The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance
Home of Arthur Avilés Typical Theatre
COMING UP @ BAAD!
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Every Day is Earth Day
Thursday, May 2, 2024 | 8PM
Experience an impactful evening of environmental activism through art with dynamic dance solos by Laura Shapuro and Davalois Fearon, a short film on environmental trauma by Paloma McGregor, and an interactive address by 2016 White House Champion of Chance Kayhan Irani. Followed by a panel discussion between all featured artists.
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De Aquí y Allá/From Here to There
Friday, May 3, 2024 | 8PM
Three queer Puerto Rican artists share an evening of dance, movement and words. Samir Andrades, from Puerto Rico, presents a section of his provocative show Pieles. Indio Melendez offers a mesmerizing tribute to Orisha Ochún and Antonio Ramos delivers boundary-breaking dance.
Presented in English & Spanish.
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Dancing While Black: Master Classes for the Masses
Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 4PM
Join breakdance master Rokafella for a vibrant movement workshop centering Black creative praxis.
Learn basic floor moves to add to your tool kit as you become more confident with level shifts when you dance.
Class is open to all levels - modifications will be available.
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In Scena! Italian Theater Festival 2024 presents: The Visit
Thursday, May 9, 2024 | 7PM
This “tragicomic” play written & directed by Edoardo Di Pietro portrays weekly meetings with inmates at a prison in Naples, Italy where tense conditions reveal a symbol of humanity crushed by the apparent impossibility of change.
In Italian with English supertitles.
BAAD! has bloomed into a nationally-recognized arts organization firmly situated as a stakeholder in the Bronx that brings a queer perspective to the socio-political/cultural dialogue of our borough and city.
BAAD! IS BEAUTIFUL
BAAD! IS BEAUTIFUL
