Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Will Return to BAM
On the heels of a successful 20-city coast-to-coast tour, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, culminates its 2025-26 season with a BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) engagement.
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Playful Substance to Present BAROMETRIC PRESSURE Reading at The Old Stone House
Playful Substance will participate in Reading Resistance: The May Marathon at The Old Stone House in Park Slope, presenting the first public reading of BAROMETRIC PRESSURE by Bree O'Connor alongside five other new plays by Brooklyn playwrights.
Smith Street Stage Will Present Free JULIUS CAESAR in Brooklyn's Carroll Park
Smith Street Stage will present Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR outdoors at Carroll Park in Brooklyn, free to the public, as part of the company's 16th season of free Shakespeare performances.
Mark Morris Dance Group Will Present DANCES TO AMERICAN MUSIC at The Joyce Theater
Mark Morris Dance Group closes its 45th anniversary season at The Joyce Theater with three programs featuring jazz, bluegrass, and country, including a world premiere set to music by Hazel Dickens.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Will Perform HYMN & REVELATIONS at BAM
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will present a program at BAM featuring Judith Jamison's Emmy Award-winning HYMN, the company premiere of BLINK OF AN EYE, and Alvin Ailey's REVELATIONS, closing out the inaugural season under Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to Present Season Finale at BAM
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will close its 2025-26 season at BAM with Judith Jamison's Emmy-winning Hymne and the company premiere of Medhi Walerski's Blink of an Eye, under Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack.
ART OF BROOKLYN Film Festival Will Present 55 Independent Films
The ART OF BROOKLYN Film Festival returns for its 16th season, screening 55 independent films across multiple Brooklyn venues and online.
Tony Winner Ben Vereen Named Brand Ambassador for Brooklyn Streetwear Label Snow Milk
Tony and Emmy Award winner Ben Vereen has been named brand ambassador for Snow Milk Clothing, a Brooklyn-born streetwear label known for hand-printed, individually numbered pieces blending street art with uplifting messages.
Rikud Studio to Host 2026 Summer Camps Focused on Street and Club Dance
Rikud Studio, located in Prospect Heights at 607 Vanderbilt Avenue, announced summer camp offerings centered on breaking, hip-hop, and house dance for children ages 5–14, with no ballet, mirrors, or recitals.
Video: Watch BAM's HAMLET Perform a Pop-Up Scene in Brooklyn
Watch Hiran Abeysekera and cast members from BAM's Hamlet take Shakespeare’s Gravedigger scene out of the Harvey Theatre and into the Brooklyn community for a special pop-up performance.
BODY UNREDACTED To Make World Premiere
Blessed Unrest's world premiere of BODY UNREDACTED, directed and choreographed by Jessica Burr, runs at The Makers' Space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
FILMAFRICA 2026 Will Present Pan-African Cinema Series at BAM Rose Cinemas
BAM Rose Cinemas will present FILMAFRICA 2026, a showcase of contemporary and classic Pan-African cinema curated by the New York African Film Festival, featuring world, US, and North American premieres from Uganda, Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, and beyond.
BAM Unveils DANCEAFRICA Festival 2026 Lineup and Events
BAM’s annual DanceAfrica Festival will return to Brooklyn from May 16-28, 2026.
PLANET OF THE GRAPES to Present NYC Dates Before Edinburgh Fringe
Planet of the Grapes, a tabletop sci-fi comedy where talking grapes enslave humans, will play Brooklyn and the Lower East Side before heading to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performed by creator Peter Michael Marino.
SUPERSIZED WOMEN OF COMEDY Will Present Mother's Day Shows at Little Victory Theatre
The Little Victory Theatre will present SUPERSIZED WOMEN OF COMEDY, featuring Mary Dimino, Carolann Valentino, Randi Simon Lupo, Tracy Rosenberg, and Randi Kaplan in a Mother's Day stand-up, song, and sketch comedy event in Staten Island.
Photos: Inside Rehearsals for GATE SHUT PANIC at JACK
BroadwayWorld has a first look inside rehearsals for GATE SHUT PANIC, the new play written by Zoe Nelms and directed by Keira Dig.
AMERICAN MAVERICKS PROJECT VOL. 1: QUEST to Have Premiere in Brooklyn
Pianist Chelsea Randall will perform six commissioned solo piano works inspired by Black Arts Movement poetry at Brooklyn's Dweck Center, with Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd among special guests.
World Music Institute to Present Simon Shaheen & Mehrnam Rastegari in Brooklyn
World Music Institute will present oud virtuoso Simon Shaheen and kamancheh master Mehrnam Rastegari at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, celebrating Persian and Arabic string traditions as part of WMI's 40th Anniversary Legacy series.
NYC's FROM SEA TO SEA Southeast Asian Festival Returns to Brooklyn
The FROM SEA TO SEA NYC Southeast Asian Festival returns to Brooklyn's Chocolate Factory for its second edition, featuring live performances, 30+ vendors, cultural activities, and a keynote original score by Vietnamese composer Hao Le.
Review Roundup: HAMLET Opens At Brooklyn Academy of Music
Hamlet is now playing at BAM’s Harvey Theater in Brooklyn.
RIGHT TO FLIGHT Rooftop Performance To Be Presented By Noo Arts
Noo Arts and Pratt Institute will present RIGHT TO FLIGHT, a rooftop performance and installation at Kingsland Wildflowers in Brooklyn raising awareness about migratory bird deaths caused by NYC building collisions.
DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL Celebrates 25th Anniversary Season In New York
WHITE WAVE Dance announced the 25th anniversary DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL, a three-day event featuring 35 contemporary dance companies from New York and around the world, with a Gala Opening Night honoring two arts community figures.
Sean Swenson's NANCY Will Make New York Premiere at Brick Aux in Brooklyn
NANCY, a new play by Sean Swenson, will have its New York premiere at the Brick Aux Studio in Brooklyn.
TEMPEST TOSSED To Return To Casa Duse For Limited Brooklyn Run
TEMPEST TOSSED, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s THE TEMPEST, will return to Casa Duse in Brooklyn.
CHICHA LIBRE To Play Only Nyc Show Of The Season At Baby’s All Right
Chicha Libre will perform its only New York City show of the season at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn.
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Tristan & Yseult St. Ann's Warehouse (11/01-11/22) |
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Sunday Brunch Vibes with Gilad & Enav Ephrat Jazz On Main (8/09-8/09) |
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Saigon St. Ann's Warehouse (12/03-12/20) |
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In the Course of Love and Joy St. Paul's Episcopal Church (4/09-4/09) |
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Mar Jennings: ONE MAN SHOW – Live Reading The Rat NYC (8/22-8/22) |
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I Scream Theater Brooklyn Art Haus (8/07-8/13) |
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GUSTAVO CASENAVE TRIO Jazz On Main (9/19-9/19) |
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SweetnLow Jazz On Main (8/07-8/07) |
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Troop 3200 Brooklyn Art Haus (8/14-8/16) PHOTOS |
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Auld Acquaintances St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1/20-1/20) |