past BAMcafé events, but also leaned into her own expertise in dance music. She opened big with neo-soul sensation Bilal and charismatic percussionist Pedrito Martínez, cultivating an audience open to fresh discoveries like Dave Guy and Riccie Oriach. “That was definitely the intention,” she confirms, “to start strong and earn trust, and then build momentum for artists who might benefit from a little more of a push.”

“I had idolized the Brooklyn music scene for so long,” Crockett explains, “and when I put the name to the place, it was like: This place is truly special.” When she joined nearby cultural organization BRIC as a producer of live music events, she became a friendly neighbor—and, she adds, a proud BAM Member.

Crockett wasted no time putting her own stamp on Brooklyn’s abundant, diverse music scene, first at BRIC and then as the founder of Parcha Projects, through which she worked throughout the city as a creative producer, curator and consultant. When BAM set out to reactivate The Adam Space, former home to the beloved BAMcafé series, with a new initiative that would come to be called BAM Free Music, the Parcha Projects credo—“Music discovery for passionate listeners”—made Crockett an ideal partner.

Even as BAM Free Music gained momentum, Crockett was laying the groundwork for another extraordinary booking: Mexican singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade, whose Next Wave engagement breaks new ground for BAM and the versatile superstar artist alike. And with the Winter/Spring 2026 season comes a new BAM Free Music series—this one focusing specifically on Caribbean artists.

“I’m very inspired by the intersections of so many Caribbean cultures in Brooklyn,” Crockett explains. “The goal for this year is to showcase exciting artists from the Caribbean and their expansive sounds—not just in folkloric styles from their home countries, but also showing how much Caribbean artists have influenced music that is globally popular, from jazz and hip-hop to reggaeton and electronic music.”

And audiences, she insists, are open to exploration. “Listeners are more adventurous than we sometimes give them credit for,” Crockett says. “Just because someone is a hardcore salsero doesn’t mean they’re not open to hearing a soca band and falling in love.”

Lia Camille Crockett, photo by Ellen Qbertplaya
Ellen Qbertplaya

BAM AND DANCE REFLECTIONS BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS PRESENT

Age of Content

BALLET NATIONAL DE MARSEILLE – (LA)HORDE

As hyperrealistic avatars and endless streams of images flood our screens, the line between our physical bodies and virtual selves has begun to blur. In Age of Content, the French multidisciplinary collective (LA)HORDE and Ballet national de Marseille explore how identity is fractured in the digital age, asking what remains singular about the living, breathing body.

Harnessing the kinetic immediacy of live performance, Age of Content hurtles audiences through the digital landscapes that saturate our screens—from viral TikTok dances to Grand Theft Auto —in a stunning, high-velocity dance work for our chronically online age.

Feb 20—22

Running

Tickets Starting at $25

Fri, Feb 20

BAM AND DANCE REFLECTIONS BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

PRESENT

Trisha Brown Dance Company

DANCING WITH BOB: RAUSCHENBERG, BROWN AND CUNNINGHAM ONSTAGE

CHOREOGRAPHY BY TRISHA BROWN AND MERCE CUNNINGHAM

ORIGINAL DESIGN AND COSTUMES BY ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG

Feb 26—28

Running time 1hr 15min

Tickets Starting at $35

Fifty years after its BAM debut, the Trisha Brown Dance Company returns to the opera house to honor the centennial of one of its most influential collaborators: Robert Rauschenberg, the visionary artist behind the stage designs for Set & Reset Brown’s watershed work from the inaugural Next Wave Festival in 1983.

Experience Set & Reset, hailed as an “instant masterpiece” (The New York Times) and featuring music by Laurie Anderson, alongside Merce Cunningham’s Travelogue, a collaboration with Rauschenberg and composer John Cage. Last performed by a professional company in 1979, Travelogue marks the first time a Cunningham dance has been staged by the Trisha Brown Dance Company. Don’t miss this rare convergence of some of the world’s most revolutionary artists.

LEADERSHIP RECEPTION

Thu, Feb 26

Trisha Brown

Leadership support for Trisha Brown Dance Company provided by:

Robot Song

Robot Song

Mar 27—29

Sensory-friendly performances Mar 28 & 29 at 2pm

Running time

1hr 15min, including post-show Q&A following each performance

Venue

BAM Fisher

Fishman Space

Tickets

Starting at $18

Registration for the pre-show tactile tour is limited

Ages 8+

You’re invited to an award-winning, visually dazzling celebration of creativity, difference, and the ways we can learn from one another. Inspired by writer/director Jolyon James’ experience parenting a child on the autism spectrum, this funny and deeply moving family show speaks to young people and adults alike.

The story follows eleven-year-old Juniper May, whose world unravels after her classmates declare her “the most hated person in the school.” Withdrawn and isolated, Juniper is saved when her desperate parents turn to an unexpected ally: a giant singing robot. Blending digital technology, animatronics, and a stunning original score, Robot Song is a joyful, uplifting reminder of the power of love and imagination.

Bill Conroy

Word. Sound. Power.

Apr 24 & 25 Venue BAM

Word. Sound. Power.

Tickets go on sale in early 2026

Word. Sound. Power. returns with a celebration of women in hip-hop culture, amplifying femme voices across generations and communities. Join us for a showcase featuring amazing emcees, spoken-word artists, and a special guest co-host along with MC Baba Israel and the unparalleled DJ Reborn. Let the music move you, and share in the powerful tradition of channeling hip-hop and poetry into an immediate, exhilarating message for the moment.

Ellen Qbertplaya

Hamlet

NATIONAL THEATRE

DIRECTED BY ROBERT HASTIE

Apr 19—May 17

Venue

BAM Strong

Harvey Theater

Tickets Starting at $35

Kicking off an ongoing partnership between BAM and London’s National Theatre, director Robert Hastie (Operation Mincemeat) brings his witty, fearlessly contemporary take on Hamlet across the Atlantic for a four-week run. Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) stars in this sharp, darkly funny reimagining of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.

Since its first staging at BAM in 1861, Hamlet has returned more than a dozen times, helmed by luminaries like Ingmar Bergman, Peter Brook, and Thomas Ostermeier. Now, Hastie’s fresh new production marks yet another groundbreaking chapter to BAM’s legacy of daring Hamlets.

OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION

Thu, Apr 23

Photo:

Hamlet

BAM is embarking on an ambitious partnership with The National Theatre of Great Britain.

This collaboration represents far more than a shared season or a single production—it’s an alignment of mission, infrastructure, and vision. This multi-year collaboration will bring National Theatre shows to the Harvey Theater, to BAM Rose Cinemas, and into classrooms across the five boroughs. This partnership empowers each organization to be the best version of itself and, in doing so, offers a model of international collaboration rooted in trust, imagination, and public service.

Dear Everything: A Musical Uprising for the Earth

BOOK BY V (FORMERLY EVE ENSLER)

LYRICS BY JUSTIN TRANTER, CAROLINE

PENNELL AND V

MUSIC BY JUSTIN TRANTER, CAROLINE PENNELL AND EREN CANNATA

DIRECTED BY DIANE PAULUS

Wed, Apr 22

Running time 1hr 40min

Venue

In the face of a full-blown climate emergency, can we band together and intervene before it’s too late? This is the question at the core of Dear Everything, a fierce new folk-pop musical from V (formerly known as Eve Ensler), whose sensational 1996 work The Vagina Monologues continues to make waves around the world. Featuring the great Jane Fonda as narrator, this rousing performance marks a monumental creative collaboration between V, director Diane Paulus (Pippin, Waitress), producer-songwriter Justin Tranter, and singer-songwriter Caroline Pennell.

When the adults in a small town try to sacrifice the nearby forests for money, teenager Sophia galvanizes her fellow young people to stop it—endowing them with a sense of empowerment they never thought possible. With an electrifying rock Dear Everything is a thrilling, raucous call to collective action addressing the most pressing issue of our day.

Dear Everything

Jenny Anderson

Fisher Takeovers

Jan—Jun

Venue

BAM Fisher

Fishman Space Tickets

Visit BAM.org in Spring 2026 for on-sale dates and ticket prices.

Last year we kicked off a bold new curatorial initiative: a series of unbounded full-building activations at the BAM Fisher, welcoming artists, dancers, musicians, and community members to fill our halls and connect. The lineup included José Parlá’s multi-sensory Realismo Magico, a day of intergenerational artistry called On the Shoulders of…: Hold Up Who Holds You Up, and BAM’s long-loved pride party, Everybooty. This winter and spring, we’re beyond thrilled to welcome you back for more culture, community, and full-tilt celebration. The complete lineup of programs is in the works, and we can’t wait to share it with you soon.

Fisher Takeovers

Moby Dick

Gala

SAVE THE DATE BAM Gala 2026 WED, APR 29 HONORING Robert Wilson

JOIN BAM BOARD MEMBERS, ARTISTS, AND FUNDERS AS WE CELEBRATE THE INDELIBLE MARK ROBERT WILSON HAS LEFT ON OUR STAGES.

TICKET AND TABLE PACKAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE EMAIL GALA@BAM.ORG TO LEARN MORE.

Leadership support for Moby Dick provided by:

Gala

BAM AND DANCE REFLECTIONS BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS PRESENT

DÜSSELDORFER SCHAUSPIELHAUS

MUSIC BY ANNA CALVI

DIRECTION, DESIGN AND LIGHTING BY ROBERT WILSON

Apr 29—May 3

Running time 1hr 40min, no intermission

In German and English with English supertitles

Venue

Peter Jay Sharp Building BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Tickets Starting at $35

Regarded as one of the greatest of all American novels, Herman Melville’s Moby Dick comes to BAM in a new production created by the iconic avant-garde director Robert Wilson for Germany’s Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus. This classic tale of obsession and vengeance becomes enigmatic and new in Wilson’s mix of tart dialogue with indie-rock riffs and soaring ballads by British singer-songwriter Anna Calvi.

Born in Waco, Texas, Robert Wilson (1941—2025) was among the world’s foremost theater and visual artists, renowned worldwide for his poetically deliberate use of time, space, and light. His longstanding relationship with BAM commenced with The Life and Times of Sigmund Freud (1970), and included visionary collaborations with such disparate artists as Philip Glass, David Byrne, Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan, Lou Reed, and Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon. He was last here to present Letter to a Man with Mikhail Baryshnikov during Next Wave 2016.

Anna Calvi is an award-winning English singer-songwriter, composer, and guitarist, who previously collaborated with Wilson on the opera The Sandman Moby Dick is her BAM debut.

Stevie

Stevie: A Life in the Key of Songs

THE BRC ORCHESTRA

MUSIC DIRECTION BY DARRELL M. M c NEILL AND LAFRAE SCI

May 14—16

Venue

Peter Jay Sharp Building BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Tickets Starting at $25

Between 1972 and 1976, Stevie Wonder released five albums that changed the course of popular music: Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness’ First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life. Affirming the unparalleled genius expressed in this unprecedented sequence, PoetWarrior Productions and the Black Rock Coalition present Stevie: A Life in the Key of Songs, a three-night celebration.

The BRC Orchestra, an all-star collective of premier musicians and world-renowned guests, performs those five masterpiece albums in their entirety over the course of three nights. Directed by PoetWarrior founder/CEO and BRC Director of Operations

Darrell M. McNeill, with Willie Mae Rock Camp executive director LaFrae Sci, the Orchestra will mix faithful renditions of Wonder’s original songs with bold, contemporary re-imaginings. The set list also includes songs Wonder composed for other artists during the same period, underscoring his versatility and unstoppable imagination.

Repertoire

May 14 Music of My Mind + Talking Book

May 15 Innervisions + Fulfillingness’ First Finale

May 16 Songs in the Key of Life

Cathleen Campbell

It’s been a landmark year for BAM Film—and the best is still ahead. With the opening of brand-new, state-of-the-art screens at BAM KBH, just steps from the Peter Jay Sharp Building, we’re bringing more artist-driven independent and international cinema to the borough than ever before. Showcasing everything from Hollywood blockbusters to art-house gems, BAM remains your year-round home for cinematic adventure.

Member Film benefits

BAM Members enjoy 365 days of discounted film at BAM Rose Cinemas, invitations to members-only screening, and more.

Member First Friday

Enjoy FREE small popcorn with a purchase of movie tickets every first Friday of the month at BAM Rose Cinemas. Simply show your digital membership ID at concession to redeem.

BAMkids

Film Festival 2026

IN ASSOCIATION WITH MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL

Feb 7 & 8

Venue

BAM Rose Cinemas

Peter Jay Sharp Building lobby

Ages 3+

Tickets Adults: $14; Members: $9; Children: $10

BAMkids Film Festival Film

Patron Film benefits

BAM Patrons ($2,000+) enjoy FREE admission to regular screenings with a complimentary popcorn on every visit to BAM Rose Cinemas.

Ready your imagination and join us for another weekend of cinematic adventure! Brooklyn’s favorite kids film program is back for its 28th year with a dazzling mix of animated, live-action, and documentary shorts. Created by filmmakers from around the world, these fun-sized movie gems are bursting with curious creatures, courageous kids, and magical moments. BAMkids Film Festival celebrates global perspectives, offering families fresh ways to see and understand our world. We tailor our selections to suit young dreamers (ages 3—5), bold explorers (6—8), and budding cinephiles (9+), but these special films can be enjoyed by viewers of all ages. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite—it just might win a BAMmie Award for Best Live Action or Best Animated short!

Tony Turner

DanceAfrica

DanceAfrica 2026

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ABDEL R. SALAAM

May 22—25

Tickets Starting at $20

The nation’s largest celebration of African diasporic dance and music returns for the 49th year this Memorial Day Weekend. We’re packing the long weekend with a rich lineup of exhilarating creative offerings: dance, music, film, visual art—and, of course, plenty of food, crafts, and fashion at the outdoor bazaar. Immerse your senses in four days of inspiring sights, smells, sounds, and tastes at BAM’s iconic summer kick-off. Tickets are now on sale for all performances.

Cervantes

Venue
Peter Jay Sharp Building
Howard Gilman Opera House
Julieta

Ailey

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Jun 4—7

Venue

Peter

Tickets

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has entered a new era, propelling dance in exciting new directions and pushing the bounds of what the human body and spirit can achieve.

This season, experience the brilliance of Ailey’s timeless masterpieces alongside bold new works that carry his legacy into the future. Under the leadership of new Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack and Associate Artistic Director Matthew Rushing, the company’s fourth consecutive BAM season promises to be a celebration of joy, beauty, and the transformative power of dance.

Jay Sharp Building
Howard Gilman Opera House
Starting at $35
Ashley Kaylynn Green and Jacquelin Harris.
Photo by Andrew Eccles.

I’m Almost There

I’m Almost There

Jun 9—28

Running time 1hr 15min

Venue

BAM Fisher

Fishman Space

Tickets Starting at $55

Love at first sight is easy … letting it through the front door is an Odyssey

I’m Almost There, a critically acclaimed musical journey by Todd Almond (Girl from the North Country, Gossip Girl), comes to BAM from the Edinburgh Fringe. Directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer (Good Night, and Good Luck; The Band’s Visit; Our Town), this whimsical yet poignant piece transplants The Odyssey into the modern world of dating. The monsters here are nosy neighbors, and the path leads through self-deprecation, heartfelt longing, and offbeat humor.

Accompanied onstage by musicians Erin Hill (harp/vocals) and Luke McCrosson (bass), Almond brings his journey to life with original songs that evoke his anxieties, hopes, and comic missteps, telling a humorous and profound story about fear and love.

MAKE ADVENTUROUS ART YOUR LEGACY

Planned giving is a valuable opportunity for individuals to tailor special gifts to benefit BAM, now and in the future. Planned gifts provide you with important reductions in current estate and income taxes, while maintaining, or even increasing, income from the donated assets involved.

Through a number of giving options—bequests, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, life insurance, retirement plans, and charitable gift annuities—you can make a unique contribution that meets your specific financial goals while enriching BAM for years to come.

BAM has a vital legacy of supporting adventurous artists. As you begin crafting your own legacy, we hope you’ll consider supporting the future of vibrant art in Brooklyn and beyond.

For more information on how to include BAM in your estate plans, contact Donny Repsher at 718.724.8220 or drepsher@BAM.org.

THANK YOU TO OUR WINTER/SPRING 2026 SEASON SUPPORTERS

Season Sponsor:

Leadership support for BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by:

Leadership support for theater and dance at BAM and BAM Education programs provided by The SHS Foundation

Leadership support for theater at BAM provided by The Shubert Foundation, Inc.

Leadership support for poetry at BAM provided by Hawthornden Foundation

Leadership Support for the National Theatre at BAM provided by Diane L. Max, the Lawton W. Fitt and James I. McLaren Foundation, Bruce Ratner and Linda Johnson

Leadership support for dance at BAM provided by:

Leadership support for Trisha Brown Dance Company provided by:

Steinberg Screen at the Harvey Theater made possible by:

Leadership support for BAM Education Programs programming at BAM provided by the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation

Leadership support for the BAM Hamm Archives, BAM Film, and Community programs provided by The Thompson Family Foundation

Leadership support for the BAM Hamm Archives provided by Charles J. & Irene F. Hamm

Leadership support for the Shelby White & Leon Levy BAM Digital Archive, a program of the BAM Hamm Archives, provided by:

Lead Sponsor of The 40th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. provided by:

Major support for Arts & Justice, Word. Sound. Power. in the Classroom, (Re)Centering Theater, and BAM Education programs provided by The Emily Davie & Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation

Major support for BAM Education programs provided by: Epstein Teicher Philanthropies; The FAR Fund; Jody & John Arnhold; Tiger Baron Foundation; and The Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund

Leadership support for BAM Access Programs provided by the Jerome L. Greene Foundation

Leadership support for BAM programming provided by:

Major support for Brooklyn Interns for Arts & Culture and BAM Education programs provided by Constans Culver Foundation

Major support for programs in the Lepercq Cinema is provided by The Lepercq Charitable Foundation

Major support for The Met: Live in HD provided in memory of Joan Kronick

Support provided by FUSED, a program of Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation.

Support for theater at BAM provided by The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation

Support for BAM Education programs provided by: AnneVictoire Auriault; Jennifer Kopylov; and Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Support for sensory-friendly performances provided by The Wasily Family Foundation, Inc.

Support for senior programming is provided by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Department for the Aging

Additional support for opera and theater at BAM provided by The Francena T. Harrison Foundation Trust

Additional support for theater at BAM provided by David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation, and Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater

Additional support for Brooklyn Interns for Arts & Culture provided by The Krumholz Foundation

Leadership support for every season provided by the BAM Board of Trustees, led by Diane L. Max, Chair & Vice Chairs Juliet Moser and Tim Sebunya

Leadership support for BAM’s programming and initiatives provided by: brigittenyc; William I. Campbell & Christine Wächter-Campbell; Jeanne Donovan Fisher; Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman; The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.; Alex Katz Foundation; Robin & Edgar Lampert; Adam E. Max (in memoriam) & Diane L. Max; Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust; Axel Stawski & Galia Meiri Stawski; John L. & Eva Usdan; Anonymous

Leadership support for Moby Dick, Trisha Brown Dance Company, and Age of Content provided by:

Major support for BAM’s programming and initiatives provided by: Andrea Bozzo & John Martinez; Cheryl & Joe Della Rosa; Aashish & Dinyar Devitre; Mark Diker & Deborah Colson; Barry M. Fox; Roberta Garza & Roberto Mendoza; Gotham Organization, Inc.; Anne Hubbard; Scott C. McDonald; The Ambrose Monell Foundation; Barbara & Richard Moore; Darnell-Moser Charitable Fund; Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc.; Eri Nishikawa; PM The Przymusinski Fund; The Jerome Robbins Foundation, Inc.; The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund; Dr. Sheila A. Cain & Bart Sheehan; Jennifer Small & Adam Wolfensohn; Edward & Virginia Spilka; Starry Night Fund; Doug C. Steiner; Joseph A. Stern

Additional support for BAM’s programming and initiatives provided by: Anne H. Bass Foundation; Constance Christensen; Con Edison; Steven & Susan Felsher; Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts; Barbara Haws & William Josephson; The Bertha and Isaac Liberman Foundation; James I. McLaren & Lawton W. Fitt; M&T Bank; National Grid; Laura Taft and the Paulsen Family Foundation; Pfizer Inc.; Gabriel & Lindsay Pizzi; The Scherman Foundation, Inc.; Edward & Virginia Spilka; Anonymous

Your tax dollars make BAM programs possible through funding from the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

The BAM facilities are owned by the City of New York and benefit from public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs with support from Mayor Eric Adams; the New York City Council including Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams, Councilmember Crystal Hudson, and the Brooklyn Delegation of the Council; and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. BAM would also like to thank the Brooklyn Delegations of the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate, Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest, and Senator Andrew Gounardes. BAM is also grateful for the leadership of Senate Majority Leader Charles D. Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Nydia M. Velazquez, and Representative Daniel S. Goldman.

Your tax dollars make BAM programs possible through funding from:

Thank you

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