Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
(between St. Felix Street and Ashland Place)
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Tel: (718) 636-4100
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BAM is America's oldest performing arts center and a leading presenter of the avant-garde. Since opening in 1861, it has presented the finest in performing arts. The renowned performers who have appeared at BAM include Isadora Duncan, Enrico Caruso, Sarah Bernhardt and Arturo Toscanini, and contemporary counterparts such as Pina Bausch, Merce Cunningham, Steve Reich and Philip Glass.
BAM continues to develop and present a unique roster of traditional and contemporary dance, theater, music, opera and film, placing particular emphasis on artists of international stature who have a cutting-edge artistic vision. Four theaters showcase the acclaimed Next Wave Festival for new work—BAM's fall flagship event focusing on artists probing new and emerging areas of the performing arts—as well as programs ranging from classical music to circus arts, from Shakespeare to African dance.
The four-screen BAM Rose Cinemas (BRC) opened in 1998 to screen alternative and independent films that might not otherwise be seen in Brooklyn. In 1999, BAMcinématek, the repertory program, was inaugurated to add retrospective screenings and festivals to the mix. BAMcinématek is a program for new and rarely seen contemporary work, a presenter of classic films from cinema history, and a platform for community groups, local screenings and festivals.
Present a valid student ID and proof of age (25 and under) on day of show for up to two tickets to movies or performances. Subject to availability. Call BAM Ticket Services [(718)636-4100] beginning at 3 pm the day of show to confirm that student rush will be offered. Come to the BAM Box Office no earlier than 90 minutes prior to the performance time to purchase tickets.
BAM visitors 65 and older can get two discounted tickets to any live performance or film screening. Call BAM Ticket Services [(718) 636-4100] beginning at 3 pm the day of a live performance to confirm that senior rush will be offered. Come to the BAM Box Office no earlier than 90 minutes prior to the performance time to purchase tickets.
Ticket Assistance Program (TAP) provides organizations serving underserved families and at-risk youth free and discounted tickets to BAM events. To apply for TAP tickets, fax a request on your organization's letterhead to (718) 857-2021 (Attention: Dewonnie) or e-mail Dfrederick@BAM.org.
Members of the gym Crunch get a two-year Friends of BAM membership for the price of one.
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- Box Office: Mon-Sat noon-6 pm; BAM ticket services (718 636-4100: Mon-Fri 10 am-6 pm, Sat 10 am-6 pm.
- Disability Access: Fully accessible
- Gift Shops: The Howard Gilman Opera House has a gift shop on the BAM Cafe level. On performance evenings, items are also for sale in the lobby.
- On-Site Food: BAM Cafe serves dinner and drinks before and after performances and movies, Thurs—Sat, 5 pm until closing.
- On-Site Parking: BAM has two parking lots. Lot 1 is on Ashland Place between Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue, between the main BAM building and the BAM Harvey Theater; lot 2 is off the intersection of Lafayette Avenue and Ashland Place, with an entrance on Ashland Place.
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