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Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) announces 2013 Winter/Spring Season—featuring 12 theater, dance, music, and opera engagements—from Jan 17 to Jun 9 BAM 2013 Winter/Spring Season is sponsored by Bloomberg Theater productions: The Suit in its US premiere. Direction, adaptation, and music by Peter Brook, Marie-Hélène Estienne, and Franck Krawczyk—based on The Suit, by Can Themba, Mothobi Mutloatse, and Barney Simon. Jan 17—Feb 2……………………………………………………..page 3 The Laramie Cycle, a repertory engagement from Tectonic Theater Project including The Laramie Project and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, directed by Moisés Kaufman and Leigh Fondakowski. Feb 12—24…………………page 6 The Royal Shakespeare Company production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, directed by Gregory Doran in its US premiere. Apr 10—28………………………………………………………….page 10 The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Andrei Belgrader and featuring John Turturro. World premiere, produced by BAM. May 12—Jun 9…………………………………..………………….page 15 Dance engagements: Trisha Brown Dance Company in a repertory program featuring two NY premieres: Les Yeux et l’âme and I’m going to toss my arms–if you catch them they’re yours. Jan 30—Feb 2…………………………………………….……….page 5

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The Royal Ballet of Cambodia with The Legend of Apsara Mera. Choreography by Her Royal Highness Princess Norodom Buppha Devi in collaboration with Proeung Chhieng and Soth Somaly. Presented as part of citywide Season of Cambodia festival. May 2—4…………………….…..…………….page 14 DanceAfrica 2013 returns for its 36th year under the artistic direction of Chuck Davis. Performers include Umkhathi Theatre Works (Zimbabwe), BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble, and others. Features SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK in a special opening celebration. Produced by BAM. May 19 & 24—27…………………………………………………page 16 Music events: Mic Check is a celebration of contemporary music from North Africa and the Middle East. Features hip-hop artists and traditional musicians Amkoullel (Mali), El General (Tunisia), El Deeb (Egypt), Brahim Fribgane (Morocco), and Shadia Mansour (Palestine). Produced by BAM. Mar 9………………………………………………………………page 8 Planetarium, an evening of songs and instrumental works inspired by the solar system, by Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, and Sufjan Stevens. Mar 21—24……………………………………………………….page 9 Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, a genre-spanning festival of music and film now in its second year. Curated by Bryce Dessner and Aaron Dessner, produced by BAM. Apr 25—27…………………………………………………………….page 13 Opera: David et Jonathas, by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, featuring Les Arts Florissants in an Aix-en-Provence Festival production, conducted by William Christie and directed by Andreas Homoki. Apr 17,18, 20 & 21………………………..page 12 William Christie’s renowned vocal ensemble, Le Jardin des Voix, joins Les Arts Florissants in Le Jardin de Monsieur Rameau, a semi-staged music event featuring selections from the 17th- and 18th-century opera repertoires. Apr 19…………………………………….page 13 BAM 2013 Winter/Spring Season features a full slate of humanities, music, film, family, and visual arts programming. Brooklyn, NY/Oct 31, 2012—Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, today announced programming for the BAM 2013 Winter/Spring season, which runs from January 17 to June 9. The season comprises 12 theater, dance, music, and opera productions and

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features BAMcinématek series, BAMcafé Live weekend music events, artist talks, literary programs, the BAMkids Film Festival, a BAMfamily launch party, and visual art exhibitions. Winter/Spring Season tickets go on sale November 19 to the general public (Nov 12 for Friends of BAM and Nov 16 for season ticket holders of the 2012 Winter/Spring Season). Single tickets for Winter/Spring engagements The Suit, The Laramie Cycle, and Trisha Brown Dance Company go on sale to the general public December 17 (Dec 10 for Friends of BAM); the remaining engagements go on sale January 14 (Jan 7 for Friends of BAM). To purchase tickets online visit BAM.org or contact BAM Ticket Services at 718.636.4100. Executive Producer Joseph V. Melillo comments, “The 2013 Winter/Spring Season features a rich array of international productions as well as exciting new work from artists close to home. We welcome back Peter Brook, Trisha Brown, William Christie, the Royal Shakespeare Company, John Turturro, and Andrei Belgrader, Bryce and Aaron Dessner, Sufjan Stevens, and Chuck Davis. Making BAM debuts are Nico Muhly, Moisés Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project, and The Royal Ballet of Cambodia. Our season also features a number of BAM-produced engagements, including a reprisal of the successful Crossing Brooklyn Ferry festival, a new production of Ibsen’s The Master Builder, a celebration of contemporary music from North Africa and the Middle East, Mic Check, and the return of BAM’s longest-running program, DanceAfrica. In addition to our stage presentations, the season features resonant literary, visual art, film, popular music, and humanities events spanning a range of interests.” BAM President Karen Brooks Hopkins adds, “We are very grateful to Bloomberg for its eighth year of support of BAM’s Winter/Spring Season and for its enthusiasm for the cultural vitality of New York City. We acknowledge all of our generous donors and funders, who have made it possible for us to thrive. This is a period of dynamic growth for BAM, including the new Fisher building, public art, plans for expanded education and family programs, and the first phase of renovations to the BAM Harvey Theater—the support we have received has enabled us to implement these exciting new plans and to continue to serve our audiences and community.” Bloomberg is the world’s most trusted source of information for financial professionals and businesses. Bloomberg combines innovative technology with unmatched analytic, data, news, display and distribution capabilities, to deliver critical information via the Bloomberg Professional service and multimedia platforms, which span television, radio, digital and print. The Suit US Premiere Based on The Suit by Can Themba, Mothobi Mutloatse, and Barney Simon Direction, adaptation, and music by Peter Brook, Marie-Hélène Estienne, and Franck Krawczyk Lighting design by Philippe Vialatte Scenic elements and costume design by Oria Puppo Assistant director Rikki Henry BAM Harvey Theater (651 Fulton St) Jan 17—Feb 2; Tue—Fri at 7:30pm, Sat at 2 pm and 7:30pm, Sun at 3pm Note: Jan 24 Winter/Spring 2013 Gala performance at 7pm Tickets: $25, 40, 55, 75 (weekday); $35, 50, 70, 90 (weekend)

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(subject to change after Dec 9) Artist Talk: Peter Brook, Marie-Hélène Estienne, and members of the company Jan 18, post-show (free for same-day ticket-holders) “Theatre as it should be.” —The Telegraph (UK) Philemon worships his wife, Matilda. Despite the daily oppression of apartheid life in 1950s Johannesburg, he is a happy man. All of this changes when Philemon returns home to discover Matilda with another lover who narrowly escapes, leaving his suit behind on a hanger. Caught in a vortex of emotions ranging from jealousy to embarrassment to rage, Philemon sets forth a humiliating punishment for his wife: to go on with life as usual but treat the suit as her eternal honored guest and take it with her everywhere she goes as a constant reminder of her betrayal. Based on a short story by Can Themba, the suit becomes a permanent thorn in the couple’s daily life as Matilda is forced to set an extra place at the table every night and introduce the suit to their neighbors and friends. For this production, acclaimed director Peter Brook—whose 1987 production of The Mahabharata inaugurated the BAM Majestic Theater (now the BAM Harvey Theater)—returns to BAM with Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord to showcase his signature approach of innovative stage design and integration of live music. To tell this tale of simmering resentment and tragedy, Brook blends a minimalist aesthetic with a soundscape that includes a hummed version of “Strange Fruit,” traditional African melodies, and Schubert lieder to thicken the tension between a collectively wounded husband and wife. Peter Brook was born in London in 1925 and has achieved distinction throughout his career in the disciplines of theater, opera, and literature. Following his studies at Magdalen College at the University of Oxford, he dedicated himself to the performing arts, soon appearing alongside some of the great actors of his time—Sir John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, and Paul Scofield—as well as in iconic venues across the UK and beyond. He directed and performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company in such productions as Titus Andronicus, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Antony and Cleopatra. Brook became identified with a pared-down, minimalist style in which the audience was returned to a raw and unmediated encounter with the power of the performing art. In 1971, he founded the International Centre for Theatre Research in Paris and in 1974, he established its permanent base at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord. Among his landmark works are the stage adaptation of the epic Indian poem Mahabharata, which tells the story of mankind; the film version of The Lord of the Flies; and Sizwe Banzi is Dead, an apartheid-era classic. Brook, who has written and directed works in French and English, recently announced his retirement from the Bouffes du Nord. Brook’s history with BAM began with A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1971 Spring Season) and continued with the historic The Mahabharata (1987 Next Wave), The Cherry Orchard (1988 Spring Season), The Man Who (1995 Spring Season), The Tragedy of Hamlet (2001 Spring Season), and The Island (2003 Spring Season). Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord actors and musicians appearing in this production are Rikki Donleo, Henry, Petunia Nonhlanhla Kheswa, Jared McKay McNeill, William Nadylam, Arthur Astier, Raphael Chambouvet, and David Eric Christophe Dupuis. For press information contact Sarah Garvey, sgarvey@BAM.org, 718.636.4129 x7. Bank of America is the proud sponsor of BAM 2013 Theater.

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Trisha Brown Dance Company Choreography by Trisha Brown Newark (Niweweorce) (1987) Visual presentation and sound concept by Donald Judd Original sound orchestration and production by Peter Zummo with Donald Judd Lighting design by Ken Tabachnick Les Yeux et l'âme New York Premiere Music recorded by William Christie and Les Arts Florissants for Harmonia Mundi Lighting design by Jennifer Tipton Costumes by Elizabeth Cannon I’m going to toss my arms–if you catch them they’re yours New York Premiere Visual presentation by Burt Barr Original music by Alvin Curran, Toss and Find Costumes design by Kaye Voyce Lighting design by John Torres Homemade (1996) Original film by Robert Whitman Visual presentation by Trisha Brown and Robert Whitman Set and Reset (1983) Jan 31 performance only (in place of Les Yeux et l'âme) Music by Laurie Anderson Set and costume design by Robert Rauschenberg Lighting design by Robert Rauschenberg with Beverly Emmons BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave) Jan 30—Feb 2 at 7:30pm Tickets: $20, 35, 50 (subject to change after Dec 9) Iconic Artist Talk: On Trisha Brown Presented by cultural critic John Rockwell and Dance magazine Editor-in-Chief Wendy Perron, with special guests Feb 2 at 5pm BAM Fisher (Fishman Space) Tickets: $20 ($10 for Friends of BAM) Master Class: Trisha Brown Dance Company Jan 26 at 2pm Mark Morris Dance Center (3 Lafayette Ave) Fee: $20 Register online: MMDG.org/school

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Renowned choreographer Trisha Brown and the Trisha Brown Dance Company return to BAM with an eclectic program featuring two New York premieres—Les Yeux et l'âme (“the eyes and the soul”) and I’m going to toss my arms – if you catch them they’re yours—and repertory classics Newark (Niweweorce) (1987) and Homemade (1996). Les Yeux et l'âme (2011) is a suite of dances Brown developed from her evening-length work Pygmalion, a rendition of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s one-act opera. I’m going to toss my arms – if you catch them they’re yours utilizes large industrial fans in its opening section and takes its title from a transcript of directions from Brown to her dancers early in the rehearsal process. The company will also present Brown’s Set and Reset on January 31 marking the 30th anniversary of this seminal work. Upon its US premiere at the first BAM Next Wave Festival in 1983, The New York Times called Set and Reset “Miss Brown at her most tantalizing.” Trisha Brown is considered the most widely acclaimed choreographer to emerge from the postmodern era. Brown began showing her work with the Judson Dance Theater in the 1960s and pushed the limits of what could be considered appropriate movement for choreography. Soon, no setting was exempt as a stage—including rooftops, the sides of buildings, and interior walls. Brown’s collaborators have included Robert Rauschenberg, John Cage, and Laurie Anderson. She founded the Trisha Brown Dance Company in 1970 and has flourished by exploring ideas through her dance cycles and collaborating on large-scale theatrical productions and operas. She was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, two John Simon Guggenheim Fellowships, and numerous awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and other organizations. Brown has a long affiliation with BAM that began in 1976 and includes repertory presentations in 1981, 1983, 1991, 1996, and 2009 and the full-length presentation of L'Orfeo in1999. For press information contact Joe Guttridge, jguttridge@BAM.org, 718.636.4129 x4. The Laramie Cycle New York Premiere Part 1: The Laramie Project Part 2: The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later Tectonic Theater Project Directed by Moisés Kaufman and Leigh Fondakowski BAM Harvey Theater (651 Fulton St) Feb 12—24 Weekend marathons (Parts 1 & 2 in one day): Feb 16, 17, 23, 24; starts at 2:30pm Approx 5hrs, including 3 intermissions and dinner break Weeknight packages* (Parts 1 and Part 2 on consecutive evenings): Feb 12 &13; Feb 14 & 15; Feb 19 & 20; Feb 21 & 22 at 7:30pm Part 1: 3hrs with 2 intermissions; Part 2: 2hrs with 1 intermission

*Please note: Weeknight packages must be purchased as consecutive evenings

                 

Tickets: $40, 80, 120, 160 (weekday, includes parts 1 & 2); $60, 100, 150, 200 (weekend, includes parts 1 & 2)

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Artist Talk: Judy Shepard, Moisés Kaufman, and special guests Feb 16 at 12pm BAM Fisher (Fishman Space) Tickets: $15 ($7.50 for Friends of BAM) Workshop: Introduction to Moment Work With Tectonic Theater Project Feb 20 at 3:30pm BAM Fisher (Hillman Studio) Fee: $25 Apply online: BAM.org/Masterclass "A pioneering work of theatrical reportage and a powerful stage event." – Time magazine In 1998, 21-year-old Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was beaten to death, the victim of a hate crime that left the small town of Laramie, Wyoming—and many national and international observers—in shock. In the aftermath of Shepard’s death, acclaimed playwright and director Moisés Kaufman (Gross Indecency, I Am My Own Wife) and members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie and conducted more than 200 interviews with its residents. Using these interview transcripts, court documents, and media reportage as source material, they created The Laramie Project, which went on to become one of the most performed pieces of theater in the US and, via its adaptation into an HBO film, found an audience of more than 30 million people. On October 12, 2009 (the 11th anniversary of Shepard’s death) audiences in more than 130 cities in the United States and abroad attended the simultaneous premieres of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, which used many of the same techniques to document changes in the community since the hate crime; the new play was also in part a rebuttal to a false emerging narrative that characterized the murder as a drug deal gone wrong. The production in New York was performed as a reading by the original cast members of the play and film, while other participants included professional regional theaters, community groups, high schools, and universities, including Shepard’s alma mater, the University of Wyoming. Both “projects” broke ground in terms of the creation and presentation of socially engaged theater, leaving Kaufman to pose a compelling question in American Theatre magazine: “If in fact we created a national audience that was ‘together’ even though they were geographically separated, how do we maintain and foster this kind of collectivity?” The 2013 Winter/Spring Season offers New York audiences their first chance to see a fully staged production of The Laramie Project : Ten Years Later as well as to see both works—featuring the original cast—as part of one engagement. Moisés Kaufman is a playwright, a Tony- and Emmy-nominated director, and founder of Tectonic Theater Project. Kaufman’s plays Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde and The Laramie Project have been among the most performed plays in the US over the last decade. He is also the author of 33 Variations. Kaufman was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2002 and made his Broadway directing debut with the 2004 production of Doug Wright’s I Am My Own Wife, for which he received an Obie Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Direction of a Play. Leigh Fondakowski was the head writer of The Laramie Project and has been a member of Tectonic Theatre Project since 1995. She is an Emmy nominated co-screenwriter for the adaptation of The Laramie Project for HBO, and a co-writer of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later. Her plays The People’s Temple and I Think I Like Girls have been performed under her direction to critical acclaim. Fondakowski has two projects currently in development: SPILL, a play and art installation (co-created with visual artist Reeva Wortel) about the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil disaster, and a new play about

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19th-century American actress Charlotte Cushman. Her first work of creative non-fiction, Stories from Jonestown will be published by the University of Minnesota Press in the spring 2013. Tectonic Theater Project is a collaborative group and network of theater-making artists who have developed a unique and boundary-breaking new method of creating theater. Through its Moment Work technique, Tectonic creates its own memorable and innovative work while also seeking to influence the way others make theater by sharing and disseminating its methods. For press information contact Adriana Leshko, aleshko@BAM.org, 718.724.8021. Bank of America is the proud sponsor of BAM 2013 Theater.

Mic Check: Hip-hop from North Africa and the Middle East BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave) Amkoullel El Deeb Brahim Fribgane El General Shadia Mansour Curated by Zeyba Rahman Produced by BAM Mar 9 at 7:30pm Tickets: $20, 30, 40 (subject to change after Jan 6) Artist Talk: Amkoullel, El Deeb, Brahim Fribgane, El General, and Shadia Mansour Mar 7 at 7pm BAM Fisher (Fishman Space) $15 ($7.50 for Friends of BAM) During the Arab Spring, rappers in countries including Egypt and Tunisia responded to the protests in ways that made them symbols of generational and societal change, serving as torchbearers of the movement’s progressive energy and defiant spirit. Building on the trailblazing success of its Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas festival in June of 2009, BAM brings together a host of these intrepid anthem writers alongside traditional musicians and percussionists in Mic Check—an evening of contemporary music borne of radical social and political change. Malian rapper Amkoullel started getting serious about rap when, in his first experience on the radio at the age of 13, he was banned by the authorities. A year later he organized his first rap concert with scholarship money. He went to France to study law but changed course when he realized that he would rather be the voice of the voiceless on stage. Amkoullel has released three albums and has been honored at the Mali Hip-Hop Awards three times. El General is a Tunisian rap musician whose song “Rais Lebled,” released in December 2010, has been described as the anthem of the Jasmine Revolution. On December 24, 2010, two days after his second protest song “Tunisia Our Country” was released on YouTube—and one week after the

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protests in Tunisia began—he was arrested by Tunisian police and imprisoned for three days. His forthcoming album La Voix du Peuple (The Voice of the People) is supported by the new Tunisian Ministry of Culture. El Deeb is an Egyptian hip-hop artist, poet, and reporter who first appeared on the scene in 2005 with the Egyptian hip-hop group Asfalt. Born in Cairo in 1984, Deeb left Asfalt in 2007 to found Wighit Nazar (which means “point of view” or “perspective”), with Mohamed Yasser. Their style of Arab hip-hop music took audiences by surprise with its positive yet sarcastic wordplay. Deeb has been focused on his solo career since 2010. Cairofornia, his first solo album, is written in colloquial Arabic and addresses the social, personal, and cultural concerns of everyday life in Egypt. Brahim Fribgane is a Moroccan oud player and percussionist based in New York City. He has performed with Majid Bekkas, Dr. L. Subramaniam, Sami Yusuf, Hassan Hakmoun, Zakir Hussein, Steve Gorn, and Reggie Workman, and has recorded with Harry Belafonte, Paula Cole, Club d’Elf, Jamsheid Sharifi, Leni Stern, DJ Logic, Malika Zarra, and Morphine, among others. Shadia Mansour, often called "the first lady of Arabic hip hop,” is a Palestinian singer and MC. Her language of choice is Arabic and much of her music focuses on Middle East politics. Mansour has recorded music with producer Johnny Juice of Public Enemy. Her first single, Kofeyye Arabeyye (The Arabian Kufiya), featured rapper M-1 of dead prez. For press information contact David Hsieh, dhsieh@BAM.org, 718.636.4129 x9. Leadership support for Mic Check: Hip-hop from North Africa and the Middle East provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Planetarium US Premiere By Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, and Sufjan Stevens BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave) Mar 21—23 at 8pm; Mar 24 at 7pm Tickets: $25, 35, 50, 65 (subject to change after Jan 6) Special Event: A Look at the Stars A stargazing event with Summer Ash, Director of Outreach for the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at Columbia University, and fellow astronomers BAM Fisher Rooftop Terrace, weather permitting* March 21—23, following the performance (at approximately 10:30pm) *in case of rain or cloud cover, event will take place before a projection screen at the BAM Fisher (Hillman Studio) Tickets: $10 ($5 for Friends of BAM) With the US premiere of Planetarium, three of today’s most multifaceted music talents—The National’s Bryce Dessner (The Long Count, 2009 Next Wave; Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, 2012 Winter/Spring Season), composer Nico Muhly, and singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens (The BQE, 2007 Next Wave)—come together to consider the cosmos. For the first half of the evening, a string quartet performs each artist’s classically informed compositions. In the latter half, Stevens’ voice anchors a planet-by-planet song cycle that melds the collaborators’ distinct creative contributions—“the National’s honeyed scree, Muhly's disjointed pomp and Stevens' electronics and modernist folk tendencies” (The Guardian)—into

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a harmonic whole. The cycle unfolds against the backdrop of a giant orb that morphs to reflect the characteristics of the sphere being celebrated. Bryce Dessner is a composer, guitarist, and curator based in New York City. He is best known as the guitarist for the rock band The National and has also received widespread acclaim as a composer and guitarist for the new music quartet Clogs. He is the founder and artistic director of the annual Music Now Festival in Cincinnati, OH and the co-founder of the artist-operated label Brassland. Dessner has appeared at BAM with The Long Count (2009 Next Wave Festival) and was the co-founder with his brother Aaron of last spring’s inaugural Crossing Brooklyn Ferry music and film festival. Nico Muhly has composed a wide scope of work for ensembles, soloists and organizations including the American Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, Carnegie Hall, the Chicago Symphony, countertenor Iestyn Davies, violinist Hilary Hahn, choreographer Benjamin Millepied, New York City Ballet, the New York Philharmonic, Paris Opéra Ballet, soprano Jessica Rivera, and designer/illustrator Maira Kalman. Born in Vermont in 1981 and raised in Providence, RI, Muhly graduated from Columbia University with a degree in English literature. In 2004, he received a masters in music from the Juilliard School, where he studied under Christopher Rouse and John Corigliano. His writings and performance schedule can be found at nicomuhly.com. Sufjan Stevens mixes autobiography, religious fantasy, and regional history to create folk songs of epic proportions. His albums Michigan and Illinois grew out of his proposal to make a record for each of the 50 States. With his stepfather Lowell Brams, Stevens owns and operates his own music label, Asthmatic Kitty Records, named after Brams’ beloved cat Sara, who suffers from acute feline asthma. Stevens lives in Brooklyn and was last at BAM with the commissioned work The BQE (2007 Next Wave), a symphonic and cinematic exploration of New York City’s infamous Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. For press information contact Adriana Leshko, aleshko@BAM.org, 718.724.8021. Leadership support for Planetarium provided by Frances Bermanzohn and Alan Roseman Planetarium receives endowment support from the BAM Fund to Support Emerging and Local Musicians Julius Caesar US Premiere Royal Shakespeare Company By William Shakespeare Directed by Gregory Doran Composed by Akintayo Akinbode Choreographed by Diane Alison-Mitchell Sets and costumes by Michael Vale Lighting by Vince Herbert Sound by Jonathan Ruddick The Royal Shakespeare Company in America is presented in collaboration with The Ohio State University BAM Harvey Theater (651 Fulton St) Apr 10—28; Tue—Fri at 7:30pm, Sat at 2 pm and 7:30pm, Sun at 3pm (press opening Apr 12)

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Tickets: $25, 40, 55, 75 (weekday); $30, 50, 70, 90 (weekend) (subject to change after Jan 6) “…a production of great pace, panache and originality…” The Telegraph (UK)

The world-renowned Royal Shakespeare Company returns to BAM with a new twist on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Set in present day Africa and featuring an all-black cast, this visionary production echoes the recent regime struggles on that continent. The first production from the RSC’s newly appointed Artistic Director Gregory Doran, this staging features sets by Michael Vale and live performances of contemporary West African music, fostering the contemporary resonance of this classic political thriller. According to The Guardian (UK), “…Doran's production gives the play's central debate about the necessary political murder a new immediacy.”

The Royal Shakespeare Company has made eight previous appearances at BAM, beginning with a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1971 and most recently in 2007 with King Lear (featuring Ian McKellen) and The Seagull.

Gregory Doran took over as the RSC's artistic director in September 2012. He directed Julius Caesar for the World Shakespeare Festival and this season will direct The Orphan of Zhao in the Swan Theatre in Stratford upon Avon.

His most recent RSC productions include: David Edgar’s Written on the Heart, Cardenio (Shakespeare’s lost play re-imagined), Morte d'Arthur, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Love's Labour's Lost. Other productions for the company in the UK and internationally include: Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, All's Well That Ends Well, The Taming of the Shrew (and The Tamer Tamed), Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter's Tale, Othello, Merry Wives The Musical, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, King John, Timon of Athens, All Is True (Henry VIII), Venus and Adonis (in collaboration with The Little Angel Theatre), Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac, Oroonoko by Biyi Bandele (after Aphra Behn), The Odyssey adapted by Derek Walcott, Jubilee by Peter Barnes, and The Canterbury Tales in an adaptation by Mike Poulton.

In 2002, Doran led a season of five seldom-performed Jacobean and Elizabethan plays and directed The Island Princess by John Fletcher. He and the company enjoyed a sold- out season at The Swan Theatre and a run at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End, and received an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement of the Year. In 2005 he led the Gunpowder season in the Swan, directing Ben Jonson's Sejanus in this season of neglected Jacobean works. His filmed version of Hamlet (BBC2/Illuminations) was broadcast in the UK on Boxing Day 2009 and in the US on PBS. His other film work includes: Macbeth (Channel 4 / Illuminations) and A Midsummer Night's Dreaming (BBC4 documentary based on research for his own production); and he directed extracts from various Shakespeare plays for Michael Wood's BBC series, In Search of Shakespeare. Illuminations also filmed his World Shakespeare Festival production of Julius Caesar, which was broadcast on BBC4 as part of the BBC's Shakespeare season for the Cultural Olympiad in June 2012.

Doran is an Honorary Fellow of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, and in 2011 was awarded Honorary Doctorates by the University of Nottingham and the University of Bristol. In June 2012 he received the Sam Wanamaker Award from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, an annual award that recognizes and celebrates work which has increased the understanding and enjoyment of Shakespeare.

For press information contact Joe Guttridge, jguttridge@BAM.org, 718.636.4129 x4. Bank of America is the proud sponsor of BAM 2013 Theater. Leadership support for Julius Caesar provided by Betsy and Ed Cohen/Arete Foundation

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David et Jonathas US Premiere By Marc-Antoine Charpentier Les Arts Florissants An Aix-en-Provence Festival production Conducted by William Christie Directed by Andreas Homoki Scene design by Paul Zoller Costume design by Gideon Davey Lighting design by Franck Evin Cast: Pascal Charbonneau (David), Ana Quintans (Jonathas), Neal Davies (Saul), Fréderic Caton (Archis), Kresimir Spicer (Joabel), and Dominique Visse (La Pythonisse). Co-produced by l’Opéra Comique and Théâtre de Caen in association with Les Arts Florissants with the support of Selz Foundation. BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave) Apr 17, 18 & 20 at 7:30pm; Apr 21 at 2pm Tickets: $30, 60, 90, 120, 140 (weekday); $40, 70, 100, 130, 160 (weekend) (subject to change after Jan 6) In French with English titles Iconic Artist Talk: William Christie Apr 21, 11am BAM Fisher (Fishman Space) Tickets: $20 ($10 for Friends of BAM) Film Screening: Atys in HD (2011, France), introduced by William Christie Apr 18, 6:15pm BAM Rose Cinemas Directed by François Roussillon, filmed at Théâtre national de L’opéra Comique, Paris, France Following their landmark revival of Atys in 2011, conductor William Christie and his ensemble Les Arts Florissants bring another impeccable presentation of French Baroque opera to BAM. David et Jonathas, the 1688 retelling of the biblical story of David (who slayed the Philistine giant Goliath) and Israeli prince Jonathan, contains some of Charpentier’s most sensual music. David, banished by the Israeli king Saul—who is jealous of the love between David and his son—flees to the Philistine camp. Saul’s hatred leads him to battle and David is eventually crowned king of Israel. Director Andreas Homoki, who leads this production (called “clean” and “fluid” by The New York Times), sets the opera in a modern North African locale to highlight the historical relevance. Les Arts Florissants plays the music “with a sensuality and passionate rigor that is simply astonishing” (The New York Times).

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Co-produced by Opéra Comique and Théâtre de Caen in association with Les Arts Florissants with the support of Selz Foundation. William Christie, a harpsichordist, conductor, musicologist, and teacher, is the inspiration behind one of the most exciting musical adventures of the last 25 years. His pioneering work has led to a renewed appreciation of 17th- and 18th-century French repertoire. He founded Les Arts Florissants in 1979 and received major public recognition in 1987 with the production of Atys at the Opéra Comique in Paris (the production’s US debut was presented at BAM in 1989; its much-anticipated revival was presented at BAM in September 2011). The vocal and instrumental ensemble Les Arts Florissants is one of the world’s most renowned and respected early-music groups. Dedicated to the performance of Baroque music on original instruments, the ensemble takes its name from a short opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. William Christie and Les Arts Florissants made their first BAM appearance in 1989 and have returned with 12 critically acclaimed engagements. Le Jardin de Monsieur Rameau US Premiere Les Arts Florissants Soloists of Le Jardin des Voix 2013 Musical direction by William Christie Staged by Sophie Daneman and Paul Agnew BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave) Apr 19 at 7:30pm Tickets: $25, 50, 75 (prices subject to change after Jan 6) In French with English titles Representing the next generation of passionate interpreters of early music, prestigious vocal ensemble Le Jardin des Voix joins William Christie (director of Le Jardin des Voix Academy with co-director Paul Agnew) and Les Arts Florissants for a special semi-staged concert featuring ravishing music from Jean-Philippe Rameau, Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, Antoine Dauvergne, Nicolas Racot de Grandval, Christoph Willibald Gluck, and André Campra. Created in 2001 and co-directed by William Christie and Paul Agnew, Le Jardin des Voix is an acclaimed vocal ensemble comprising singers developing careers as operatic performers. It offers young artists a thorough and critical approach to the repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries while providing them with access to the great international operatic stages. For press information contact David Hsieh, dhsieh@BAM.org, 718.636.4129 x9. Leadership support for David et Jonathas provided by Ronald P. Stanton and The Delancey Foundation. Major support for David et Jonathas provided by Aashish & Dinyar Devitre, The Florence Gould Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation with The Evelyn Sharp Foundation and Mary Sharp Cronson. Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Curated by Bryce Dessner and Aaron Dessner

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Produced by BAM BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building (30 Lafayette Ave) BAM Howard Gilman Opera House BAM Rose Cinemas BAMcafé Apr 25—27, events start at 5pm Tickets: $50 per date From April 25 to 27, BAM reprises last year’s successful three-day music festival curated by Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner of The National (The Long Count, 2009 Next Wave; Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, 2012 Winter/Spring Season) featuring bands, songwriters, improvisers, composers, new music ensembles, and filmmakers from all corners of the Brooklyn music scene. Offerings include everything from screenings of original commissioned short films and scores at BAM Rose Cinemas to a series of celebrated headliners at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, as well as late-night dance parties with world-renowned DJs on Friday and Saturday nights. A single ticket allows access to the entirety of each evening’s events. With a title taken from Walt Whitman’s seminal poem, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry channels the creative expansiveness associated with the literary icon. Full lineup to be announced. For press information contact Sarah Garvey, sgarvey@BAM.org, 718.636.4129 x9. Crossing Brooklyn Ferry receives endowment support from the BAM Fund to Support Emerging and Local Musicians. Leadership support for Crossing Brooklyn Ferry provided by Frances Bermanzohn and Alan Roseman. BAM and Season of Cambodia* present The Legend of Apsara Mera US Premiere The Royal Ballet of Cambodia Choreographed by HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS NORODOM BUPPHA DEVI in collaboration with Proeung Chhieng and Soth Somaly *Season of Cambodia is an initiative of Cambodian Living Arts BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave) May 2—4 at 7:30pm Tickets: $20, 30, 45 (subject to change after Jan 6) Artist Talk: Her Royal Highness Princess Norodom Buppha Devi in conversation with Peter Sellars Apr 30 at 6:30pm, free Bruno Walter Auditorium New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (40 Lincoln Center Plaza) Post-show Artist Talk: Members of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia May 3 (free for same-day ticket holders)

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Master Class: Royal Ballet of Cambodia May 4 at 1:30pm Mark Morris Dance Center (3 Lafayette Ave) Fee: $15 (for reservations visit MMDG.org/school) A masterpiece of classical Khmer dance-drama, The Legend of Apsara Mera is a highlight of Season of Cambodia, a citywide living arts festival presenting more than 125 of the country’s leading performing artists, visual artists, filmmakers, and scholars. A centuries-old form, Cambodian classical dance was developed in the royal court; historically all roles, regardless of gender, have generally been danced by women. The Legend of Apsara Mera, choreographed by Her Royal Highness Princess Norodom Buppha Devi—the foremost dancer of her generation in the 1960s—in collaboration with masters Proeung Chhieng and Soth Somaly, tells the mythical tale of Cambodia’s founding, drawing on episodes from the epic poem Reamker, the Khmer version of the Sanskrit Ramayana. The work features more than 20 dancers as well as singers and an on-stage Cambodian pin peat instrumental ensemble. In 2003, the Royal Ballet of Cambodia was proclaimed by UNESCO a “Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity,” a designation Her Royal Highness Princess Norodom Buppha Devi campaigned to secure. This recognition was also the result of the efforts of Cambodia’s surviving artists to recover, document, and celebrate Cambodia’s artistic traditions in the post-Khmer Rouge period. For press information contact Adriana Leshko, aleshko@BAM.org, 718.724.8021 Leadership support for The Legend of Apsara Mera provided by The Jerome Robbins Foundation, Inc. The Master Builder World Premiere By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Andrei Belgrader Produced by BAM BAM Harvey Theater (651 Fulton St) May 12—Jun 9 (press opening May 19) Tickets: $25, 40, 55, 75 (weekdays); $35, 50, 70, 90 (weekends) (subject to change after Jan 6) Artist Talk: John Turturro and Andrei Belgrader May 1 at 7pm BAMcafé Tickets: $15 ($7.50 for Friends of BAM) Henrik Ibsen’s’ The Master Builder was written in 1892 and is regarded as one of the Norwegian playwright’s most revealing and significant works. This new BAM production marks the return of actor John Turturro, who plays the title role, and reprises Turturro’s work with director Andrei Belgrader (Endgame, 2008 Spring Season). The Master Builder is the story of Halvard Solness, a middle-aged architect who comes to believe he has willed his professional accomplishments into reality, as though imbued with a God-given power.

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This psychologically complex character is plagued by ambition, doubt, and guilt; his own marriage is frozen in the sorrow of his children’s deaths that resulted from a fire that ultimately led him to profit. Solness succumbs to the adoration of a young woman named Hilde who visits him years after he constructed her town’s church. Seeing Solness as a heroic figure from her childhood, Hilde maintains an obsession that plays into the architect’s desire and egoism—ultimately leading to the unexpected ending. The play explores, among other themes, the complex forces animating and inspiring an artist as he reconciles the callings of life and creativity. For press information contact Sandy Sawotka, ssawotka@BAM.org, 718.636.4190. Bank of America is the proud sponsor of BAM 2013 Theater. DanceAfrica 2013 Artistic Director Chuck Davis Umkhathi Theatre Works (Zimbabwe) BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble Produced by BAM BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave) May 19 at 3pm—Special Opening Celebration Tickets: $20 May 24 at 7:30pm; May 25 at 2 & 7:30pm; May 26 & 27 at 3pm Tickets: $20, 30, 40, 50 (prices subject to change after Jan 6) A Memorial Day weekend tradition, DanceAfrica returns for the 36th year with dance, music, art, film, and community events—and featuring the beloved DanceAfrica outdoor bazaar. BAM’s longest running performance series, DanceAfrica was founded by Chuck Davis in 1977 and is the nation’s largest festival dedicated to African dance. This year, BAM welcomes Umkhathi Theatre Works of Zimbabwe, as well as Brooklyn’s own BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble, and others. The festivities kick off with a special pre-Memorial Day opening celebration on May 19 featuring the legendary a capella ensemble SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK. Full lineup to be announced. Umkhathi Theatre Works is a theater and dance troupe formed in 1997 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The troupe is in residence at Salukazi Performing Arts Centre in Njube. Over the years the Umkhathi Theatre Works has emerged as one of the leading theater organizations in Zimbabwe. It has performed throughout Africa and as far from home as Aberdeen, Scotland. Umkhathi Theatre Works’ mission is to strive for community development through the arts, while reviving African cultures and traditions. An annual favorite and symbol of youth involvement in the preservation of African heritage, the BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble returns to the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House for its 16th consecutive year. Under the mentorship of Baba Chuck Davis, the gifted young dancers of Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation celebrate both ancestral roots and the modern-day community. “Exuberant, disciplined young dancers from Bed-Stuy, the BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble are a group worth following,” praised The Village Voice.

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A capella ensemble SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK possesses a stunning vocal prowess that captures the complex sounds of blues, spirituals, traditional gospel hymns, rap, reggae, African chants, hip-hop, ancient lullabies, and jazz improvisation. Sweet Honey’s collective voice—occasionally accompanied by hand percussion instruments—produces a sound filled with soulful harmonies and intricate rhythms. Now in its 38th season, Sweet Honey has recorded 24 albums and performed around the world. Founded by Bernice Johnson Reagon in 1973 Sweet Honey In The Rock currently comprises Ysaye Maria Barnwell, Nitanju Bolade Casel, Aisha Kahlil, Tulani Kinard, Carol Maillard, Louise Robinson, and Shirley Childress Saxton. Dr. Charles “Chuck” Davis, artistic director and founding elder of DanceAfrica, is one of the foremost teachers and choreographers of traditional African dance in America. He has traveled extensively to Africa to study with leading artists. Davis founded the Chuck Davis Dance Company in New York in 1968 and the African American Dance Ensemble in Durham, NC, in 1983. He has been a panelist for several programs of the National Endowment for the Arts and is a recipient of the AARP Certificate of Excellence, the North Carolina Dance Alliance Award, the 1990 North Carolina Artist Award, and the North Carolina Order of the Long Leaf Pine. He has served on the board of the North Carolina Arts Council since 1991, and in 1992 he received the North Carolina Award in Fine Arts, the state’s highest honor. In 1996, Davis and the African American Dance Ensemble were awarded a $100,000 grant from the National Dance Residency Program, a three-year initiative launched in 1994 by the New York Foundation for the Arts and funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts. In 1998 he received an honorary doctorate from Medgar Evers College. Most recently, Chuck Davis and DanceAfrica were cited as one of “America’s Irreplaceable Dance Treasures: The First 100” by the Dance Heritage Coalition. For press information contact Lauren Morrow, lmorrow@BAM.org, 718.636.4129 x1 DanceAfrica 2013 is part of Diverse Voices at BAM sponsored by Time Warner Inc. BAMcinématek BAMcinématek at BAM Rose Cinemas is a repertory film program presenting retrospectives, festivals, and series, often accompanied by special guests and events. BAM Rose Cinemas is also Brooklyn’s home for newly released independent and foreign films. Science on Screen This successful national program, which creatively pairs classic, cult, and documentary films with lively introductions by leaders in science, medicine, and technology, comes to BAMcinématek—in partnership with BAM Humanities—for a five-film series. Past programs at other venues have included explorations of the neuroscience of zombies in Night of the Living Dead, an examination of animal defensive behavior in Hitchock’s The Birds, and a discussion about artificial intelligence in 2001: A Space Odyssey. BAMcinemaFest, named New York’s “best independent film showcase” by The New Yorker, celebrates its fifth year with its most daring, compelling, and expansive showcase yet. This June, be the first to see new work from the best emerging filmmakers, along with live music, parties, and many other special events. Past highlights include New York premieres of Nicolas Winding Refn’s Bronson, Andrew Bujalski’s Beeswax, Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture, the Duplass brothers’ Cyrus, and Mike Birbiglia’s Sleepwalk with Me. Full lineup to be announced in April. Rendez-vous with French Cinema

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The best in new French filmmaking returns to Brooklyn in March with this popular annual festival. This year’s edition includes a BAMcinématek sidebar tribute to French actress Isabelle Adjani. Wall Street Journal is the Title Sponsor of BAM Rose Cinemas and BAMcinématek. BAMart MARCH ON! Curated by Dexter Wimberly Jan—Feb 2013 Inspired by the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Great March on Washington, March On! is an art exhibition that explores the civil rights journey of African-Americans during the past half-century through a thoughtful presentation of paintings, photographs, drawings, videos, and essays by contemporary American artists including Derrick Adams, Simone Leigh and Mickalene Thomas.

BAMart Silent Auction April 2013 Avid art fans eagerly anticipate this annual event in which winning bids for one-of-a-kind art and design objects help fund BAM programming. With more than 60 works from both emerging and established artists, the 9th annual BAMart Silent Auction will have works on view at BAM.org/auction beginning in March. BAMart: Outdoors BAMart: Outdoors enlivens the BAM campus and surrounding district with four commissioned public artworks, currently on view, by Glen Baldridge, Timothy Hull and Future Expansion Architects, Ed Purver, and Showpaper.

Leadership support for BAMart provided by the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Trust; Agnes Gund; Toby Devan Lewis; Donald R. Mullen, Jr. The Met: Live in HD The Metropolitan Opera’s Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series The Met: Live in HD returns for its seventh season. Each screening is preceded by a discussion with a noted opera expert. Les Troyens (Berlioz): Sat, Jan 5 at 12pm / discussion at 11am Maria Stuarda (Donizetti): Sat, Jan 19 at 1pm / discussion at 12pm Rigoletto (Verdi): Sat, Feb 16 at 1pm / discussion at 12pm Parsifal (Wagner): Sat, Mar 2 at 12pm / discussion at 11am Francesca da Rimini (Zandonai): Sat, Mar 16 at 12pm / discussion at 11am Giulio Cesare (Handel): Sat, Apr 27 at 12pm / discussion at 11am BAM Rose Cinemas $30 for screening and discussion ($28 for BAM and Met members); includes priority access to Cinema 3 with stadium seating $24 for screening only ($22 for BAM and Met members) TransCultural Express A three-year collaborative artistic venture between BAM and the Mikhail Prokhorov Fund, TransCultural Express: American and Russian Arts Today will feature a rich assortment of performing arts, literary, and film events. Beginning in the spring, the partnership will include a series of

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contemporary Russian cinema at BAMcinématek; a visiting Russian author as part of BAM’s Eat, Drink & Be Literary series; and the creation of a public art project in Brooklyn by a Russian visual artist. In the US-to-Russia component of the exchange Philadelphia-based dance company Illstyle and Peace Productions, a prominent American author to be announced, and a program of contemporary American cinema will visit two Siberian cities: Krasnoyarsk (where the foundation is based) and Novosibirsk. Details on events at BAM and in select Russian regional cities will be announced later this year. Subsequent programs for the second and third years of TransCultural Express will also include theater and dance engagements. BAMcafé Live BAMcafé Live features an eclectic mix of live weekend music at BAMcafé. The series showcases some of the best jazz, R&B, world beat, pop, and experimental music from Brooklyn and beyond. Winter/Spring highlights include the BRC Orchestra Salute to Richie Havens (Jan 18 & 19), Will Calhoun’s Native Lands Trio (Feb 8), Emily King (Mar 15), Wires Under Tension (Apr 19), Grand Baton (May 17), Wyatt (June 8), and many others. Events have no cover charge and no drink minimum. Doors open at 8pm, with happy hour on select Fridays & Saturdays from 6 to 8pm; music usually begins at 9pm (visit BAM.org for details). Con Edison is the BAMcafé Live sponsor. BAMcafé Live receives endowment support from the BAM Fund to Support Emerging and Local Musicians 27th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr BAM hosts the 27th annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 21st (time to be announced) at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Ave)—the largest public New York celebration of the great civil rights leader. This annual event brings together artists and civic leaders to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. King. This year, BAM welcomes Grammy-nominated soul group Kindred the Family Soul and the Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir to pay tribute to Dr. King’s enduring legacy in this uplifting, music-filled tribute to one of the great leaders of our time. The event is free and is sponsored by Target, The New York Times, and Medgar Evers College. Seating for the tribute and complementary film screenings is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. For further information, please call BAM Ticket Services at 718.636.4100 or visit BAM.org. Target is the presenting sponsor for BAMfamily and community programs. BAM Education & Humanities programs Poetry 2013: Game Changers Poetry 2013: Game Changers, directed by Monica Williams, expands last year’s dynamic showcase (Grand Slam!) of spoken word, music, and dance talent to two evenings. Previous sold-out performances have featured a diverse group of stellar internationally recognized talent, including Will Power, Baba Israel, Lemon Andersen, jessica Care moore, National Poetry Slam team winners, NYC’s Youth Poet Laureate, and DJ Reborn. Visit BAM.org in February for the 2013 lineup Mar 15 & 16 at 7:30pm BAM Harvey Theater Tickets: $15, 20 BAMfamily Down the Rabbit Hole: BAMfamily Launch Party Jan 19, 11am—4pm BAM Fisher (321 Ashland Pl) Free

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Down the Rabbit Hole launches a season of new educational and family programming at the BAM Fisher (program details to be announced in November). A literary theme inspired by Alice in Wonderland imbues this full slate of family events which includes storytelling, puppetry, poetry, workshops, face-painting, and more. Children are invited to come as their favorite storybook character. Visit BAM.org in December for a schedule of the day’s events. BAMkids Film Festival Presented in association with International Children’s Media Center Feb 2 & 3 BAM Rose Cinemas Tickets per screening: $9 for children 13 and under; $12 for adults; $7 for BAM Cinema Club members The 15th annual edition of this popular weekend showcase of the best in children’s cinema features more than 60 films from around the world—including feature-length international films and animated shorts, plus live music and activities. Visit BAM.org/Kidsfilmfest in December for a full schedule. Eat, Drink & Be Literary Presented in partnership with the National Book Awards, Eat, Drink & Be Literary brings major contemporary authors to BAMcafé for intimate dinners, entertaining readings, and engaging discussions. Authors for this series (with more to be confirmed) include: Martin Amis (Jan 23) Colson Whitehead (Feb 6) Nell Freudenberger (Feb 27) Jamaica Kincaid (Mar 6) Junot Diaz (Apr 3) Alison Bechdel (May 8) Richard Ford (May 29) Masha Gessen & Keith Gessen (Jun 5) Moderators: Deborah Treisman, Phillip Lopate Tickets for Eat, Drink & Be Literary go on sale December 17 (Dec 10 for Friends of BAM). Admission is $50 per event, which includes dinner, wine, tax, and tip. Doors open at 6pm; dinner begins at 6:30pm. Leadership support for BAM Education programs provided by The Irene Diamond Fund, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and The SHS Foundation. Poetry 2013: Game Changers is part of BAM Education’s Brooklyn Reads program supported by Goldman Sachs Gives at the recommendation of David and Susan Marcinek. Target is the presenting sponsor for BAMfamily and community programs. Con Edison is the presenting sponsor for the BAMkids Film Festival. Bloomberg is the presenting sponsor of Eat, Drink and Be Literary. Spring Talks Judy Shepard, Moisés Kaufman, and special guests In conjunction with The Laramie Cycle Feb 16 at 12pm BAM Fisher (Fishman Space) $15 ($7.50 for Friends of BAM) Matthew Shepard has become synonymous with the activism and increased awareness of gay rights, thanks to the indefatigable work of his mother, Judy Shepard, and Moisés Kaufman, director of The

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Laramie Cycle. In this conversation, Shepard, Kaufman, and others reflect on Matthew’s legacy and their shared dedication to social justice, diversity awareness, and education. Diverse Voices at BAM sponsored by Time Warner Inc. Amakoullel, Brahim Fribgane, El Deeb, El General, and Shadia Mansour In conjunction with Mic Check Mar 7 at 7pm BAM Fisher (Fishman Space) $15 ($7.50 for Friends of BAM) The extraordinary voices showcased in Mic Check speak about the incredible power of music and poetry in times of crisis and social and political change. A Look at the Stars March 21—23 (following Planetarium, at approximately 10:30pm) BAM Fisher Rooftop Terrace, weather permitting* $10 ($5 for Friends of BAM) Summer Ash, director of outreach for the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at Columbia University, and fellow astronomers provide telescopes for guided stargazing on the roof of the BAM Fisher following performances of Planetarium. *in case of rain or cloud cover, event will take place before a projection screen in BAM Fisher Hillman Studio Her Royal Highness Princess Norodom Buppha Devi in conversation with Peter Sellars In conjunction with The Legend of Apsara Mera Apr 30 at 6:30pm New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (40 Lincoln Center Plaza) Free HRH Princess Norodom Buppha Devi—Cambodia’s esteemed prima ballerina of the 1960s and a pioneer in the revival and preservation of Cambodian classical court dance—talks about her art form, its mercilessly demanding training, and how its masters survived the purges of the Khmer Rouge to preserve its legacy. John Turturro and Andrei Belgrader In conjunction with The Master Builder May 1 at 7pm BAMcafé $15 ($7.50 for Friends of BAM) Actor John Turturro and director Andrei Belgrader—last at BAM with the critically heralded production of Beckett’s Endgame—discuss their latest collaboration on this new staging of Ibsen’s The Master Builder. Iconic Artist Talks Artists examine the evolution of their work at BAM over the years, referencing onscreen projections of original performance footage and images from the BAM Hamm Archives. On Trisha Brown Presented by cultural critic John Rockwell and Dance magazine Editor-in-Chief Wendy Perron, with special guests to be announced Feb 2 at 5pm BAM Fisher (Fishman Space) $20 ($10 for Friends of BAM)

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Cultural critic John Rockwell, Dance Magazine editor and former Trisha Brown company member Wendy Perron, and guests survey Trisha Brown’s career at BAM (from 1976 to the present) paying particular attention to Brown’s commission for the inaugural Next Wave Festival in 1983, a mixed bill that included the work Set and Reset (to be performed on January 31 as part of the 2013 Winter/Spring Season). William Christie Apr 21 at 11am BAM Fisher (Fishman Space) $20 ($10 for Friends of BAM) William Christie surveys his considerable career at BAM since his first appearance with Atys in 1989. Post-show Artist Talks Post-show Artist Talks are free for same-day ticket holders and take place in the performance venue. Members of The Royal Ballet of Cambodia May 3, following The Legend of Apsara Mera Peter Brook, Marie-Hélène Estienne, and members of the company Jan 18, following The Suit

Master Classes BAM expands its ongoing adult education programming with a full slate of master classes, including a new partnership with Mark Morris Dance Center on classes with artists presenting works on BAM’s stages. Master classes are taught by BAM staff and Winter/Spring Season artists and are open to dancers, actors, graduate students, and industry professionals of varying backgrounds and skill levels who are interested in experiencing the season’s productions while honing their craft.

Introduction to Moment Work With Tectonic Theater Project Feb 20 at 3:30pm BAM Fisher (Hillman Studio) Fee: $25 Apply online: BAM.org/Masterclass Members of the Tectonic Theater Project (The Laramie Project) teach Moment Work, a technique for creating and analyzing theater developed by director Moisés Kaufman. Encouraging participants to break apart the traditional roles of theater-making, this workshop will empower artists of all disciplines to become true investigators of the medium.

The Royal Ballet of Cambodia May 4 at 1:30pm Mark Morris Dance Center Fee: $15 Register online: MMDG.org/school Participants discover the Cambodian classical court dance known as Robam Boran. Offering rich insight into the history of this timeless training, the workshop teaches the basic moves and gestures, as well as a brief routine. HRH Princess Norodom Buppha Devi will oversee the class with assistance from several of her senior dancers.

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Mark Morris Dance Center Fee: $20 Register online: MMDG.org/school Taught by a dancer from the Trisha Brown Dance Company, this technique class offers participants an opportunity to develop the detailed body alignment and rigorous fundamentals that are integral to Trisha Brown’s style of movement. With a particular emphasis on finding easeful, dynamic ways of moving, the class teaches phrases of movement from the company’s repertory.

Backstage Seminar Thursdays, Apr 4—May 2, 3—5pm BAM Harvey Theater Fee: $120 Visit BAM.org/Backstage for more information and application. This series of five weekly workshops is geared toward young professionals in arts administration and is produced in conjunction with a BAM mainstage performance. This season’s series will coincide with the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Julius Caesar. Led by BAM Director of Production Neil Kutner and BAM Production Supervisor Audrey Hoo, along with select members of the creative team behind the show, this series delivers an in-depth, hands-on look at how a production is mounted, from set building to lighting and sound design to touring, and more. Acceptance into the program is by application only. Fees associated with the program cover the cost of the workshops and a ticket to the performance of Julius Caesar following the April 11 seminar. Credits BAM 2013 Winter/Spring Season is sponsored by Bloomberg. Bank of America is the proud sponsor of BAM 2013 Theater. Programming in the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House is supported and endowed by The Howard Gilman Foundation. Programming in the BAM Harvey Theater is endowed by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Programming in BAM Lepercq Space is supported by The Lepercq Foundation. Major support for theater at BAM provided by The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation; Stephanie & Timothy Ingrassia; Donald R. Mullen, Jr.; The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.; Harvey Schwartz & Annie Hubbard; The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund; The SHS Foundation; The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Major support for dance at BAMprovided by The Harkness Foundation for Dance; The SHS Foundation. Leadership support for Mic Check: Hip-Hop from North Africa and the Middle East provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Leadership support for Crossing Brooklyn Ferry and Planetarium provided by Frances Bermanzohn and Alan Roseman Leadership support for Julius Caesar provided by Betsy and Ed Cohen/Arete Foundation  

Leadership support for David et Jonathas provided by Ronald P. Stanton and The Delancey Foundation. Major support for David et Jonathas provided by Aashish & Dinyar Devitre, The Florence Gould Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation with The Evelyn Sharp Foundation and Mary Sharp Cronson. Leadership support for The Legend of Apsara Mera provided by The Jerome Robbins Foundation, Inc. DanceAfrica 2013 is part of Diverse Voices at BAM sponsored by Time Warner Inc. Wall Street Journal is the Title Sponsor of BAM Rose Cinemas and BAMcinématek.

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Science on Screen is supported by the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation through a grant from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Leadership support for BAMart provided by the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Trust; Agnes Gund; Toby Devan Lewis; Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Target is the presenting sponsor for BAMfamily and community programs.  

Leadership support for BAM Education programs provided by The Irene Diamond Fund, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and The SHS Foundation. Poetry 2013: Game Changers is part of BAM Education’s Brooklyn Reads program supported by Goldman Sachs Gives at the recommendation of David and Susan Marcinek. Target is the presenting sponsor for BAMfamily and community programs. Con Edison is the presenting sponsor for the BAMkids Film Festival. Bloomberg is the presenting sponsor of Eat, Drink and Be Literary. Chase is the inaugural year sponsor of the BAM Fisher. BAM 2013 Winter/Spring Season supporters: The Irene Diamond Fund; Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art; The Florence Gould Foundation; The Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Mikhail Prokhorov Fund; Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of New York Inc.; The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.; The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation; The SHS Foundation; The Shubert Foundation, Inc.; The Skirball Foundation; The Starr Foundation; Target; Time Warner Inc.; The Wall Street Journal; The Winston Foundation, Inc. Sovereign Bank is the BAM Marquee sponsor. Yamaha is the official piano for BAM. R/GA is the BAM.org sponsor. New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge is the official hotel for BAM. BAM would like to thank the Brooklyn Delegations of the New York State Assembly, Joseph R. Lentol, Delegation Leader; and New York Senate, Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Delegation Leader. 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. 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 Michael R. Bloomberg; Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin; the New York City Council including Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Finance Committee Chair Domenic M. Recchia Jr., Cultural Affairs Committee Chair Jimmy Van Bramer, the Brooklyn Delegation of the Council, and Councilwoman Letitia James; and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. Leadership support for The Royal Ballet is provided by Anne H. Bass, Co-Chair of Season of Cambodia. Additional lead support for Season of Cambodia comes from the Ford Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and The Kaplen Foundation. General Information BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, BAM Rose Cinemas, and BAMcafé are located in the Peter Jay Sharp building at 30 Lafayette Avenue (between St Felix Street and Ashland Place) in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. BAM Harvey Theater is located two blocks from the main building at 651 Fulton Street (between Ashland and Rockwell Places). Both locations house Greenlight Bookstore at BAM kiosks. BAM Fisher, located at 321 Ashland Place, is the newest addition to the BAM campus and houses the Judith and Alan Fishman Space and Rita K. Hillman Studio. BAM Rose Cinemas is Brooklyn’s only movie house dedicated to first-run independent and foreign film and repertory programming. BAMcafé, operated by Great Performances, is open for dining prior to BAM Howard Gilman Opera House evening performances. BAMcafé also features an eclectic mix of spoken word and live music for BAMcafé Live on Friday and Saturday nights with a special BAMcafé Live menu available starting at 6pm. Subway: 2, 3, 4, 5, Q, B to Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center (2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins St for Harvey Theater)

D, N, R to Pacific Street; G to Fulton Street; C to Lafayette Avenue Train: Long Island Railroad to Atlantic Terminal-Barclays Center Bus: B25, B26, B41, B45, B52, B63, B67 all stop within three blocks of BAM Car: Commercial parking lots are located adjacent to BAM For ticket and BAMbus information, call BAM Ticket Services at 718.636.4100, or visit BAM.org.

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