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The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance forges forward with the 14th annual BAAD!ASS WOMEN FESTIVAL, celebrating the empowerment of women through art, culture and performance. The festival includes evenings of dance, theatre, film, poetry and performance, and opens today, March 8, 2014 with Sole Sisters, a full-evening of dance with 8 choreographers and culminates on March 29 with a spectacular and intimate evening with the legendary Cherrie Moraga, the revolutionary feminist, scholar, thinker, activist and artist.

The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance forges forward with the 14th annual BAAD!ASS WOMEN FESTIVAL, celebrating the empowerment of women through art, culture and performance. The festival includes evenings of dance, theatre, film, poetry and performance, and opens on Saturday, March 8, 2014 with Sole Sisters, a full-evening of dance with 8 choreographers and culminates on March 29 with a spectacular and intimate evening with the legendaryCherrie Moraga, the revolutionary feminist, scholar, thinker, activist and artist. The festival takes place at BAAD!'s new location, 2474 Westchester Avenue in the Westchester Square section of the Bronx. Ticket prices vary from free to $20. Participants can take advantage of the Five for $5 special (you and four "girlfriends" make a group of five and pay only $5 each with a prior reservation.) BAAD! offers discounts to BAADGE cardholders, Bronx Cultural Card holders and NALAC (National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures) members, and free admission to residents of 10474 and 10461 zip codes. Ticket offers cannot be combined.