September Next Wave Festival Performances at the BAM Fisher

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1 September Next Wave Festival Performances at the BAM Fisher Sep 17 20: The New York premiere of COLLAPSE, multimedia requiem by glam-rock band Timur and the Dime Museum produced by Beth Morrison Projects Sep 23 26: Kenneth Kvarnström, respected Nordic choreographer, makes a rare New York appearance with the US premiere of TAPE Sep 30 Oct 3: Thaddeus Phillips makes his BAM debut with 17 Border Crossings, a surreal solo work that weaves together wanderlust tales Bloomberg Philanthropies is the Season Sponsor BAM Fisher (Fishman Space, 321 Ashland Pl) All tickets: $25 Brooklyn, NY/August 6, 2015 BAM Fisher performances as part of the 2015 Next Wave Festival begin on Sept 17 with a multimedia requiem for the natural world, a US premiere by renowned Nordic choreographer, and a new theatrical work that takes audiences on a journey. Designed as an intimate and flexible performance space for both emerging and established artists, the BAM Fisher became part of the BAM campus in the fall of All tickets are $25. COLLAPSE Timur and the Dime Museum New York Premiere Music and text by Daniel Corral Video design and engineering by Jesse Gilbert Costume design by Victor Wilde and Bohemian Society Lighting design by Tony Shayne Sept at 7:30pm Produced by Beth Morrison Projects, COLLAPSE is a multimedia requiem by LA-based band Timur and the Dime Museum. This edgy, witty, musical-theater experimentation (LA Weekly) brings together protopunk and art rock with minimalist avant-pop melodies sung by Kazakh- American opera singer Timur Bekbosunov. Accompanied by video projections created and livemixed by Jesse Gilbert, with haunting music composed by Daniel Corral, this dark and satirical performance tells stories of the human impact on the environment and its impending collapse. 1

2 Formed in 2010, Timur and the Dime Museum is a glam-rock band whose sound is laced with fierce energy and vibrant theatricality. The band is led by opera singer Timur Bekbosunov who has been called an extravagantly transgressive tenor by LA Times. After their successful debut at the Aloud series in LA and an appearance on America s Got Talent, they went on to open for artists such as the Tiger Lilies, The Red Paintings, and Ann Magnuson. The band has collaborated with member Daniel Corral on Zoophilic Follies at the NOW Festival at REDCAT Theater; performed the multimedia hyperopera Crescent City by Anne LeBaron and the Industry LA; and taken part in the inaugural Prototype Festival at HERE Arts Center, the New York premiere of COLLAPSE is its BAM debut. Timur Bekbosunov has performed at BAM as part of another Beth Morrison production 21c Liederabend Op. 3 (2013 Next Wave). Beth Morrison Projects was founded in 2006 to support emerging and established composers through the commission, development, and production of their work, ranging from opera-theater to music-theater to multimedia concert works. Previous projects presented at BAM include Don Juan in Prague (2006 Next Wave), Brooklyn Babylon (2011 Next Wave), ELSEWHERE (2012 Next Wave), love fail (2012 Next Wave), 21c Liederabend Op. 3 (2013 Next Wave) and The Source (2014 Next Wave). For press information contact Baha Ebrahimzadeh, bebrahimzadeh@bam.org, x1 Viacom is the BAM 2015 Music Sponsor. Creative producer, Beth Morrison Projects TAPE K. Kvarnström & Co/Kulturhuset City Theatre Stockholm US Premiere Choreography by Kenneth Kvarnström in collaboration with the company Music curated by Jonas Nordberg Set and lighting design by Jens Sethzman Costume design by Astrid Olsson Sep at 7:30pm Kenneth Kvarnström, one of the most respected Nordic choreographers, makes a rare New York appearance with TAPE, based on a double bill he choreographed for his own company and Skånes Dansteater in Sweden. Baroque music, modern dance, speech in different languages, and stage-set are all integrated in this intimate and lyrical piece. Dancers apply black duct tape on stage. They change formations and partners. They speak into a microphone about the baroque music forms and their corresponding dance steps, but also on other topics, such as how to bake an almond orange cake, revealing their personalities in the process. Throughout Jonas Nordberg, who plays lute, guitar, and theorbo, hovers around the dancers, an ambiguous presence. Kenneth Kvarnström has been working in the field of dance since 1990, mainly with his own company K. Kvarnström & Co. His works have toured in most European countries and also in Africa, Israel, Japan, Latin America, and the US. Between 2003 and 2008 Kvarnström suspended choreographing to become the director of the House of Dance in Stockholm. In 2008 he resumed working as a choreographer with his own company and making works on commission. The same year 2

3 he was appointed professor of the arts by the Finnish government. From Kvarnström worked as a house choreographer with Helsinki Dance Company. Since 2014 the company has been working in a new artistic structure as part of Kulturhuset City Theatre Stockholm. For press information contact David Hsieh at dhsieh@bam.org or x5 Leadership support for dance at BAM provided by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Harkness Foundation for Dance. 17 Border Crossings New York Premiere Thaddeus Phillips Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental Sep 30 Oct 3 at 7:30pm Master Class Co-presented by BAM and Mark Morris Dance Group Sep 26 at 4pm, Mark Morris Dance Center (3 Lafayette Ave) For theater makers of all levels Price: $25 Visit BAM.org/master-classes for more information and to register BAM Gathering: 17 Border Crossings With Thaddeus Phillips Led by Bryan Doerries Oct 1, post-show (free for same-day ticket holders) Theater director, designer and raconteur Thaddeus Phillips makes his BAM debut with 17 Border Crossings, a new theatrical work that takes audiences to the frontiers of Egypt, Bosnia, Cuba, Brazil, Morocco, Colombia, Austria, Bali, Czech Republic, Israel, Jordan, Serbia, Croatia, Italy, and Mexico. A deceptively simple solo work, 17 Border Crossings weaves these wanderlust tales into a dramatic, visual and surreal examination of imaginary boundaries, arbitrary passports, and curious customs using only minimal means to transform the stage into global airports, jungle huts, holding cells, and even the Austrian Alps. From the wheel well of a transatlantic jet to a worse-for-wear Soviet-era train traveling from Prague to Belgrade, a chair, table, and bar of lights become the imagined settings for invasive body searches at Charles de Gaulle Airport, ayahuasca experiments in the Amazon, KFC-smuggling in Palestine, and run-ins with Ace of Base on Croatian ferries. Drawing from monologue and stand-up comedy elements, this world circumvention via storytelling starts with a man at a desk on an empty stage and ends up everywhere but. Thaddeus Phillips is a theater director, stage designer, and film/tv actor originally from Denver, Colorado known for the stage productions Red-eye to Havre de Grace (NYTW), Capsule 33 (Barrow Street Theatre), El conquistador! (NYTW), The Tempest, The Earth s Sharp Edge & King Lear (La MaMa E.T.C.), The Incredibly Dangerous Astonishing Lucrative and Potentially TRUE Adventures of Barry Seal, Whale Optics, Flamingo/Winnebago, THE MeLTING BRiDgE, and Lost Soles (FringeArts). His stage work has been seen at MassMoca, The Walker Arts Center, On The Boards, Miami Light 3

4 Project as well as at international theater festivals in Spain, England, Ireland, Holland, Serbia, Mexico, Slovenia, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Italy. He appeared in Robert Lepage's Geometry of Miracles at BAM in 2000 and on screen has acted in Narcos (Netflix) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Sony), Alias El Mexicano (MundoFox), and El Capo 3 (RCN). Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental develops devised theater works using creative structures, objects and travel in collaboration with actors, designers, singers, DJ's, and installation artists. For press information contact Sarah Garvey at sgarvey@bam.org or Credits Bloomberg Philanthropies is the Season Sponsor. Viacom is the BAM 2015 Music Sponsor. Leadership support for music at BAM provided by Frances Bermanzohn & Alan Roseman. Leadership support for dance at BAM provided by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Harkness Foundation for Dance. Major support for dance at BAM provided by The SHS Foundation. Support for new dance presentations in the BAM Fisher provided by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation. Programming at the BAM Fisher supported by Rockefeller Brothers Fund. BAM 2015 Next Wave Festival supporters: brigitte nyc; Frances Bermanzohn & Alan Roseman; Booth Ferris Foundation; William I. Campbell & Christine Wächter-Campbell; Charina Endowment Fund; Jeanne Donovan Fisher; Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman; The Francena T. Harrison Foundation Trust; Stephanie & Timothy Ingrassia; Suzie & Bruce Kovner; Diane & Adam E. Max; McKinsey & Company, Inc.; Barbara & Richard Moore; Donald R. Mullen Jr.; The SHS Foundation; The Shubert Foundation, Inc.; David & Jane Walentas; The Winston Foundation, Inc. Delta is the Official Airline of BAM. Pepsi is the official beverage of BAM. Santander is the BAM Marquee sponsor. Yamaha is the official piano for BAM. New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge is the official hotel for BAM. Your tax dollars make BAM programs possible through funding from the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts. The BAM facilities are owned by the City of New York and benefit from public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs with support from Mayor Bill de Blasio; Cultural Affairs Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl; the New York City Council including Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Finance Committee Chair Julissa Ferreras, Cultural Affairs Committee Chair Jimmy Van Bramer, the Brooklyn Delegation of the Council, and Council Member Laurie Cumbo; and Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams. BAM would like to thank the Brooklyn Delegations of the New York State Assembly, Joseph R. Lentol, Delegation Leader; and New York Senate, Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Delegation Leader. General Information BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, BAM Rose Cinemas, and BAMcafé are located in the Peter Jay Sharp building at 30 Lafayette Avenue (between St Felix Street and Ashland Place) in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. BAM Harvey Theater is located two blocks from the main building at 651 Fulton Street (between Ashland and Rockwell Places). Both locations house Greenlight Bookstore at BAM kiosks. BAM Fisher, located at 321 Ashland Place, is the newest addition to the BAM campus and houses the Judith and Alan Fishman Space and Rita K. Hillman Studio. BAM Rose Cinemas is Brooklyn s only movie house dedicated to first-run independent and foreign film and repertory programming. BAMcafé, operated by Great Performances, offers a dinner menu prior to BAM Howard Gilman Opera House evening performances. BAMcafé also features an 4

5 eclectic mix of live music for BAMcafé Live on Friday and Saturday nights with a bar menu available starting at 6pm. Subway: Train: Bus: Car: 2, 3, 4, 5, Q, B to Atlantic Avenue Barclays Center (2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins St for Harvey Theater) D, N, R to Pacific Street; G to Fulton Street; C to Lafayette Avenue Long Island Railroad to Atlantic Terminal Barclays Center B25, B26, B41, B45, B52, B63, B67 all stop within three blocks of BAM Commercial parking lots are located adjacent to BAM For ticket information, call BAM Ticket Services at , or visit BAM.org. ### 5