The New York Times – Film:
The first major New York revival of “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,” Lorraine Hansberry’s 1964 Broadway play, comes to BAM this month. What took so long?
Category: Brooklyn Academy of Music
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BAM Artistic Director David Binder to Step Down in July
The New York Times – Music:
Binder, who was a Broadway producer before joining the nonprofit in 2019, plans to return to theater’s commercial sector.
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Adrienne Mancia, Influential Film Curator, Dies at 95
The New York Times – Film:
Her choices for exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art and the Brooklyn Academy of Music gave foreign directors and newcomers valuable exposure in New York.
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Zadie Smith’s Play to Make Its New York Debut During BAM’s Spring Season
The New York Times – Music:
In addition to Smith’s “The Wife of Willesden,” the Academy will present its annual DanceAfrica festival and a music series curated by Solange Knowles.
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Review: Dancing to Tears for Fears, Until They’re Worn Out
The New York Times – Music:
The Israeli choreographer Emanuel Gat presents “LOVETRAIN2020,” a work set to hits by the British duo, for his company’s Brooklyn Academy of Music debut.
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Review: Musicians of Color Reclaim Control in a White Space
The New York Times – Music:
In “Everything Rises,” the violinist Jennifer Koh and the bass-baritone Davóne Tines recount their complicated relationships with classical music.
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A Feminist, Neorealist, Communist Film, and a Plain Great Movie
The New York Times – Film:
“One Way or Another,” from 1974, is a class-conscious love story involving a macho worker and a well-to-do schoolteacher in Cuba.
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New York’s Movie Theaters, From Art-House to Dine-In
The New York Times – Film:
Our critic’s favorite spots to see new releases (with a cocktail in hand), international revivals and cult classics on 70-millimeter film.