Brooklyn Academy of Music Announces 2012 Next Wave Festival Lineup

Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy Of Music, today announced programming for the 2012 Next Wave Festival, in its 30th year. The festival runs from September 5 to January 19 and comprises dance, theater, music, music-theater, nouveau cirque, film, and multimedia events.

This season, BAM will present its first engagements at the new BAM Richard B. Fisher Building. The Fishman Space, a flexible 250-seat venue, will be showcased in various configurations with 15 diverse productions. The Next Wave Festival will also feature BAMcafé Live weekend music events, BAMcinématek programs, visual art exhibitions, artist talks, and literary events.

Music/Music Theater Engagements:
Einstein on the Beach……...Robert Wilson, Philip Glass, Lucinda Childs
The Loves of Pharaoh……..Joseph C. Phillips Jr.
Red Hot + Cuba!……………Alexander Abreu, CuCu Diamantes, Kelvis Ochoa, David Torrens, Carlos Varela, and others
love fail………………………David Lang, Anonymous 4
Where (we) Live……………S? Percussion, Ain Gordon
Life Along the Borderline: A Tribute to Nico……...John Cale and guests
When Past & Future Collide: Paris 1919…………John Cale, Wordless Music Orchestra
 
Dance:
Lighthouse/Lightning Rod and Griot New York (excerpts)…Garth Fagan Dance, Wynton Marsalis
Political Mother……………..Hofesh Shechter Company
“…como el musguito en la piedra, ay, si, si, si…”...Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
Ímã & Sem Mim.……………Grupo Corpo, Roderigo Pederneiras
 
Theater:
Rhinoceros………………….. Théâtre de la Ville, Paris; Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota
HOUSE / DIVIDED………………The Builders Association, Marianne Weems
Sans Objet………………………..Compagnie 111, Aurélien Bory
Donka: A Letter to Chekhov…….Daniele Finzi Pasca
Roman Tragedies………………..Toneelgroep Amsterdam, Ivo van Hove
Trojan Women (After Euripides)……………………Siti Company, Anne Bogart
Faust: A Love Story………….Vesturport Theatre and Reykjavík City Theatre, Gisli Örn Gardarsson
 
Fishman Space/BAM Richard B. Fisher Building programming:
ECLIPSE……………………Jonah Bokaer x Anthony McCall                      
Miriam……………………….Nora Chipaumire, Eric Ting                                         
The Channel………………..Derrick Adams                                      
Next Wave of Song………...Ian and Chad, Tamar-kali: Pseudoacoustic
Paris Commune……………The Civilians, Steven Cosson, Michael Friedman
Brooklyn Bred………………Coco Fusco, Dread Scott, Jennifer Miller, curated by Martha Wilson
ELSEWHERE……………....Maya Beiser, RoBert Woodruff
Out Cold / Zippo Songs……Theo Bleckmann and American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), Phil Kline
red, black & GREEN: a blues.….Marc Bamuthi Joseph / Living Word Project, Michael John Garcés
The Shooting Gallery…………….Bill Morrison, Richard Einhorn
DanceMotion USA^sm …………….Trey McIntyre Project, Asian dance company (to be announced)
Untrained…………………………..Lucy Guerin
And lose the name of action…….Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People
Timber……………………………..Mantra Percussion, Michael Gordon
All That Fall………………………..Pan Pan Theatre Company
 

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