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School-Time Performance: Word. Sound. Power. 2024

Apr 17—Apr 19, 2024
Grades 9—12

 

 

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CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: ELA (poetry), Public Speaking (rhetoric), Music (hip-hop), Theater

BAM honors the bond between beat and rhyme at our annual celebration of hip-hop and spoken word—with special performances just for high school students! Drawing on 50 years of hip-hop greatness, let’s pay homage to the masters of vocal instrumentation whose sounds reverberate all the way to the stratosphere. Join us as we celebrate the aural soul of the genre and write a collective love letter to hip-hop’s sonic heart. 

Each performance includes a post-show discussion with the artists, lasting approximately 20 minutes.

RUNNING TIME

70min + 20min talk with artists

VENUE

BAM Fisher
Fishman Space

TICKET INFORMATION

These performances are sold out. For more information please contact
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All performances will adhere to protocols developed in accordance with New York State regulations and in consultation with medical professionals for the safety of our artists, audiences, and staff

Leadership support for
BAM Access Programs provided by the
Jerome L. Greene Foundation

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Leadership support for
BAM Education programs provided by:
The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation;
The SHS Foundation; and
The Thompson Family Foundation

Major Sponsor of
BAM Education Programs: :

Santander

Major support for
BAM Education programs provided by:
The Constans Culver Foundation;
The FAR Fund;
The Pinkerton Foundation;
Tiger Baron Foundation;
The Joseph LeRoy and
Ann C. Warner Fund

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