Brooklyn Museum To Host 30th Annual BANG ON A CAN MARATHON, 5/6

The Bang on a Can Marathon, celebrating its 30th anniversary, is presented for the first time at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, May 6, from 2 to 10 pm. The Marathon features eight hours of live performances by today's most innovative musicians and pioneering young artists. Admission is a suggested donation of $16 before 5 pm and will be free after 5 pm courtesy of Target First Saturdays.

Throughout 2017, Target First Saturdays highlight female-identified and gender-nonconforming artists and organizations that challenge gender conventions. This programming is part of A Year of Yes: Reimagining Feminism at the Brooklyn Museum, which celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art.

Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturday events attract thousands of visitors to free art and entertainment programs each month. Some Target First Saturday programs have limited space and are ticketed on a first-come, first-served basis. *Denotes a ticketed event.

2 pm Music: Bang on a Can All-Stars perform Steel Hammer by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe.

3:30 pm Music: Brooklyn-based Innov Gnawa performs music in the Moroccan gnawa tradition.

4 pm Music: A rare solo set by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, singer, and violinist Caroline Shaw.

4 pm Music: The Young People's Chorus of NYC, led by Francisco Nuñez, performs Joan La Barbara's A Murmuration for Chibok, which honors the Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in 2014.

4 pm Music: Oliver Lake Crash Bang Trio with Bill McClellan and Reggie Nicholson perform works by renowned saxophonist Oliver Lake.

5 pm Music: Acoustic performance by Rabbit Rabbit's Carla Kihlstedt and Matthias Bossi.

5-6 pm Music: Bang on a Can's marching band, Asphalt Orchestra, performs Gigantic, by The Pixies' Kim Deal, and Bizness, by tUnE-yArDs' Merrill Garbus.

5-9 pm Found Sound Nation's Street Studio: Record original music in Found Sound Nation's mobile recording studio.

6 pm Music: Performance by Brooklyn-based guitarist Kaki King.

6-8 pm Music: The Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble performs Louis Andriessen's De Staat ("The Republic") at 6 pm and the New York premiere

of Michael Gordon's No Anthem at 7 pm.

*6-8 pm Hands-On Art: Use everyday materials to craft your own musical instrument. After Hands-On Art, become a player in the Orchestra of Original Instruments in the Beirgarten. All ages welcome.

7 pm Music: The all-female a cappella group Meredith Monk Vocal Ensemble performs selections from Monk's Cellular Songs.

7-8 pm Pop-Up Poetry: Pop-up spoken word performances and conga drumming in the fifth-floor American Art galleries. Curated by Jaime Lee Lewis with performances by Jennifer Falu, Hadaiyah Bey, Ahlaam Abduljalil, Jamie Falu, and Jaime Lee Lewis.

7:30-8:30 pm: Laraaji performs ambient music featuring piano, zither, and mbira.

8 pm Music: Amir ElSaffar's Two Rivers Ensemble blends Iraqi maqam music with contemporary jazz.

8 pm Music: Just Ensemble performs David Lang's just (after song of songs), which was featured in the 2015 Oscar-nominated film Youth, by Paolo Sorrentino.

8:15-9 pm Orchestra of Original Instruments: Bring your handmade instrument from Hands-On Art and join a live group arrangement, led by musician and instrument designer Mark Stewart.

9 pm Music: Composer Kendall Williams directs Brooklyn's steal pan band Pan in Motion.

9 pm Music: Asphalt Orchestra performs Ivo's Ruchenitsa, by Ivo Papasov.

9 pm Music: Women's Raga Massive pays special tribute to A Year of Yes with an all-female Indian raga ensemble.

Photo by Stephanie Berger