Lacrima. Photo: Jean Louis Fernandez
Fort GreeneEvents & Festivals
BAM Next Wave Festival
Oct 8, 2025 - Jan 17, 2026
Description
Officially inaugurated in 1983, BAM’s annual Next Wave Festival serves as New York City’s most daring survey of avant-garde music, theater, opera and dance. This year’s festival features 11 events including a recreation of a 1963 interview between noted choreographer Martha Graham and critic Walter Terry; a 50th anniversary celebration of the Pratt Institute’s Franklin Furnace avant-garde art archive; and the post-rock opera What to Wear.
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Features
Type
Music
Film & TV
Live Music
Charities & Nonprofits
Musical
Art Galleries
Genre
Dance
Drama
Comedy
Opera
Classical Music / Symphony
Seasonal
Fall
Accessibility
Open and/or Closed Captioned
Assistive Listening System
Sign Language Interpretation
Wheelchair Accessible
Audio Description
Neurodiverse Programming
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