BAM 2019 2 1ANNUAL REPORT 0 9 BAM’s mission is to be the home for adventurous artists, audiences, and ideas.

3—5 Capital Projects, 33 GREETINGS BAM Hamm Archives, 34 President & Board Co-Chair Letter, 4 35—41 BAM Campus, 5 WHO WE ARE 6—33 BAM Board, 36 WHAT WE DO BAM Supporters, 37–39

2018 Next Wave Festival, 7–9 BAM Staff, 40–41

2019 Winter/Spring Season, 10–11 42—44 BAM Film, 12–17 NUMBERS First-run Films, 13 BAM Financial Statements, 43–44 Repertory & Specialty Programming, 14–15 45—48 BAMcinemaFest, 16 THE TRUST HD Screenings, 17 BET Chair Letter, 46 BAMcafé Live | Also on BAM’s Stages, 18 BET Financial Statements, 47–48 Education, 19–21 © Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. 2020. Humanities, 22–25 BAM®, Brooklyn Academy of Music®, Everybooty™, Visual Art, 26–27 Next Wave® and Teknopolis® are trademarks of Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. Community, 28–30 Cover: 2018 Next Wave | Cecily Campbell, Trisha Brown Dance Company in Ballet | Photo: Stephanie Berger Membership, 31—32 Report covering July 2018—June 2019

2 TKTKTKTK 3 TKTKTKTK Greetings2018 Next Wave | Bacchae | Photo: Stephanie Berger Greetings Acknowledgments We reflect on a pivotal period at BAM in Construction on BAM Strong united a We’re deeply grateful to outgoing Executive Producer Joseph V. this report, covering July 2018 through variety of spaces including the Harvey, the Melillo, whose final season of distinguished and wide-ranging June 2019. new Rudin Family Gallery, a patron lounge programs is documented within. A heartfelt thanks to Joe for adjacent to a outdoor rooftop terrace, plus his dedication and tireless work over 35 years at BAM. We also The 2018 Next Wave comprised many amenities including a new box office and welcomed David Binder as artistic director. names that have become audience an elevator. favorites—SITI Company, David Roussève, BAM sadly lost Adam E. Max, board chair since 2017, to a long- Trisha Brown, Philip Glass, and more. The As we write in the fall of 2020, the world is term illness. Adam passionately supported BAM in so many ways. 2019 Winter/Spring included contributions collectively undergoing a truly difficult period. His energy inspired us, and his dedication to artists was profound. by artists such as Youssou N’DOUR, Ivo The Covid-19 pandemic has caused untold We salute Adam and his service, which is appreciated and fondly van Hove, Bryce Dessner/Kaneza Schaal, human suffering, but also the postponement remembered. and Les Arts Florissants, and the ever- of live performance to an unknown future popular DanceAfrica. A historic evening time. As always—more urgently than ever— We thank Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Department was dedicated to Merce Cunningham, we couldn’t do it without you. Please consider of Cultural Affairs, led by Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl. We also whose 100 Solos was livestreamed from supporting BAM in any way you can, enjoy salute the New York City Council, including Majority Leader Laurie three venues worldwide, including BAM. our digital offerings, and we’ll see you again A. Cumbo, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Finance Committee in person when it makes sense. In the Chair Daniel Dromm, Cultural Affairs Committee Chair Jimmy Van BAM Film saw a robust and artistically meantime, we hope you and your loved ones Bramer, the Brooklyn Delegation of the Council, and Brooklyn rigorous year with first-run movies, remain safe. Borough President Eric L. Adams. We are deeply grateful to our BAMcinemaFest, and repertory series such civic leaders for their wise counsel and support of our mission. as Women at Work and Screen Epiphanies. With best wishes, The year boasted a full schedule of We give sincere thanks to BAM’s staff for its dedicated work, and visual art, humanities, BAMkids events Katy Clark, BAM President the board for its wisdom and support. A special thanks to our including Word. Sound. Power., live music, departing members for their years of service, and a hale welcome Nora Ann Wallace & William I. Campbell, and community events—among them, the to new members joining us. BAM Board Acting Co-Chairs popular Everybooty, celebrating Pride Month.

4 GREETINGS | Executives’ Letter Photo: William I. Campbell, Nora Ann Wallace, and Katy Clark by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for BAM THE BAM CAMPUS

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5 GREETINGS | The BAM Campus WHAT WE DO What We Do

2018 Next Wave | Falling Out | Photo: Richard Termine

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The 2018 Next Wave Festival featured 26 events of dance, music, theater, and more. From Trisha Brown to Michelle Dorrance, ETHEL to Philip Glass, SITI Company to Kaneza Schaal and Cornell Alston, beloved BAM artists and new names brought anticipated premieres and fresh renditions of classics to Brooklyn.

7 TKTKTKTK 2018 Next Wave | Watermill | Photo: Rebecca Greenfield Next Wave 2018 NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL

Alice Coltrane | Photo: Stephanie Berger Everywhere All the Time | Photo: Ian Douglas Satyagraha | Photo: Stephanie Berger Interpassivities | Photo: Ian Douglas

OCT 3—7 OCT 10—13 OCT 24—27 NOV 2—5 THE BACCHAE TRISHA BROWN DANCE EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME KREATUR Sasha Waltz & Guests By Euripides COMPANY Seán Curran Company and Directed and choreographed by Translation by Aaron Poochigian Third Coast Percussion Sasha Waltz Directed by Anne Bogart OCT 11—13 Created and performed by SITI Company PLACE OCT 24—27 NOV 7—10 Music by Ted Hearne WATERMILL FALLING OUT OCT 3—6 Libretto by Saul Williams and Ted Hearne By Jerome Robbins Phantom Limb Company Re-imagined by Luca Veggetti HUMANS Directed by Patricia McGregor Circa NOV 7—10 OCT 16—20 OCT 31—NOV 3

MEASURE FOR MEASURE I HUNGER FOR YOU SAVAGE WINTER OCT 3—6 American Opera Projects and By William Shakespeare Kimberly Bartosik / daela Pittsburgh Opera ALMADRABA Pushkin Theatre, Moscow / Cheek by Jowl Music by Douglas J. Cuomo Oscar Peñas Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod OCT 31—NOV 4 Directed by Jonathan Moore SATYAGRAHA OCT 17—20 OCT 10 An opera in three acts by Philip Glass NOV 14—17 THE ECSTATIC MUSIC OF JACK & Folkoperan / Cirkus Cirkör ALICE COLTRANE Kaneza Schaal Libretto by Constance DeJong adapted from CIRCUS: WANDERING CITY In collaboration with Cornell Alston and the Bhagavad Gita ETHEL Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda: Christopher Myers Directed by Tilde Björfors Directed by Grant McDonald The Ashram Experience Conducted by Matthew Wood

8 WHAT WE DO | 2018 Next Wave Festival 2018 NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL

Elemental | Photo: Ian Douglas Greek | Photo: Richard Termine Halfway to Dawn | Photo: Ian Douglas The Hard Nut | Photo: Richard Termine

NOV 15—17 NOV 28—DEC 1 DEC 5—8 DEC 14—23 INTERPASSIVITIES THE WHITE ALBUM HALFWAY TO DAWN BAM AND MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP PRESENT THE HARD NUT Jesper Just By Joan Didion David Roussève / REALITY Based on the book by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Created by Lars Jan / Early Morning Opera Written, choreographed, and directed by NOV 16 & 17 David Roussève The Nutcracker and the Mouse King Mark Morris Dance Group DEC 5—8 VOYAGE OF TIME Featuring the MMDG Music Ensemble and DEC 12—15 Directed by Terrence Malick ELEMENTAL The Hard Nut Singers Wordless Music Orchestra Dorrance Dance NERVOUS/SYSTEM Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Created by Michelle Dorrance and Presented in association with Andrew Schneider Nutcracker, Op. 71 Wordless Music Nicholas Van Young Conducted by Colin Fowler DEC 12—15 Choreography by Mark Morris NOV 28—DEC 1 DEC 5—9 STRANGE WINDOW: THE THE GOOD SWIMMER GREEK TURN OF THE SCREW Scottish Opera/Opera Ventures Music by Heidi Rodewald The Builders Association Libretto by Steven Berkoff from Lyrics by Donna Di Novelli Directed by Marianne Weems his play Greek Directed by Kevin Newbury Written by James Gibbs Adapted by Mark-Anthony Turnage Created by Moe Angelos, James Gibbs, and Jonathan Moore Marianne Weems, and the company Composed by Mark-Anthony Turnage Conducted by Stuart Stratford Directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins Associate Director Daisy Evans

9 WHAT WE DO | 2018 Next Wave Festival Winter/Spring

The 2019 Winter/Spring Season offered dance fans new work by Batsheva Dance Company, Grupo Corpo, Mark Morris, a celebration of Merce Cunningham, and DanceAfrica. Les Arts Florissants’ Rameau, Maître à Danser engaged viewers with lyrical dances, and Ivo van Hove’s singular vision emerged in Diary of One Who Disappeared.

Pepperland | Photo: Stephanie Berger 10 TKTKTKTKWHAT WE DO | 2019 Winter/Spring Season 2019 WINTER / SPRING SEASON

Ionesco Suite | Photo: Ed Lefkowicz Rameau, maître à danser | Photo: Richard Termine Night of 100 Solos | Photo: Stephanie Berger ESPÆCE | Photo: Max Gordon

JAN 21 MAR 1—3 APR 16 JUN 6—8 THE 33rd ANNUAL RAMEAU, MAÎTRE À DANSER NIGHT OF 100 SOLOS: TRIPTYCH (EYES OF ONE ON BROOKLYN TRIBUTE TO By Jean-Philippe Rameau A CENTENNIAL EVENT ANOTHER) DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR Les Arts Florissants Choreography by Merce Cunningham Composed by Bryce Dessner Musical direction by William Christie Presented by BAM, Brooklyn Borough President Libretto by Korde Arrington Tuttle featuring Eric L. Adams, and Medgar Evers College of the City Staging by Sophie Daneman MAY 8—11 words by Essex Hemphill & Patti Smith University of New York Choreography by Françoise Denieau, Keynote Speaker: Tarana Burke restaged by Gilles Poirier PEPPERLAND Directed by Kaneza Schaal Mark Morris Dance Group Performers: Oddisee Roomful of Teeth with special guests The Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir Choreography by Mark Morris Alicia Hall Moran & Isaiah Robinson MAR 27—30 Music direction & conducting by JAN 23—26 VENEZUELA MAY 24—27 Brad Wells IONESCO SUITE Batsheva Dance Company By Ohad Naharin DANCEAFRICA 2019 Théâtre de la Ville, Paris Rwanda Reborn: The Remix JUN 13—15 Based on texts by Eugène Ionesco APR 4—6 Artistic Director Abdel R. Salaam BALLET BRITISH COLUMBIA Directed by Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota (BALLET BC) DIARY OF ONE WHO MAY 31 & JUN 1 Choreograph by Crystal Pite, Emily Molnar, JAN 31—FEB 2 DISAPPEARED YOUSSOU NDOUR and William Forsythe Muziektheater Transparant BACH & GIRA By Leoš Janácˇek Grupo Corpo Directed by Ivo van Hove JUN 5—8 JUN 20—22 Choreography by Rodrigo Pederneiras IN THE SHELTER OF THE FOLD ESPÆCE APR 12 & 13 / EPILOGUE A piece by Aurélien Bory FEB 14—16 OFERTÓRIO Doug Varone and Dancers Compagnie 111 NON SOLUS Caetano, Moreno, Zeca, and Tom Veloso With Bang on a Can All-Stars Recirquel Company Budapest Choreography by Doug Varone Written, directed, and choreographed by Bence Vági

11 WHAT WE DO | 2019 Winter/Spring Season BAM Film

First-run, independent and foreign films — a destination for citywide cinephiles

BAM presents the only daily repertory film program of its kind in Brooklyn, with special guests augmenting its wide variety of series focusing on marginalized and underrepresented filmmakers, as well as one-of-a-kind events on the Steinberg Screen in the Harvey Theater. The annual BAMcinemaFest offers new films by emerging talent.

More than 171,000 viewers attended films and events in total, generating $2.9 million in ticket sales.

The cinemas also screened performances of The Met: Live in HD, as well as National Theatre Live productions from London, to 4,275 viewers.

12 WHATTKTKTKTK WE DO | BAM Rose Cinemas Babylon | Photo courtesy of Kino Lorber BAM FILM First-run Films

First Reformed Cold War RBG 2019 Oscar Nominated Live Action Won’t You Be My Neighbor Shorts Hereditary 2019 Oscar Nominated Animated Sorry to Bother You Shorts Eighth Grade Never Look Away BlacKkKlansman Apollo 11 Madeline’s Madeline Transit BlacKkKlansman | Photo courtesy of Focus Features Shoplifters | Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures The Wife Gloria Bell Fahrenheit 11/9 Us A Star Is Born Diane The Old Man & the Gun High Life Free Solo Amazing Grace First Man Hail Satan? Beautiful Boy Tolkien Mid90s Non-Fiction Suspiria Pasolini Burning Booksmart At Eternity’s Gate The Souvenir The Favourite The Last Black Man in San Francisco Shoplifters The Favourite | Photo courtesy of Fox Searchlight Amazing Grace | Photo courtesy of Neon The Dead Don’t Die Vox Lux Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am If Beale Street Could Talk Vice

13 WHAT WE DO | BAM Rose Cinemas | First-run Films BAM FILM REPERTORY & SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING

Looking for Oum Kulthum | Photo courtesy of Shirin Neshat and Hale County This Moring, This Evening | Photo courtesy of Cinema Kuroneko | Photo courtesy of Janus Films Rafiki | Photo courtesy of Film Movement Shoja Azari Guild

Screen Epiphanies I Am Not a Witch Ghosts and Monsters: Postwar Programmers’ Notebook: On Love Japanese Horror BAMcinématek and the Racial Imaginary Hale County This Morning, This Evening Living With the Dead: The Films of Institute: On Whiteness Women at Work: The Domestic Is George A. Romero Lime Kiln Club Field Day + Hale County This Not Free Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers Morning, This Evening Babylon A Black List Live! Reading of More Beyond the Canon Kino Polska: New Polish Cinema Than a Friend Caribbean Film Series: A 5th Anniversary Festival Animation Block Party Wayne Wang’s Chinatown Random Acts Expanded: Terence Nance and Friends BAM and Triple Canopy: On Resentment Ganja & Hess BAMcinematek Presents: Film School Shorts 2018 Les rendez-vous d’Anna Strange Desire: The Films of Claire Denis Personal Problems Contemporary Arab Cinema Wanda + Barbara Loden Shorts The Anarchic of Cinema VĚRA CHYTILOVÁ Women at Work: Radical Creativity Wajib Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema Rafiki Say It Loud: Cinema in the Age of the Black Power, 1966—1981 The Films of Annemarie Jacir Race, Sex & Cinema: The World of Marlon Queen of Diamonds Riggs Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song A Season in France

14 WHAT WE DO | BAM Rose Cinemas | BAM Film BAM ROSE CINEMAS BAM FILM

Do the Right Thing | Photo courtesy of Universal/Photofest Happy Birthday, Marsha! | Photo courtesy of Tourmaline & An Evening with Liv Ullmann | Photo courtesy of Jorge The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Photo courtesy of A24 Sasha Wortzel Torres-Torres

Black 90s: A Turning Point in American Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective Presents: Double Negative: Racquel Gates San Francisco Cinema Reconciliation in Four Shorts Reframes Coming to America Speaking Truth to Power—Ran, The Arbor, FilmAfrica Rock Rubber 45s An Evening With Milford Graves: Milford Whose Streets?, Taxi Graves Full Mantis Creatively Speaking Presents Through Crime + Punishment (co-presented by Her Eyes: The Personal Is Political Brooklyn Community Foundation) An Evening with Liv Ullmann + The Emigrants Diamantino AFROPUNK Brooklyn AFTER DARK x HBO Presents Random Acts of Flyness Horror Noire + Takes from the Hood Caribbean Film Series: Rude Bergman on Stage: In the Presence of The Fabulous Nicholas Brothers presented by Caribbean Film Series: See You Yesterday a Clown + The Last Cry Bruce Goldstein

Caribbean Film Series: Sprinter + Shakedown + Happy Birthday, Marsha! The Bureau of Creative Works: NYC Shorts The Deliverer Ephraim Asili presents The Diaspora Suite Reel Impact: The Feeling of Being Watched Do The Right Thing: 30th Anniversary A Good Day to Be Black and Sexy: 10th Trial by Fire Anniversary Screening New York Premiere: The Last Black Man in

15 WHAT WE DO | BAM Rose Cinemas | BAM Film BAM ROSE CINEMAS BAMCINEMAFEST 2019

OPENING NIGHT FEATURES THE FAREWELL

JAWLINE SUNRISE/SUNSET + LEAVE THE BUS CABALLERANGO + GHOSTS OF SUGAR CENTERPIECE THROUGH THE BROKEN WINDOW LAND GIVE ME LIBERTY THE SOUND OF SILENCE OLYMPIC DREAMS SOUTH MOUNTAIN CLOSING NIGHT THE AMAZING JOHNATHAN DE LO MIO DOCUMENTARY MIDNIGHT IN PARIS PREMATURE + MUSIC FROM THE EDGE OF THE ALLEGHENY PLATEAU NARRATIVE SHORTS PROGRAM VISION PORTRAITS SO PRETTY THE WORLD IS FULL OF SECRETS IT STARTED AS A JOKE BAMCINEMAFEST INDUSTRY PANELS THE CANCER JOURNALS REVISITED THE MOUNTAIN

THE HOTTEST AUGUST + BEST PICTURE THE INFILTRATORS

SELAH AND THE SPADES DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PROGRAM

16 WHAT WE DO | BAM Rose Cinemas | BAMcinemaFest The Farewell | Photo courtesy A24 BAM ROSE CINEMAS HD SCREENINGS

Anastasia Hille and Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet | Photo: Johan Persson

Aida | Photo courtesy Met Opera Sophie Okonedo in Antony and Cleopatra | Photo by Johan Persson, courtesy National Theatre

THE MET: LIVE IN HD NT LIVE

The Met: Live in HD screened Aida London’s renowned National Theatre Julius Caesar high-definition transmissions of the Met screened select performances at BAM Samson et Delilah Julia Opera’s famous repertory, featuring the in HD. world’s finest singers in thrilling live and La Fanciulla del West The Madness of George III encore performances. BAM presented Marnie Antony & Cleopatra pre-screening lectures led by opera experts at BAM Rose Cinemas. The Magic Flute Small Island La Traviata Adrana Lecouvreur Carmen La Fille du Régiment Die Walküre Dialogues des Carmélites

17 WHAT WE DO | BAM Rose Cinemas | HD Screenings BAMcafé LIVE THE 4 KORNERS Also on BAM’s stages UNBOUND: MALALA YOUSAFZAI Free live music DON BYRON & performances ARUÁN ORTIZ AZIZ ANSARI: ROAD TO NOWHERE

MOONCHILD SANELLY

ALSARAH & THE NUBATONES

APRIL + VISTA

LATE NIGHT DANCE PARTY WITH DJ YB

TAPHARI & NAPPY NINA

MELANIE CHARLES/LIL RAIN & DJ LADY LANE

18 WHAT WE DO | BAMcafé Live BAMcafé Live | Photo: Julieta Cervantes Education

BAM Education provides a space for young BAM’s Education people to embrace their vision, voice, and power to be creative agents in all aspects programs engage of adventurous art making. Youth develop their artistry through thought-provoking in- and after-school programs that empower 33,500 people them to express themselves and engage their communities. Live performances annually. and film screenings at BAM include pre- and post-show activities led by 41 BAM teaching artists.

19 WHATTKTKTKTK WE DO | Education Glimpse. Photo: Ronald Knapp LIVE PERFORMANCES FILMS BAMKIDS MOVIE MATINEES Fly Feather! BAMkids Film Festival 2019 Laura’s Star BAMkids Periferia Teatro in association with Northwest Film Forum and TIFF Kids International Film Festival™ Piet De Rycker, Thilo Rothkirch Teknopolis 2019 BEST OF BAMKIDS FILM FESTIVAL 2019: The Muppets Take Manhattan Curated by BAM Education Frank Oz Adventures Ahead! Word. Sound. Power. 2019 Northwest Film Forum Mary and the Witch’s Flower Curated by BAM Education Hiromasa Yonebayashi Directed and Hosted by Baba Israel Martha & Niki Get Up, Stand Up! 2019 Family Workshop Tora Mkandawire Mårtens Jashua Sa-Ra Muppet Treasure Island Get Up, Stand Up! 2019 Brian Henson Dumi Right & Friends Miffy the Movie Glimpse Hans Perk Oorkaan Mirai Colors Mamoru Hosoda Compagnia TPO

20 WHAT WE DO | Education | BAMkids BAMkids Film Festival. Photo: Mike Benigno LIVE PERFORMANCES AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN SCHOOL RESIDENCIES

Fly Feather Arts & Justice AfricanDanceBeat Education Periferia Teatro Brooklyn Interns for Arts & Culture Brooklyn Reads Teknopolis 2019 Dancing into The Future Curated by BAM Education Fall Dance Insider

Colors Compagnia TPO

Word. Sound. Power. 2019 Curated by BAM Education Directed and Hosted by Baba Israel

Glimpse Oorkaan

DanceAfrica

21 WHAT WE DO | Education Word. Sound. Power. | Photo: Terrence Jennings BAM Humanities is a forum for adventurous ideas, providing context for the cultural experience of BAM and beyond.

Talks, master classes, lecture and discussion series, and innovative literary programs facilitate engagement and discovery.

Humanities 22 WHAT WE DO | Humanities Min Jin Lee. Photo: NayMarie Inhabiting Place On Confronting Silence On the Economics of Fatalism In conjunction with Place In conjunction with Measure for Measure In conjunction with Greek With Ted Hearne, Patricia McGregor, and With Masha Gessen in conversation with With Sarah Jaffe and Sanjay G. Reddy Humanities Saul Williams Linda Gordon In conversation with Simon Critchley Moderated by Brian Vines Co-presented by BAM and the Onassis Cultural Center New York Co-presented by BAM and the Onassis Cultural Center New York Co-presented by BAM and BRIC Part of Speaking Truth to Power Part of Speaking Truth to Power TALKS On Fear and Governance Then and Now: Watermill America 2024: Playwrights on Then and Now: The Gospel at In conjunction with The Bacchae With Mara Purl, Luca Veggetti, and Our Country’s Future Colonus + Screening of With Anne Bogart and Monica Youn Susan Yung Featuring the work of Jackie Sibblies Drury, The Book of Clarence In conversation with Corey Robin Adam Rapp, and Celine Song Co-presented by BAM and the Onassis Cultural Center New York With Lee Breuer, Sam Butler, A Program of T: The New York Times Style Magazine Part of Speaking Truth to Power On the Force of Truth and Bob Telson Hosted by BAM In conjunction with Satyagraha In conversation with Joseph V. Melillo Co-presented by BAM and the Onassis Cultural Center New York Then and Now: Ballet, Working With asha bandele, Tilde Björfors, Essex Hemphill: Remembering and Part of Speaking Truth to Power and Anand Giridharadas Title, Pamplona Stones Reimagining In conversation with Charles W. Mills With Sharon Lehner, Carolyn Lucas, Joseph Discussion with Timothy DuWhite, Co-presented by BAM and the Onassis Cultural Center New York Revisiting The White Album V. Melillo, Jodi Melnick, and Susan Yung Michelle Parkerson, and Ni’Ja Whitson Part of Speaking Truth to Power In conjunction with The White Album In conversation with Darnell L. Moore With Morgan Jerkins and Alexander Chee Followed by screening of Marlon Riggs’ Black In conversation with Meghan O’Rourke JACK & Post-Show Reception I hunger for you Is…Black Ain’t (1994) and Anthem (1991) Presented at The Brooklyn Book Festival and Discussion Post-Show Conversation Co-presented by BAM and PEN America With Kaneza Schaal and members of the Facilitated by Melanie George Part of PEN World Voices Festival Ingrid Rossellini and company With Kimberly Bartosik and members

Isabella Rossellini of the company Presented at The Brooklyn Book Festival

On Fear and Governance: Anne Bogart, Corey Robin, and Monica Youn. Photo: Beowulf Sheehan 23 WHAT WE DO | Humanities | Talks Whitewalling on Stage: Art, Race, Mapplethorpe in performance MASTER CLASSES Phantom Limb Company and Protest in Performance In conjunction with Triptych (Eyes of One In conjunction with Falling Out Co-presented by BAM and Mark Morris With Jessica Grindstaff and Erik Sanko With James Hannaham, Okwui Okpokwasili, on Another) Dance Group and Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) With Bryce Dessner, Korde Arrington Tuttle, Dorrance Dance In conversation with Aruna D’Souza and Kaneza Schaal Trisha Brown Dance Company In conjunction with Dorrance Dance Moderated by Nico Wheadon In conjunction with Trisha Brown Dance With Michelle Dorrance and Ephrat Asherie Connecting Generations and Company

Continents: RadioBook Rwanda With Cecily Campbell Aperture Conversations: Young Making Your Own Rules Part of DanceAfrica Festival 2019 New York Kaneza Schaal In conjunction with The Good Swimmer With Ogemdi Ude, Malaika Uwamahoro, With Heidi Rodewald, Donna Di Novelli, and With Ethan James Green and collaborators In conjunction with JACK & and Tiphanie Yanique Kevin Newbury Dara Allen, Marcs Goldberg, and Matt Moderated by Chris Jackson Introduction to Suzuki & Viewpoints Holmes Co-presented by BAM and The Center for Fiction In conjunction with The Bacchae Separating Sound and Picture In association with RadioBook Rwanda Moderated by Michael Schulman With SITI Company In conjunction with The White Album With Lars Jan Co-presented by BAM and Aperture Composing Beauty: Mapplethorpe’s Dance with MMDG In conjunction with The Hard Nut Quest for Perfection Choreographic Workshop: Four classes: Russia, Party Scene, Spain, David Roussève In conjunction with Triptych (Eyes of One on Snowflakes In conjunction with Halfway to Dawn Another) Led by Jeanne Proust The Palpable Space in Between Marianne Weems and the Co-presented by BAM and Think Olio In conjunction with I hunger for you Builders Association With Kimberly Bartosik In conjunction with Strange Window: The Turn of the Screw

24 WHAT WE DO | Humanities | Talks, Master Classes Kaneza Schaal leading a master class. Photo courtesy BAM Grupo Corpo Physically Integrated Workshop: Malala Yousafzai* In conjunction with Bach and Gira Mark Morris Dance Group In conversation with Rukmini Callimachi Led by members of the company In conjunction with Pepperland Led by Domingo Estrada Jr. and Ink Knows No Borders Batsheva Dance Company: Gaga Nicole Sabella With poets Safia Elhillo, Carlos Andrés and Repertory Gómez, Chrysanthemum Tran, and In conjunction with Venezuela DanceAfrica Inclusive Workshop Javier Zamora Led by Billy Barry Part of DanceAfrica 2019 Led by Pat Hall Anna Deavere Smith Merce Cunningham Technique & Accompanied by Pamela Patrick, Yuichi In conversation with Dr. Carla Shedd Repertory Iida, and Kwabena Agyeman In conjunction with Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event EAT, DRINK & BE LITERARY Led by Jean Freebury UNBOUND Co-presented by BAM, Mark Morris Dance Group, and Co-presented by BAM and Greenlight Bookstore Presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation Merce Cunningham Trust *Booking Robert A. Caro Physically Integrated Workshop: José Andrés* Moderated by Lisa Lucas Cunningham Chance Procedures In conversation with Soledad O’Brien In conjunction with Night of 100 Solos: A John Edgar Wideman Centennial Event BAM: The Next Wave Festival Moderated by Deborah Treisman Led by Jean Freebury With Joseph V. Melillo and guests Co-presented by BAM, Mark Morris Dance Group, and Sloane Crosley Merce Cunningham Trust Deana Lawson Moderated by Deborah Treisman In conversation with Torkwase Dyson Min Jin Lee Moderated by Deborah Treisman America 2024: Hannah Cabell, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Roslyn Ruff, and Jackie Sibblies Drury. Photo: NayMarie 25 TKTKTKTKWHAT WE DO | Humanities | Talks, Master Classes Exhibitions, installations, Visual performances, and more Art

26 TKTKTKTKWHAT WE DO | Visual Art Christopher Ho, Dear John, 2017—19. Photo: Thomas Mueller BAMBILL COVER ARTISTS NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL 2018 WINTER/SPRING 2019 SUMMER 2019

NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL EVENTS EVENTS EXHIBITION

Roy Lichtenstein Next Wave Art Opening Reception Dear John Opening Reception Styling Perspectives Reflections on Hair, 1990 Karina Aguilera Skvirsky and Juan Manuel Lithograph, screenprint, woodcut, metalized Moving Body, Moving Study: in the not not Echavarria PVC collage, embossing on mold-made and Liquid Myths Opening Reception Armory Fair VIP Event Somerset paper SPECIAL PROJECTS Edition of 68 Moving Body, Moving Study Reception EXHIBITIONS Gift of Dorothy Lichtenstein in honor of Dear John Kim Gordon Print Edition Joseph V. Melillo Editions & Artist’s Book Fair Christopher K. Ho Air bnb silverlake, 2018 EXHIBITIONS 16 x 20”, Edition of 50 + 7 APs WINTER/SPRING SEASON Adventures in Abstraction Farah Al Qasimi Towards a New Archaeology Jennifer Bartlett, Robert Mangold, Sol LeWitt, Carmen Herrera Print Edition Self-Portrait in Red, 2016 Amy Brener, Leeza Meksin, Ioanna Michael Delucia, Sam Moyer, Shinique Smith, Untitled, 2018 Archival inkjet print on photo paper Pantazopoulou, Ester Partegas, Sheila Pepe, and Carmen Herrera 30 x 22”, Edition of 50 + 8 APs Courtesy of the artist and Jean Shin, Rachel Eulena Williams Helena Anrather, New York DanceAfrica Visual Art: Innocent Nkurunziza 2019 BAM Art Auction Moving Body, Moving Study Live on Paddle8.com Patty Chang, Freya Powell, Sable Elyse Smith, Lauren Bakst, Jesse Chun, Kerry Downey Artworks on view at 2019 BAM Gala and Joanna Seitz, Kevin Jerome Everson, Jibade-Khalil Huffman, Gloria Maximo

27 WHAT WE DO | Visual Art Sheila Pepe, From the Ground Up Pluribus Medianum. Photo by Thomas Mueller BAM’s free programs engaged more than 100,000 attendees BAM organizes and hosts numerous community-oriented and free events. More than 100,000 people attended a variety of programs including the R&B Festival at MetroTech, Senior Cinema, community receptions in conjunction with mainstage performances, BAMboo! Community Halloween block party, the DanceAfrica bazaar, outdoor performances, exhibitions, film screenings, and the Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this year featuring Tarana Burke.

28 TKTKTKTKWHAT WE DO | Community BAMboo! | Photo: Mike Benigno DANCEAFRICA BAZAAR BLOCK PARTIES BAM 50 STATE INITIATIVE The BAM Black Comix Expo demonstrated the demand for diversity and representation BAMBOO! ART PROJECT 45,000 people visited this outdoor In Partnership with For Freedoms 50 State Initiative across sci-fi and fantasy genres by presenting children and adults attended market celebrating DanceAfrica 3,500 a range of acclaimed independent comic this Halloween celebration, with music Led by Brooklyn artist Katherine Toukhy, writers and illustrators, as well as the freshest by DJ Fly Ty DANCEAFRICA PORTAL this interactive civic art project activated emerging talent. community members to create and share A new component allowed Brooklynites to social and political statements woven together LGBTQ EVENT engage more deeply and intimately with COMMUNITY RECEPTIONS into a collaborative final work. Images of the year’s country of focus. On the public BAM presents Everybooty Halfway to Dawn select works of art created at the event were plaza of 300 Ashland, the DanceAfrica Everybooty returned to BAM on WorldPride Community Leaders Event featured on BAM’s outdoor digital sign in the Portal allowed participants to meet people weeks leading up to Election Day. weekend for a four-floor art party with the in Kigali in real time and share stories. glitteriest critters of the queer art and nightlife worlds. The revelry filled the BAM Fisher from COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES Shared Studios curators facilitated the BAM BLACK COMIX EXPO basement to rooftop with performances, DJs, connection between Brooklyn and Kigali, AND PARTNERSHIPS installations, and general ruckus. Returning for a second year, 2,038 comic Rwanda and provided live language Fab Flicks book nerds, graphic novel aficionados, New in 2019: a piano lounge for group interpretation. The DanceAfrica Portal was The Five Heartbeats fantasy lovers, and all-around fans of the art singalongs, hosted by Lyra Vega and special free and open to the public, with curated The Princess Bride form spent a fun-filled day celebrating comic guests Salty Brine, Jo Lampert, Erin Markey, sessions: Purple Rain writers, illustrators, and creators of color. Tasha Michelle; Andre J., Switch n’ Play, Dance in Dialogue West Side Story Co-presented by BAM and the Black Comics Flower Tortilla, Lady Quesa’Dilla, Viva Vidalia, Shared_Lunch discussing Women’s Collective, attendees could meet the next Theydy Bedbug, and the House of LaBeija, Empowerment BAMcinématek, in partnership with FAB generation of black superheroes; activities DJ sets by Papi Juice and J Clef and decor by Reconciliation & Recovery FULTON, presented free outdoor screenings included a panel discussion on women and Melo Davis, plus photographs by acclaimed Art in Action at Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center+ (Fulton St Afrofuturism, a children’s art workshop, artist project Kings & Queens.

and Lafayette Ave in Ft Greene). a superhero cosplay showcase, and a Presented in partnership with 651 ARTS VR Experience.

29 WHAT WE DO | Community Brush and Brunch Paint Party | Photo: Jennifer Walkowiak R&B FESTIVAL AT METROTECH 33RD ANNUAL BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ART EXHIBITION SENIOR CINEMA TRIBUTE TO DR. MARTIN Picture the Dream For over two decades, BAM has presented its For the 11th year in a row, BAM partnered BAM Senior Cinema is a free monthly film popular lunchtime concert series at MetroTech LUTHER KING, JR. with NYCHA to offer free art workshops to series for community members ages 65 Commons. Spanning R&B, funk, gospel, children living in Brooklyn public housing and older, serving approximately 2,700 BAM annually celebrates the legacy of soul, jazz, and world music, this year’s lineup residences. Students created original seniors in the community annually. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a free event artwork inspired by Dr. King’s dream of was packed with new voices and established filled with music, film, art, and moving freedom and equality. A Place in the Sun masters alike, performing Thursdays at noon. tributes from esteemed speakers and local community leaders. The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars Delgres SENIOR SOCIALS & Motor Kings KEYNOTE SPEAKER Amalgarhythm with Kris Davis and Jazz with Patsy Grant-n-Trio Anna Lucasta Terri Lyne Carrington Tarana Burke Motown with Monte Croft Group The Man Who Knew Too Much Jupiter & Okwess MASTER OF CEREMONIES Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams 2 Brush and Brunch Paint Parties Having Our Say: The Delany Terrence Blanchard featuring the Dance Party Sisters’ First 100 Years E-Collective MUSIC PERFORMERS Oddisee & Good Company Holiday Affair Ranky Tanky The Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir Dolores Marcus Miller FREE MOVIE SCREENING Bright Roads Nona Hendryx with Vernon Reid Dolores, directed by Peter Bratt Butterfield 8 Ghost-Note BAMCAFÉ LIVE PERFORMANCE The 4 Korners The State Fair Roy Ayers Sarafina! Phony Ppl/Conya Doss

30 WHAT WE DO | Community Dance Party | Photo: Jennifer Walkowiak BAM MEMBERSHIP Trisha Brown Dance Company, Satyagraha, Interpassivities, Elemental, Diary of One Who BAM Members are adventurous, curious, and Disappeared, and DanceAfrica 2019 and passionate patrons who support and engage special film events, including a members-only with BAM in many different ways—from screening of First Reformed featuring a post- theater to film, humanities talks to visual screening Q&A with Paul Schrader and Ethan art, dance to education programs, and much Hawke. BAM Members and Patrons were more. BAM Membership ($65–$1,000) unites also invited to a festive holiday celebration in these audience members in a community that conjunction with this year’s presentation of supports the bold, boundary-pushing, diverse The Hard Nut, featuring company members programming that can only be experienced at in full costume, holiday-themed drinks and BAM. Members receive an array of benefits snacks, and other family-friendly activities. for programs on BAM’s stages and screens, including advance access to tickets, half-off movies, half-off same-day live performance tickets, invitations to Member Mingles, and BAM MEMBERSHIP VIA IDNYC much more. BAM continues to welcome new members Members kicked-off the 2018 Next Wave through the IDNYC Program. IDNYC is a Festival with the annual BAM Member Bash, government-issued ID card for New York City featuring an exclusive performance by New residents that provides cardholders with a York-based b-girl, dancer, and choreographer complimentary inaugural year of membership Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie of innovative tap at participating cultural institutions, including company Dorrance Dance. Asherie and fellow BAM. IDNYC participation has been an BAM’s membership programs dancers performed an invigorating fusion of enormous success at BAM, attracting new tap techniques and hip-hop stylings, complete audience members to our adventurous offer deeper engagement and with live piano and DJ accompaniment. programming. Throughout the year, members also enjoyed connection to the art, artists, several working dress rehearsals, including for and mission of BAM.

31 TKTKTKTKWHAT WE DO | Membership Photo: Phil Provencio BAM YOUNG PRODUCERS an exclusive performance of the Next Wave Dorrance Dance’s site-specific BAM debut; gatherings in private homes or spectacularly hit User Not Found and a private guided tour Voyage of Time presented alongside the unique settings. This year events included The BAM Young Producers is a dynamic by curator Larry Ossei-Mensah of The Rudin exultant sounds of Bach, Beethoven, and an enlightening discussion about the art and community of supporters in their 20s, 30s Family Gallery at BAM Strong, BAM’s new Mahler, performed by the Wordless Music business of podcast programming—both and early 40s who share a passion for diverse visual art space. Orchestra and Chorus, alongside live narration on-air and onstage with Amanda Hess (The artistic programming. Starting at $500, this by Lily James; and BAMcinemaFest’s opening New York Times), Jad Abumrad (Radiolab), special group of BAM advocates play an night screening and party featuring The Leon Neyfakh (Slate/Slow Burn), and Mimi integral role in supporting the bold works on BAM PATRONS Farewell directed by Lulu Wang. BAM Patrons O’Donnell (Gimlet Media); and an evening BAM’s stages and screens every year, and are at the Next Society level ($5,000) and above with BAM Artistic Director David Binder and BAM Patrons are a group of deeply engaged the foundation for the next generation of BAM were also invited to a very special evening the cast of Burn This (Keri Russell and Adam BAM ambassadors who are as extraordinary supporters. In addition to the benefits at each with maestro William Christie, founder of Driver). as the work they champion. Patron Program level in their respective membership tiers, vocal and instrumental ensemble Les Arts annual support starts at $1,500—in return, Young Producers receive access to exclusive Florissants, in conversation with Joseph Patrons receive a host of VIP privileges, events and discounted Gala tickets. V. Melillo. including personalized ticket handling and

This year the Young Producers enjoyed a premier service through BAM Patron Services, variety of events, from pre-show parties to access to Patron lounges, free admission BAM ARTIST CIRCLE behind-the-scenes access to BAM spaces. for two to films at BAM Rose Cinemas, and Particular highlights included an intimate mixer invitations to hallmark events at each level of The Artist Circle is a core group of BAM before the National Theatre Live screening of giving. supporters who champion BAM’s mission Fleabag, the one-woman show by Phoebe to be the home of adventurous artists, This year, Patrons were offered a selection Waller-Bridge, and the electric BAM Gala audiences, and ideas with an annual of special events with artists and BAM After-Party celebrating the closing of the 2019 commitment of $10,000. Artist Circle leadership paired with performances of BAM Art Auction. Young Producers also enjoyed members mingle with artists at intimate Elemental, electrifying tap dance company

32 WHAT WE DO | Membership Photo: Beowulf Sheehan In 2019, BAM Capital Projects completed BAM Capital Projects, with the coordinated the Harvey Theater and Rudin Family expertise of a talented design and Gallery at BAM Strong. Construction construction team led by Mitchell-Giurgola started in January of 2019 and continued Architects and Hunter-Roberts Construction furiously until Next Wave opening night on Group, handled some unforeseen October 15, 2019. On that night, audience discoveries and a tight schedule to meet members were able to enjoy for the first the deadline. The completion of 230 time, the new, enlarged Ed and Robin Ashland and the canopy—the last pieces of Lampert lobby and Rudin Family gallery the BAM Strong complex—are expected to Capital spaces and take an elevator directly to the be complete in 2020. balcony level. The new Patron Lounge and Robert Wilson Sculpture Terrace were also open for everyone to enjoy. Projects

33 TKTKTKTK 33 WHAT WE DO | BAM Capital Projects Harvey Theater, slab demolition. Photo: Jonathan Jones BAM Hamm Archives

The BAM Hamm Archives collects, moving-image archives of contemporary ranging from an 1893 demonstration of manages, and preserves recorded performance. The archives directs projects Thomas Edison’s Kinetoscope, to silent information of the Brooklyn Academy of of institutional importance such as oral films with live orchestra, to a 1938 Music for use by the broadest possible histories, creates displays and exhibits, screening of documentary footage filmed audience. Our work supports an and contributes to and assists with BAM in Nazi Germany, to a 1970s series of understanding of the past, present, and publications such as the book BAM: The films by black artists, and much more. future while balancing the roles, rights, Next Wave Festival, as well as social The exhibition Merce Cunningham: Eight and responsibilities of all those affected media. Recent public programs include Decades at BAM featured rare archival by the recorded information in our care. a book launch and discussion with video footage, photographs, and other The Archives also directs the records collaborators on BAM: The Next Wave ephemera spanning 1945 to 1986, management program. Festival. curated in collaboration with the Merce Cunningham Trust. The Leon Levy BAM The BAM Hamm Archives serves artists, Exhibits included Harvey Theater lobby Digital Archive has reached over a million historians, students, art aficionados, and installations, such as Speaking Truth of BAM’s global audience serving up a vast audiences. The collection, which holds to Power at the Academy, highlighting array of material—newspaper clippings, treasures dating back to the 1860s, influential thinkers, writers, activists, and programs, artist talks, performance video is particularly strong in documenting luminaries who have spoken at BAM since clips, and much more. The archives also contemporary performance materials 1861 invoking the words of Frederick provides tours and educational programs. including photos, posters, programs, Douglass, Victoria Woodhull, Helen Keller, press clippings, brochures, and audio Angela Davis, and Gloria Steinem. BAM and moving-image materials. The video Film celebrated the history of film at BAM, collection is one of the most important

3434 WHATTKTKTKTK WE DO | BAM Hamm Archives Open House NY at BAM Hamm Archives. Photo: Ted Alpern Who We Are

2018 Next Wave | Kreatur | Photo: Stephanie Berger BAM BOARD Year ending June 30, 2019

BAM BOARD CHAIR Tony Bechara Ahrin Mishan Bill de Blasio David Binder David L. Picket Adam E. Max Lori H. Luis, Rep. for Hon. Gordon Bowen Frances A. Resheske Eric Adams BAM BOARD VICE CHAIRS William I. Campbell Jonathan F.P. Rose Chris Coffey, Rep. for Hon. Natalia Chefer Anna Kuzmik Sampas William I. Campbell Corey Johnson Linda Chinn Timothy Sebunya Nora Ann Wallace Katy Clark Bart A. Sheehan CHAIRMEN EMERITI Dr. Rudolph F. Crew Brian Stafford PRESIDENT Neil D. Chrisman Suzy Franczak Davis Axel Stawski Seth S. Faison * Katy Clark Cheryl Della Rosa Doug Steiner Dinyar S. Devitre Joseph A. Stern Alan H. Fishman SECRETARY Mark N. Diker Alexa Davidson Suskin Bruce C. Ratner Mark H. Jackson Yrthya Dinzey-Flores Pedro J. Torres Andre Dua John L. Usdan HONORARY TRUSTEES TREASURER Thérèse M. Esperdy Brigitte Vosse Beth Rudin DeWoody James I. McLaren Richard E. Feldman Nora Ann Wallace Steven G. Felsher Adam Wolfensohn Mallory Factor Jeanne Donovan Fisher Claire Wood Robert L. Forbes PRESIDENTS EMERITI Barry M. Fox Charles J. Hamm Karen Brooks Hopkins Roberta Garza Barbara B. Haws Harvey Lichtenstein * MaryAnne Gilmartin EX OFFICIO William Josephson Mary Kantor Anne Hubbard Hon. Bill de Blasio EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Philippe Krakowsky John Lipsky Hon. Corey Johnson EMERITUS Edgar A. Lampert Laurie Mallet Hon. Eric L. Adams Joseph V. Melillo Lorraine Lynch Cathy-Ann Martine-Dolecki Hon. Tom Finkelpearl Adam E. Max David L. Ramsay, M.D., M.Ed. Emma Wolfe, Rep. for Hon. MEMBERS Scott McDonald Hon. Franklin R. Weissberg James I. McLaren Jonathan S. Auerbach *in memoriam

36 WHO WE ARE | BAM Board BAM SUPPORTERS

Stephanie & Timothy Ingrassia Nora Ann Wallace & Jack Nusbaum David Ashen John Martinez & Andrea Bozzo

$5,000,000and above Toby Devan Lewis Warner Media Group The Howard Bayne Fund Constance & H. Roemer McPhee The City of New York—Bill de Blasio, Mayor National Grid Anonymous Catrina Bentley & Carey R. Ramos Medgar Evers College Gifts and Grants The New York City Council—Brooklyn Delegation Rockefeller Brothers Fund Frances Bermanzohn & Alan Roseman Michael Palm Foundation The New York City Council—Laurie A. Cumbo Jonathan F.P. & Diana Calthorpe Rose Nick Boris Moet Hennessy USA The New York City Council—Corey Johnson, Speaker Axel Stawski & Galia Meiri Stawski $25,000 to $49,999 Mr. & Mrs. Tony Bowe Edward S. Moore Foundation New York City Department of Cultural Affairs The Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Charitable Trust Jody & John Arnhold Brooklyn Daily Eagle Morgan Stanley The Thompson Family Foundation Theater Subdistrict Council Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust Amy Carlson & Syd Butler Sanford Nager & Monique Allain Robert L. Turner The Barker Welfare Foundation Michael Carr Laura Naylor $1,000,000 to $4,999,999 John L. & Eva Usdan Anne H. Bass Betsy and Ed Cohen/Areté Foundation The O’Grady Foundation Joseph LeRoy & Ann C. Warner Fund Andrea Compton William & Laura Taft Paulsen Apple Charles Hayden Foundation Anonymous Consulate General of the Netherlands Peck Stacpoole Foundation Aashish & Dinyar Devitre R. Martin Chavez Creative Artists Agency Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman Jim Chervenak Carolyn & Paul Cronson Patty Dugan Perlmuth Jerome L. Greene Foundation Constance Christensen Culture Ireland David Piperni Leon Levy Foundation $50,000 to $99,999 Citi Ide & David Dangoor Maya Polsky Diane & Adam E. Max American Council of Learned Societies Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Carole De Beer The Reed Foundation New York City Economic Development Corporation Sarah Billinghurst & Howard Solomon Constans Culver Foundation Elizabeth De Cuevas John & Cindy Reed The SHS Foundation JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Elizabeth & Matthew Denys Frances A. Resheske The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust Linda & Adam Chinn Dow Jones Foundation Con Edison Andre & Stephanie Dua Jamie Dimon The River Café Henry & Kathy Elsesser James & Eliza Rossman $500,000 to $999,999 Suzy & Anthony Davis The Dutch Performing Arts Fund NL Cheryl & Joe Della Rosa Estate Of Henry Christensen III Lauren Embrey Dr. Thomas W. Roush Brooklyn Borough President’s Office—Eric Adams Beth Rudin DeWoody Estate Of Howard Pitsch Evelyn Sharp Foundation Jonathan Rozoff Jeanne Donovan Fisher Mark Diker & Deborah Colson MaryAnne Gilmartin William Everson S&P Global Howard Gilman Foundation Epstein Teicher Philanthropies Miriam Katowitz Extell Jessica Salomon & Eman El Husseini Robin & Edgar Lampert Steven & Susan Felsher Ann Tenenbaum & Thomas Lee Fred Eychaner Charles Scharf Stavros Niarchos Foundation Barry M. Fox Dorothy Lichtenstein Mr. & Mrs. Austin T. Fragomen, Jr. The Scherman Foundation, Inc. The Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts John Lipsky Fribourg Family Foundation Rena Shagan Gotham Organization, Inc. M&T Bank Kathryn Gettles-Atwa Amy Sherman-Palladino $250,000 to $499,999 Agnes Gund David & Susan Marcinek Gilder Foundation, Inc. Susan & Larry Sills Bloomberg Philanthropies The Emily Davie & Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation Mertz Gilmore Foundation Elaine Golin Ellen & Sam Sporn Brookfield Properties The Lepercq Charitable Foundation MetLife Foundation David & Elaine Gould Arielle Tepper Chubb Gary Lynch & Kate Hall Pfizer Inc. Pamela Grace Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Grace Lyu-Volckhausen Gabriel & Lindsay Pizzi Dana Grundleger Jane & Robert Toll The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation Scott C. McDonald Marcel Przymusinski The Marc Haas Foundation, Inc. Trust for Mutual Understanding MINI USA James I. McLaren & Lawton W. Fitt William D. & Susan Kahan Rifkin Mr. & Mrs. Burton K. Haimes Teresa Tsai New York State Council on the Arts The Ambrose Monell Foundation May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc. Brian Harasek Wendy vanden Heuvel Onassis Cultural Center NY Barbara & Richard Moore Bette & Richard Saltzman The Francena T. Harrison Foundation Trust Iva Vukina Rajika & Anupam Puri Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc. Timothy & Julie Sebunya HBO Jed Walentas & Kate Engelbrecht The Shubert Foundation, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts In Memory of Robert Sklar The Jim Henson Foundation The Wasily Family Foundation, Inc. The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation Edward & Virginia Spilka Cheryl Henson & Ed Finn The Levy-Westhead Family Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust Brian Stafford & Céline Dufétel The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund White & Case LLP $100,000 to $249,999 rag & bone The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Sophie Hughes Nathan Williams Amazon Studios The Jerome Robbins Foundation, Inc. William & Anne M. Tatlock Kelly & André Hunter Lisa Wolman Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Anna Kuzmik Sampas & George Sampas Lu-Shawn M. Thompson Scott & Viktoria Irwin Pia & Jimmy Zankel Jonathan & Jessika Auerbach Santander The Tillary Hotel Japan-US Friendship Commission Matthew & Myra Zuckerbraun Tony Bechara Parag & Usha Saxena Pedro J. Torres & Cecilia Picon Febres Alan Jones & Ashley Garrett Anonymous (5) brigittenyc The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund Viacom Barbara Haws & William Josephson The Brooklyn Hospital Center Bart A. Sheehan & Sheila A. Cain James Wilentz & Robin Maxwell Gene & Terry Kaufman William I. Campbell & Christine Wächter-Campbell Simon Sinek Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn Will & Prattana Kennedy $5,000 to $9,999 Delta Air Lines Joseph and Sylvia Slifka Foundation Anonymous Alexander E. Kipka & Katherine Nintzel Jad Abumrad & Karla Murthy Robert & Mercedes Eichholz Foundation Jennifer Small & Adam Wolfensohn David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation Theresa Galvin & Mark Almeida Thérèse M. Esperdy & Robert G. Neborak Starry Night Fund Joan Kreiss Peter Balis & Brian Goldston The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc. Doug C. Steiner $10,000 to $24,999 Judith & Douglas Krupp Alan L. Beller Roberta Garza & Roberto Mendoza Eileen M. Lach Joseph A. 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37 WHO WE ARE | BAM Supporters Paula & Earl Black Vivien & Michael Shelanski David & Susan Edelstein Jack Sanderson Melanie Borisoff Blumhouse Television Showtime Marty Ellington David Schiff Samy Brahimy & Lizanne Merrill The Boston Foundation Brian Snyder Fiona & Harvey Fein Anthony Schlesinger & Anne Forward Sally Brody Gordon Bowen The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Nathaniel N. Felsher Chelsea & Morwin Schmookler John & Michelle Brooks Emily & Mike Cavanagh Tom & Wendy Stephenson Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC Elizabeth L. Schneider Andrew Brown & Olga P. Stein Tim & Carol Cole Stop & Stor Charitable Fund M. Derene Frazier Dr. Michael Schober Donnaldson Brown The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. Michael M. Thomas Eleanor F. Friedman George Sheanshang Yvonne L. Brown & Josh E. Goldfein The Cowles Charitable Trust Gerrit Thurston Igor Galynker Olatokumbo & Sheethal Shobowale Norman & Terri Buchan Joan K. Davidson (The J.M. Kaplan Fund) Mai Lara Tisdale Walter Gilbert Carolee Shubert Angela Bucknell Peter Davidson & Drew McGhee (The J.M. Kaplan Takemi Ueno Gregory Gilmartin Patricia J. S. Simpson Jesse Burros & Jill Weiskopf Fund) Vanetta Vancak John M. Goldsmith Ellynne Skove Elizabeth Margaritis Butson Emme & Jonathan Deland and Phyllis Levin Diane & Stephen Volk Rhonna & Ezra Goodman Sasha Slorer Laura E. Butzel & David Berg Violet & Christopher Eagan Leigh & Robin Walters Hayley Gorenberg & George Sands Mike & Janet Slosberg William & Regina Cahill Igor Fert Mr. & Mrs. Alan G. Weiler Francis Greenburger & Isabelle Autones Susan Snodgrass Mr. Charles Cahn & Dr. Nancy Maruyama Britton & Melina Fisher Earl D. Weiner Vanessa Guida & Michael Mesina Joan & Laurence Sorkin Sol W. & Hermina Cantor Foundation Laurie Garrett Francis H. Williams Anna & Raja Harb Gayatri Spivak Victoria Carey Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Carolyn T. Ellis & H. Lake Wise Jeanne Hardy The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation Louanna Carlin & Jane Hamburger Nomi Ghez Foundation Dan Wonderly & Jenn Holmes Justin Haythe Jon Stryker & Slobodan Randjelovic Brendan Carney John N. & Gillett A. Gilbert Richard C. Yancey Jeffery Hentze Kathryn Taras & Anthony Elitcher Carolina Carvalho-Cross & Spencer Cross Parisa Golestaneh Cynthia Young & George Eberstadt Dr. Arlene Heyman, MD Alice Tisch Mary Ellen Cashman Laurel Gonsalves Barbara & David Zalaznick The William Talbott Hillman Foundation Dr. Irena Tocino Beverly & Herbert Chase Stephen R. Greenwald & Rebecca A. Sullivan Vivian& James Zelter Barbara T. Hoffman Lane Trippe & Marian Sabety Lori Chemla & Shelley Sonnenberg The Grodzins Fund Anonymous (6) Mark Horowitz & Dorrine Veca Jennifer Tunney Jaye Chen & Peter Brown Henry B. & Karoly S. Gutman Laura Hussey Bernardette Vaskas Ruslan Chilov Amy & Ronald Guttman Alan Hyde Patricia Voight & Rachel Wolff Kerri Chyka & Samuel Bufter Charles J. & Irene F. Hamm $2,500 to $4,999 Linda Jackson Thomas Von Foerster Lisa M. Cirando Scott & Ellen Hand Nora Abousteit & Joshua Ramo Douglas Jaffe & Kristin Heavey Ms. Kathy Weil Art Claybon David W. Heleniak Accion Cultural Espanola Donna & Carroll Janis Stacey Winston Levitan Michael Cox & Zach Fannin Penn & Diane Holsenbeck Brice Acosta Barbara Julius & Marc Silberberg Michael Young & Debra Raskin Peter & Mary Coy Richard Hulbert Jacqueline & Joseph Aguanno Julia Kahr & Brian Colton Nancy Young Stuart D. Freedman & Carla E. Craig Hunter Roberts Construction Group Mark Allison & Stephanie Holmquist Mary Kantor Michael & Barbara Zimmerman Curtis Cravens Mark Jackson & Karen Hagberg Assoc. of Theatrical Press Agents & Mngr Philip Kearns & Sid Ray Frank & Arrien Zinghini Cedomir Crnkovic & Valerie Rubsamen Penny Jackson & Thomas Campbell Jackson Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation Chin Kim Anonymous (2) Allison Cromwell & Craig Falls Michael Kaye & Andrea Loukin Denis Azaro Jenny Kirschner & Aari Kirschner Sebastian Cucullu Helen Kim-Bordes Peggy & John Bader Jonathan Klein Ellen & John Curtis Christoph & Flora Kimmich Carla K. Balakgie Alan & Susan Kolod $1,500 to $2,499 Karen Dauler & Gaston Silva Bill Kramer & Peter Cipkowski Hugo Barreca & Wendy Schlemm Miodrag Kukrika Robert & Mary Beth Aberlin Megan P. Davis Kenneth & Susan Kramer Jayne H. Baum Peter & Karen Labbat Caroline P. Addison Rafael de Cardenas Jonathan E. 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38 WHO WE ARE | BAM Supporters Arthur & Susan Fleischer Rob Krulak Jennifer Plotnick & Kent Rogowski Andrew St. Laurent & Beth Levine Jeff & Jenny Fleishhacker Edward & Phyllis Kwalwasser Anne Pollack Sarah Stasny Seendy Fouron Hugh & Betsy Lamle Foundation Elaine J. Pommells Jillian Steadman We Manon Frappier Robert S. Langley Daniel Porter & Melanie Judd Dr. Susan Stewart Alex Friedman & Erica Tennenbaum Drs. John & Judie LaRosa Paul & Marjorie Possick Felicia Stingone & Phillip Rutherford Alexander C. & Tillie S. Speyer Foundation Richard Ledes Vlad Preoteasa Gail Stone & Matt Fishbein Dennis Furbush Michael Lee Sandra Pierson Prior Joshua Storck thank Susan & Michael Furman Almudena & Pablo Legorreta Leslie & David Puth Leila Straus Treacy & Todd Gaffney Richard Levy & Lorraine Gallard Erik Quarfordt Kathleen Sullivan Donna Gagliuso Ken Lindley & Clay Schudel Joanna Raczkiewicz Maureen & Paul Swetow Duane McLaughlin & M. Salomé Galib Seen Lippert & Frederick Landman Maureen Raley Toby Talbot you for Ryan Gallagher Simon Lipskar & Kate Zuckerman Stephen Raphael & Ellen Marks Gabrielle Tana Al Garner Andrea Lipsky-Karasz Bridget Read Phoebe Taubman & Craig Nerenberg Dr. Peter L. Geller Neil & N. Lipuma Johnathan Reale Juliet Taylor & James Walsh Tina & Michael Gerling Keith Lloyd Jason Reed Jordan Temple Lauren C. Glant & Michael J. Gillespie Rachel Loeb & Zach Block Juergen Riehm & Jody Oberfelder Josephine & Philip Teverow your Virginia Gliedman Matthew Lopez & Brandon Clarke Kayte Ringer Geoffrey Thomas Peter Goldfarb Richard Lynn & Joseph Evall Julie Robbins Catherine K. Tice I. Michael Goodman & Judith Uman Edward Mafoud Daniel Rocha Grace & John Timberlake Bindhu Gopalan Brian & Florence Mahony Paul A. Rogers Narcissa & John Titman continued Crystal Gosberg Nathalie Blachere & Robert Maki Andrea M. Rosen Coralie Toevs Jason Grebin & Lorie Kombert-Grebin George Mallis Marjorie & Jeffrey A. 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Moore Elisabeth Searles & Richard Friedberg Simon Yates Katherine Hosford & Christopher Welch Darnell-Moser Charitable Fund Segerstrom Center For The Arts Nancy Zamudio David Howe & Charlene Wang Sammy & Merle Moultrie Allen Sellers Anonymous (9) Dennis Hranitzky Mr. Robert Napier & Ms. Sharon Napier Joshua Shapiro & Heller B. Berman Timothy Hughes James Neal Brian & Lindsay Shea Gifts and commitments between July 1, 2018 — Tom Huhn & Nancy Steele Kristina Newman-Scott Ted & Mary Jo Shen June 30, 2019 Keith Gottesdiener & Beth Jacobs James L. Niesen Gil Shiva Gregory James Marguerite Nougué-Sans Melanie & Joseph Shugart For more information on supporting BAM, please Susan & Stephen Jeffries Michael Novodvorskiy Richard Sime contact Stacy Margolis, at 718.724.8207 or Mr. & Mrs. Dudley D. Johnson James C. & Marie Nugent-Head Marlas Harry Simino [email protected] T. Radey Johnson & Jane Platt Empire Educational Services John & Helen Simonson Randy & Mill Jonakait Katharine & Ryan Ogg Loren & Marlene Skeist Ralph Julius & Ken Nelson Barry Michael Okun Stephen R. Smith & Ford Rogers Maryann & William Juska Jane Ormerod & Peter Darrell Matthew Patrick Smyth Joseph and Susan Walkush Lois Ottombrino Richard & Mimi Somerby Rita J. & Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation Nicole & Bruce Paisner Michael Sonnenfeldt & Katja Goldman Susan M. Kath and Steven R. Schindler Meredith Palmer Juliet Sorce & David Weber Aaron & Jacquie Katzel Cheryl Paradis & Gene McCullough Melissa Schiff Soros Suzanne Greene & John Kelly Lee Parks Ellen Sorrin Matthew Kliegman Antonia Pew Dr. Rogelio Sosnik & Dr. Irene Cairo Kameron M. Kordestani Elizabeth Peyton André Spears & Anne Rosen Joan Kronick Andrew Pinkowitz & Mary Pinkowitz Thom Spillman

39 WHO WE ARE | BAM Supporters BAM STAFF

BAM FILM STAGE CREW Sommer McCoy, Operations Manager EXECUTIVES Ashley Clark, Senior Repertory & Specialty Thomas Paulucci, Crew Chief Leo Paredes, Operations Coordinator Katy Clark, President Film Programmer Alison Dabdoub, Head of Sound & Video, HT David Binder, Artistic Director Jesse Trussell, Repertory & Specialty Film Programmer Edward Donohue, Property Master, HT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Coco Killingsworth, Vice President of Education & Ryan Werner, Programmer at Large Giancarlo Sini, Head Carpenter, OH Schawannah Wright, Director of Community Programs Community Engagement Natalie Erazo, Coordinator, Repertory & Specialty Film John Manderbach, Head Electrician, OH Dewonnie Frederick, Community Affairs & Bill Kramer, Vice President of Development Programs Nicholas Varacalli, Property Master, OH Bazaar Manager Patrick J. Scully, Vice President & General Manager Marc Putz, Head of Sound & Video, OH CINEMA OPERATIONS Patricia Fogah, Community Affairs & Bazaar Asst. Keith Stubblefield, Chief Financial Officer and Vice James Kehoe, Head Carpenter, HT Jesse Green, BAM Cinema Technical Manager President of Finance & Administration Chris Wilenta, Head Electrician, HT Michael Katz, Projectionist Wayne Brusseau, Fly Person, OH EDUCATION & FAMILY PROGRAMS Adam Goldberg, Asst. Manager Heather Gallagher, Asst. Electrician, OH Steven McIntosh, Director of Education & PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Sashawna Donaldson, Andreea Drogeanu, Sean Kelly, Asst., Sound & Video Family Programs Michael Doyle, Manager Anthony Shields Jr., Patrece Stewart, Head Floor Staff Joseph Werner III, Asst. Carpenter, HT Ava Kinsey, Assoc. Director of Education Andrea Montesdeoca, Administrative Asst. Jeffrey Gabel, Print Trafficker Tom Holler, Richard Wurzbach, Utility People Mikal Lee, Verushka Wray, Program Managers Ginger Blake, Wardrobe Supervisor Mecca Madyun, Education Manager BOARD RELATIONS HUMANITIES Sasha Metcalf, Program Analyst | Mellon/ACLS Alexandra Biss, Director of Board Relations Molly Silberberg, Assoc. Director, Humanities Public Fellow Camille Lawrence, Board Relations Asst. ARTIST SERVICES Lucy Petropoulos, Humanities Asst. Patreece Jackman, Intern Program Coordinator Mary Reilly, Director of Artist Services Quincy Simmons, Education Asst. | BOLD Fellow Stacey Dinner, Artist Services Manager

HUMAN RESOURCES VISUAL ART Britney Polites Artist Services Representative Seth Azizollahoff, Assoc. Vice President, HR Larry Ossei-Mensah, Guest Curator LEAD INSTRUCTORS Samara Alexander, Assoc. Director, HR Alli Arnold, Visual Arts Development & Sales Manager Jennifer Armas, Mtume Gant, Arts & Justice Alexis Boehmler, Benefits Manager Morgan King, Visual Art Coordinator SECURITY Jenny Rocha, Dancing into the Future James Collier, Recruiting Manager Scott Shaw, Security Director Lonnie Woods III, Brooklyn Interns for Arts & Culture Cynthia Smith, Payroll Manager Shaunte Snipes, Admin. Coordinator Courtney Best, Admin. Asst. GENERAL MANAGEMENT Collie Dean, Supervising Attendant Guard Kenneth Aguillera, Michael Whyte, Senior Attendant TEACHING ARTISTS Raquel Almazan, Gideon Bautista, Rebecca Bliss, ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING BUDGETS & CONTRACTS Guards Liz Zieminski, Director, GM Budgets & Contracts Stacey Bone Gleason, Melissa Brown, Chia-Ti Chiu, Stonie Darling, Assoc. Director, Artistic Programming Dept. Juan Lebron, Lead Guard Jimmy Walden, Budget & Contract Manager Darian Dauchan, Harris Eisenstadt, Imani Faye, Juan Pablo Siles, Manager of Artistic Planning Vinroy Anglin, Marlon Desouza, Yasmin Diaz, Kevin Sarah Kelly Konig, Admin. Asst. Okai Fleurimont, Kimani Fowlin, Samara Gaev, Ingrid Michelle Lapadula, Admin. Asst. Lemon, Teonia Smith, Andel Thomas, Kelly Wheaton, Gordon, Pat Hall, Chelsea Harrison, Mel House, Albert Attendant Guards Iturregui-Elias, Abigail Levine, Spencer Lott, GV EVENT & VENUE OPERATIONS Maldonado, Farai Malianga, Anthony Merchant, Elia PROGRAMS & CURATORIAL Jaclyn Bouton, Director of Event & Venue Operations THEATER MANAGEMENT Monte Brown, Michael Mullen, Janet Onyenucheya, Amy Cassello, Elizabeth Moreau, Producers Alexander Orbovich, Assoc. General Manager Christine M. Gruder, Theater Manager Pamela Patrick, Drew Peterson, Mike Ramsey, Gwenyth Danny Kapilian, Producer, R&B Festival, MetroTech Cady Knoll, Operations & Rentals Manager, BAM Fisher John L. Jones, Assoc. Theater Manager Reitz, Efeya Sampson, Victor Sanchez, Jashua SaRa, Billy Abdel R. Salaam, Artistic Director, DanceAfrica Johanie Olivero, Project Supervisor Sonia Clayton, Jacqueline David, Leroy Houston, Schultz, Lauren Sharpe, Marcus Smalls, Šara Stranovsky, Charmaine Warren, Assoc. Producer, DanceAfrica Earline Stephen, FOH Rep/Rentals Asst., BAM Fisher Theater Staff Supervisors Taylor Steele, Karen Thornton-Daniels, Jono Waldman, Steven Serafin, Special Consultant & Editor, BAM: The Complete Works & BAM: The Next Wave Festival Adia Whitaker, Todd Woodard PRODUCTION Dylan Nachand, Director of Production EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ARCHIVES Collin Costa, Production Manager, Fisher Building Sharon Lehner, Director of Archives Paul Bartlett, Senior Production Supervisor ENGAGEMENT MARKETING & Louie Fleck,, Archives Manager Ryan Gastelum, Olivia O’Brien, Brian Sciarra, Brandi Stephney, Admin. Asst. to the VP of Education & COMMUNICATIONS Evelyn Shunaman, Processing Archivist Community Engagement Courtney Wrenn, Production Supervisors Ece Ozaman, Marketing Asst. Anita Goss, Volunteer Librarian Tony Crawford, Palmer Johnston, Laura Williams, Britt Aronovich, Marketing Revenue Manager Denis Azaro, Volunteer Production Coordinators OPERATIONS Frank Marsilio, Marketing Operations Manager

Bianca Davies, Admin. Coordinator Shana Parker, Director of Operations BAM ROSE CINEMAS Nadine Mahmoud, Production Intern Jennifer Leeson, Senior Operations Manager COMMUNICATIONS Gina Duncan, Assoc. Vice President, Film Edward Arana, Emily Joyce, Kai Lewis, Fellows in Stagecraft & Production 40 WHO WE ARE | BAM Staff BAM STAFF

Sandy Sawotka, Director of Communications Latasha McNeil, Asst. Manager Analytics Tyler Cleveland, Staff Accountant Sarah Garvey, Assoc. Director of Communications Ryan Mauldin, Ticket Services Coordinator Bruce Smolanoff, Assoc. Director, Telefund Manager Chaya Coppersmith, AP Administrator Susan Yung, Senior Editorial Manager Miranda Gauvin, Senior Ticket Services Representative Elizabeth Sarkady, Assoc. Director, Donor Recognition Meaghan McLaughlin, Finance Coordinator David Hsieh, Cynthia Tate Publicity Managers Saul Almiachev, Wendy Berot, Anaïs Blin, Shadell Travis Calvert, Senior Manager, Budget & Operations Paige Haroldson, Finance Asst. Shelley Farmer, Publicity Manager, Film Brown, Lucca Damilano, Justin Dash, Robert Ebanks, Cheryl Miller, Membership Manager James Sutton, Publications Asst. Greg Garner, Matthew McKenna, Warren Ng, Edward Richard Serrano, Research Manager Raube-Wilson, Angela Romualdez, Allyson Steele, Noel Yah Jeffries, Development Operations Asst. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Vega, Ticket Services Representatives Emily Searles, Membership Asst. William Allen Lee III, Assoc. Vice President of Information CREATIVE SERVICES Technologyor Andrew Sloat, Creative Director SPECIAL EVENTS Jason Q. Minnis, Assoc. Director, IT Development Patrick Morin, Assoc. Director of Design Ira Sibulkin, Assoc. Director, IT Technical Services DEVELOPMENT James Vause, Director of Special Events Kimberly Lum, Alison Whitworth, Designers Svetlana Mikhalevskaya, Database Manager Grace Eubank, Assoc. Director, Special Events Ben Katz, Video Producer Olivia Jacobs, Admin. Asst. to the VP of Development Matthew Taylor, Senior Web Developer Hector Rios, Special Events Coordinator Kaitlyn Chandler, Video Editor & Motion Designer Gabriel Dekoladenu, Benjamin James, Web Developers Nina Tandilashvili, Special Events Asst. Joseph Barglowski, Video Editor CORPORATE RELATIONS & SPONSORSHIP Jersy Rodriguez, Technical Support Manager Dorothea Trufelman, Asst. Video Editor Chantal Bernard, Director of Corporate Relations & Tamar Audate, Technical Support Tech Jenny Choi, Publications Manager Sponsorship Susan Bishop, Admin. Coordinator Nora Casey, Copywriter Rebecca Carew, Assoc. Director of Corporate Partnerships FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Kenneth Flores, Senior Desktop Analyst Annie Heath, Creative Services Asst. & Sponsorships CAPITAL PROJECTS Lucas Austin, Rafael Iglesias, Desktop Analysts Mari Ogino, Corporate Relations & Sponsorship Manager Jonathan Jones, Director, Capital Projects DIGITAL MEDIA Clara Hung, Sponsorship Asst. Daniel Costa, Capital Projects Manager INSTITUTIONAL ADVOCACY Aaron Weibel, Director of Digital Production Ellen Leszynski, Senior Manager Alison Kozol, Manager of Digital Operations INSTITUTIONAL GIVING FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Katerina Patouri, Manager, Institutional Advocacy & Farrah Desgranges, Project Coordinator Clemente Luna, Director of Institutional Giving James Boese, Director of Facilities Capital Projects Alisha Bhowmik, Nandi Piper, Digital Media Assts. Kailin Husayko, Assoc. Director of Institutional Giving Lynn Alexander, Facilities Manager Stephanie Caragliano, Institutional Giving Manager Danny Jiang, Engineering Project Manager AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING Emma Kilroy, Institutional Giving Asst. Markee Glover, Logistical Services Coordinator BOOKSELLER Charlotte Levitt, Director of Audience Development Ronald Jones, Admin. Coordinator Greenlight Bookstore & Marketing Joshua Allen, Ahmad Ghany, Raul Gotay, Anthony Sam, Raphaele de Boisblanc, Assoc. Director of Marketing MAJOR GIFTS & PATRON PROGRAMS Building Services Assocs. FILM BUYER Sam Polcer, Assoc. Director of Content Strategy Stacy Margolis, Assoc. VP of Major Gifts & Patron Adam Birnbaum Sharlene Chiu, Senior Manager, Audience Development Programs Ramzi Awn, Director of Patron Services BUILDING MAINTENANCE & Insights Anthony Shields, Maintenance Supervisor Barbara Cummings, Director of Major Gifts & BAMtravel IMMIGRATION COUNSEL Allison Kadin, Senior Marketing Manager Steve McDowell, Lead Maintenance Technician Maayan Dauber, Director of Patron Programs & Jonathan Ginsburg, Fettman, Tolchin and Majors, PC Lori Zakalik, Senior Cinema Marketing Manager Major Gifts Allan Boyce, Calvin Brackett, Ronald Hunter, Andi Floyd, Blue Skies Immigrations Services, LLC Monique Campbell, Advertising Manager Maintainers William Lynch, Director of Leadership Giving & Vilina Phan, Marketing Manager Carl Blango, Asst. Maintainer Andrew Rubenbauer, Marketing Manager, Development Special Projects INSURANCE BROKER Senior Manager of Patron Services & Milagros Verendia, Marketing Manager, Education & Michael Kendrick, Dewitt Stern Community Engagement Donor Relations CUSTODIAL SERVICES Deema Salem, Senior Manager, Patron Programs Ramon Cabassa, Custodial Supervisor Akornefa Akyea, Content Marketing Coordinator MEDICAL CONSULTANT Jessica Hindle, Patron Services Manager Derrek Demary, Jean Smith, Lead Custodians Lindsay Brayton, Marketing & Publicity Asst. Ahmar Butt, MD Tanushree Naimpally, Patron Programs Manager Yossess Allen, Hector Andino Jr., Ludlow Chamberlain, Jesse Rose-Pulitzer, Major Gifts & Patron Coordinator Isaias Flores, Ron Rathan, Akeon Thomas, Jerry Wright, TICKET SERVICES Kayte Zhang, Patron Services Asst. Custodians GENERAL COUNSEL G. Scott Kubovsak, Director of Ticket Services Mark Jackson Kevin McLoughlin, Head Treasurer Russell Grier, First Asst. Treasurer MEMBERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT FINANCE Victor Jouvert, Charlie Dolce, Kyle Williams, OPERATIONS Jennifer Anglade, Assoc. Vice President, Finance RESTAURATEUR Kozue Oshiro, Controller Great Performances Asst. Treasurers Claire Charlesworth, Director of Membership & Asst. Controller Royda C. Venture, Assoc. Director, Ticket Services Development Operations Tameka White, Claudia Bailey, Adam Sachs, Assoc. Directors of Finance June 2019 Georgina Richardson, Customer Care Manager J Olson, Assoc. Director, Development Operations & Brian Gee, Accounting Manager 41 WHO WE ARE | BAM Staff Numbers42 TKTKTKTK 2019 Winter/Spring | Venezuela | Photo: Stephanie Berger BAM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BAM’s financial statements are audited by Marks Paneth. The summarized Statements of Financial Position as of June 30, 2019 and 2018, and Statements of Activities for the years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were derived from BAM’s financial statements. The complete audited financial statements are available at guidestar.org and charitiesnys.com.

Statements of Financial Position

Assets: 2019 2018 Liabilities and Net Assets: 2019 2018

Assets: Liabilities: Cash and cash equivalents 865,190 701,717 Accounts payable and accrued expenses, net 10,137,504 5,531,043 Accounts and other receivables 470,770 309,463 Due to BAM Endowment Trust 2,653,905 1,429,735 Government receivables, net 12,097,039 5,101,947 Line of credit 3,850,000 - Pledges receivable, net 12,805,022 12,853,765 Loan payable, net 2,723,290 - Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,087,441 1,112,203 Deferred revenue 343,551 665,998 Property and equipment, net 27,831,900 20,365,535 Total Liabilities 19,708,250 7,626,776 Beneficial interest in BAM Endowment Trust 101,160,417 99,853,636

Commitments and Contingencies Net Assets: Total Assets 156,317,779 140,298,266 Without donor restrictions: General operations (4,440,969) (413,292) Cultural Institutions Retirement System (1,311,037) (1,453,700) Net investment in property and equipment 27,554,645 19,937,612 Total without donor restrictions 21,802,639 18,070,620

With donor restrictions 114,806,890 114,600,870

Total Net Assets 136,609,529 132,671,490

Total Liabilities and Net Assets 156,317,779 140,298,266

43 NUMBERS | BAM Financial Statements BAM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES For the years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 Year Ended June 30, 2019 Year Ended June 30, 2018

Without donor With donor Total Without donor With donor restrictions Total restrictions 2019 restrictions restrictions 2018 Operating Activities Operating Revenue: Support: Special events revenue 1,563,004 40,000 1,603,004 1,868,209 5,000 11,873,209 Less: direct special event expenses (381,577) - (381,577) (364,222) - (364,222) Special events, net 1,181,427 40,000 1,221,427 1,503,987 5,000 1,508,987 The City of New York 3,205,098 - 3,205,098 3,068,289 - 3,068,289 New York State 17,500 250,000 267,500 118,000 200,000 318,000 Federal government 352,003 60,000 412,003 856,510 20,000 876,510 Private sector 18,548,336 4,050,230 22,598,566 19,415,887 5,404,802 24,820,689 Distribution from BAM Endowment Trust 4,449,813 - 4,449,813 7,478,996 - 7,478,996 Net assets released from restrictions 4,517,407 (4,517,407) - 3,861,719 (3,861,719) - Total Support 32,271,584 (117,177) 32,154,407 36,303,388 1,768,083 38,071,471

Earned Revenue: Performance and co-presenter income 8,648,278 8,648,278 10,150,306 10,150,306 BAM Rose Cinema 3,605,007 - 3,605,007 4,418,156 4,418,156 Rentals, BAMart sales, interest, and other income 5,141,681 10 5,141,691 3,506,018 1,354 3,507,372 Total Earned Revenue 17,394,966 10 17,394,976 18,074,480 1,354 18,075,834

Total Operating Revenue 49,666,550 (117,167 ) 49,549,383 54,377,868 1,769,437 56,147,305

Operating Expense: Program services 39,639,024 - 39,639,024 40,587,435 - 40,587,435 Management and general 4,619,115 - 4,619,115 3,847,815 - 3,847,815 Fundraising 8,044,959 - 8,044,959 7,255,694 - 7,255,694 Total Operating Expense 52,303,098 - 52,303,098 51,690,944 - 51,690,944

Results From Operations (2,636,548) (117,167) (2,753,715 ) 2,686,924 1,769,437 4,456,361

Non-Operating Activities: Depreciation and amortization expense (1,811,928) - (1,811,928) (2,360,349) - (2,360,349) Net assets released from restriction for capital projects 983,594 (983,594) - 322,034 (322,034) - NYC Economic Development Corporation capital grant 7,289,414 - 7,289,414 2,125,344 - 2,125,344 Increase in beneficial interest in BET - 1,306,781 1,306,781 - 4,074,038 4,074,038 Total Non-Operating Activities 6,461,080 323,187 6,784,267 87,029 3,752,004 3,839,033 - - Change in Net Assets before Pension Related Changes 3,824,532 206,020 4,030,552 2,773,953 5,521,441 8,295,394

Cultural Institutions Retirement System (92,513) - (92,513) (18,274) - (18,274)

Change in Total Net Assets 3,732,019 206,020 3,938,039 2,755,679 5,521,441 8,277,120

Net Assets—Beginning of Year 18,070,620 114,600,870 132,671,490 15,314,941 109,079,429 124,394,370

Net Assets—End of Year 21,802,639 114,806,890 136,609,529 18,070,620 114,600,870 132,671,490

44 NUMBERS | BAM Financial Statements The

2018 Next Wave | Non Solus | Photo: Max Gordon Trust A great institution is built upon on a secure future. At BAM, a growing endowment is the foundation for expansive programming that continues to set new standards for artistic daring and excellence. The BAM Endowment provides the financial underpinning to launch new artistic initiatives, plan for future years, seize opportunities for institutional advancement, and confront unanticipated challenges. BAM sincerely thanks those listed below for their generous support in securing BAM’s future.

BAM ENDOWMENT TRUST Dear BAM Family, BOARD OF TRUSTEES Year ending June 30, 2019

CHAIR Gabriel Pizzi The BAM Endowment Trust (BET) ended This provided $4.4 million in support the 2019 fiscal year with a value of of operations, including performances, TREASURER Keith Stubblefield $99,508,159. During the year, new screenings, educational, and community contributions from donors and strong activities. MEMBERS investment returns served to more than Steven G. Felsher offset the distributions made to support Looking forward, the endowment is in a Alan H. Fishman BAM’s operations. Pledge payments from good financial position. We are grateful to Elizabeth Holtzman donors were $700,000 and the investment the BAM and BET boards, and to the entire return was 6.7%, slightly outperforming staff at BAM, for their dedication. Marcel Przymusinski the return of a 60/40 global stock/bond Alberto Sanchez Sincerely, portfolio for the same period, net of all fees. Timothy Sebunya R. Edward Spilka The BET board approved a 5% distribution Nora Ann Wallace to BAM based on the average value of the Adam E. Max, Ex Officio endowment over the prior nine quarters. Gabriel Pizzi James I. McLaren, Ex Officio Chair, BAM Endowment Trust

46 THE TRUST | BAM Endowment Trust | Chair’s Letter BAM ENDOWMENT TRUST FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BET’s financial statements are audited by Marks Paneth. The summarized Statements of Financial Position as of June 30, 2019 and 2018, and Statements of Activities for the years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were derived from BET’s financial statements. The complete audited financial statements are available at guidestar.org and charitiesnys.com.

Statements of Financial Position Assets: 2019 2018 Liabilities and Net Assets: 2019 2018

Cash and cash equivalents 4,935,130 3,712,382 Liabilities: Investments 91,919,124 92,385,995 Pooled income fund liabilities 20,343 22,806 Due from Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. 2,653,905 1,429,735 Total Liabilities 20,343 22,806 Pledges receivable - net 1,672,601 2,348,330

Commitments and Contingencies Net Assets: Total Assets 101,180,760 99,876,442 Without donor restrictions - Board designated 15,300,136 14,050,150 With donor restrictions Pooled income fund 103,346 97,190 Restricted in perpetuity 85,756,935 85,706,296 Total with donor restrictions 85,860,281 85,803,486 Total Net Assets 101,160,417 99,853,636

Total Liabilities and Net Assets 101,180,760 99,876,442

47 THE TRUST | BAM Endowment Trust | BET Financial Statements BAM ENDOWMENT TRUST STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES

For the years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018

Year Ended June 30, 2019 Year Ended June 30, 2018

Without Donor With Donor Total Without Donor With Donor Total Restrictions Restrictions 2019 Restrictions Restrictions 2018 Board Designated Board Designated

Revenues and Other Support: Contributions - 50,639 50,639 - 2,846,358 2,846,358 Interest and dividends 1,978,210 - 1,978,210 977,289 - 977,289 Miscellaneous income 556 - 556 2,976 - 2,976 Change in pooled income fund - 2,462 2,462 - 2,340 2,340

Total Revenues and Other Support 1,978,766 53,101 2,031,867 980,265 2,848,698 3,828,963

Expenses: Program services:

Distribution - The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. 4,449,813 4,449,813 7,478,996 - 7,478,996 Supporting services: -

Management and general

Management fee 100,000 - 100,000 100,000 - 100,000 Audit, insurance, filing, and other fees 40,428 - 40,428 44,400 - 44,400 140,428 - 140,428 144,400 - 144,400 Fundraising Management fee 100,000 100,000 - 100,000 - 100,000 Total supporting services 240,428 240,428 - 244,400 - 244,400

Total Expenses 4,690,241 - 4,690,241 7,723,396 - 7,723,396

Results From Operations (2,711,475) 53,101 (2,658,374) (6,743,131) 2,848,698 (3,894,433)

Non-Operating Activities: 3,784 Unrealized gain on investments 3,345,727 3,694 3,349,421 3,897,055 3,900,839 - Realized gain on investments 615,734 - 615,734 4,067,632 4,067,632 3,784 Total Non-Operating Activities 3,961,461 3,694 3,965,155 7,964,687 7,968,471

Change in Total Net Assets 1,249,986 56,795 1,306,781 1,221,556 2,852,482 4,074,038

Net Assets—Beginning of Year 14,050,150 85,803,486 99,853,636 12,828,594 82,951,004 95,779,598

Net Assets—End of Year 15,300,136 85,860,281 101,160,417 14,050,150 85,803,486 99,853,636

48 THE TRUST | BAM Endowment Trust | BET Financial Statements BAM49 TKTKTKTK