The New York Times – Film:
Newly restored, Horace Ové’s film about a Trinidadian family in London makes a triumphant return to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Category: Brooklyn Academy of Music
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‘Lumumba: Death of a Prophet’: Revisiting a Mythic Figure
The New York Times – Film:
The 1990 documentary about Patrice Lumumba by Raoul Peck (“I Am Not Your Negro”), showing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, looks and feels newly minted.
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Channeling the Pain of Chinese Immigrants, in Music and Verse
The New York Times – Music:
“Angel Island,” an oratorio by Huang Ruo, brings to life the stark poetry of Chinese detained on the California island in the first part of the 20th century.
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Review: Laurie Anderson Gets Back to Having a Good Time
The New York Times – Music:
With the jazz combo Sexmob, this enduring avant-gardist revisited vintage and recent songs with a grooving spirit.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music Lays Off 13 Percent of Its Staff
The New York Times – Music:
The organization, which made Brooklyn a destination for pathbreaking performances, is reducing programming next season as it seeks to rebound from the pandemic.
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A Shorter Next Wave Festival Planned at BAM
The New York Times – Music:
The lineup for the artistic director’s final season will feature an interactive food theater performance and several dance programs.
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Les Arts Florissants Returns to New York, Endangered
The New York Times – Music:
William Christie’s early-music ensemble, once a staple at Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, finds a new home in Carnegie Hall.
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Solange Curates Powerful Performances of Black Joy and Pain at BAM
The New York Times – Music:
Through Saint Heron, the musician brought Angélla Christie and the Clark Sisters for a night exploring Black religious music, and Linda Sharrock and Archie Shepp for a show that felt anything but safe.