BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) is a multi-arts center located in Brooklyn, New York. For more than 150 years, BAM has been the home for adventurous artists, audiences, and ideas—engaging both global and local communities.

BAM is the home for curious people and adventurous ideas. We support artistic experimentation and champion inclusion and accessibility throughout the arts as presenter, activator, and connector.

Enjoy traditional dance and music from Mozambique, visual art, film, workshops, a late-night dance party, and the iconic outdoor bazaar at DanceAfrica, Brooklyn’s most unmissable summer celebration!

Enjoy traditional dance and music from Mozambique, visual art, film, workshops, a late-night dance party, and the iconic outdoor bazaar at DanceAfrica, Brooklyn’s most unmissable summer celebration!

The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is America’s oldest performing arts center. Since 1861, it has presented the brightest talents in theater, dance, music, and literature. Today, BAM is a thriving urban arts complex, presenting performing arts, media, and film.

Take the Brooklyn Bridge. Turn left on Tillary Street. Turn right on Flatbush Avenue. Turn left on Fulton Street and drive one block. The BAM Harvey Theater will be on the left; parking is on the right.

Sep 17, 2024 · Composers and filmmakers create short-format films and new music for live orchestra, featuring compositions by Arooj Aftab, Devonté Hynes, and more.

Nov 20, 2024 · The company that shattered every boundary of American dance returns to Brooklyn.

Political and cultural challenges, technical quirks, and matters of extreme injustice are among the subjects of these powerful Academy Award-nominated short films from the US, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

The Brooklyn Academy of Music was first created with the intention of presenting music alone. Soon after its inception, however, BAM began to expand its repertoire to present not only music, but also theater, opera, dance, and most recently, film, visual art, and literature.