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Reviews & Ratings for Brooklyn Academy Of Music
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05/19/08
Eat Drink and Be Literary
by wisebrain at Citysearch
This is a great series. The food is really great and the people are all genuinely nice. Some authors have been better than others, but otherwise a great event.
The outer borough's answer to Lincoln Center has a mini-multi-purpose room.
by Contributor at Citysearch
Overview
Located on the fourth floor (above the opera house), this oft-forgotten studio is a second tier rehearsal/performance space in BAM's main building. The Hillman suggests a dance studio with its mirror-lined walls, ballet bars and sprung blonde wood floors, but with its built-in sound and lighting systems, it's actually capable of housing more. Indeed, the education/humanities department has used the space to accommodate up to 200 for BAMdialogues.
Features
With moderators posing intriguing questions to featured artists, the BAMdialogues provide audiences a peak into creators' minds. Past guests range from choreographer Mark Morris to minimalist master Phillip Glass to film stars (and Shakespearean actors) Liev Schreiber and Campbell Scott. On occasion, the Hillman also serves as an art gallery, hosting new media installations and even a martial arts workshop.
12/15/04
The hub of performing arts in Brooklyn since it opened for business in 1861.
by Contributor at Citysearch
Features
The Opera House is the largest of BAM's various venues--a renovated 2,086-seat auditorium with excellent acoustics and high, steeply-raked balconies that are best avoided by the acrophobic. The long-time home of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, and a regular stopping point for the Royal Shakespeare Company, this grand space propelled a BAM renaissance when the Next Wave Festival opened its doors in 1983.
The Experience
Downtown Manhattan hipsters drawn across the river to see works by Phillip Glass, Twyla Tharp, Laurie Anderson, and nouveau opera producer Peter Sellars. The focus of the Next Wave Festival has changed somewhat, but you'll still see important new works by theatrical luminaries, like avant-garde producer Robert Wilson and performance artiste extraordinaire Laurie Anderson.
With an opera house, movie palace and multiple theaters, BAM brings world-class art to Brooklyn.
by Contributor at Citysearch
In Short
Over the years, BAM has grown to include not only its renowned opera house, but the top-notch BAM Rose Cinema and multiple theaters and performance spaces. Brooklyn's answer to Lincoln Center now plays host to lengthy residences by the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as to the annual celebration of the avant-garde, the BAM Next Wave Festival.
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