BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC

SPONSORED BY PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC. For: Release: March 22, 1988

PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIESINC. AWARDSRECORD-BREAKING GRANT TO BROOKLYNACADEMY OF MUSIC'S NEXTWAVE FESTIVAL

New York City, New York, March 22, 1988 -- Philip Morris Companies Inc. will sponsor the Brooklyn Academy of Music's (BAM) Sixth Annual NEXT WAVEFestival with a grant of $350,000. The grant is the largest corporate funding that BAM has received in its 126-year history.

The announcement was made by Hamish Maxwell, chairman and chief executive officer of Philip Morris, prior to a preview performance of the musical The Gospel At Colonus, which will make its Broadway debut March 24, 1988 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The musical, created by composer and writer, lyricist and director Lee Breuer, was presented in 1983 as the major production of BAM's first NEXT WAVEFestival.

Philip Morris has contributed to the NEXT WAVEFestival since 1983, and in 1986 and 1987 spo nsored the Festival wit h grants of $250 , 000 .

"Philip Morris is extremely proud to be t he sponsor of the NEXT WAVEFestiva l ," said Mr. Maxwell. "The Festival is a major national fo r ce for bringing experimentation, daring and innovation to the performing arts."

"Philip Morris' long commitment to the contemporary performing arts has been demonstrated by its support of every NEXT WAVE Festival since its inception in 1983," said Harvey Lichtenstein, president and executive pro ducer of BAM. "This corporation has established itself as a leader in the sponsorship of new and developing performance works. We are proud and honored to have Philip Morris Companies Inc. once again serve as the corporate sponsor of the NEXT WAVEFestival.

"It is indeed fitting that we make this announcement prior to the opening on Broadway of The Gospel At Colonus, one of the NEXT WAVEFestival's most acclaimed theatrical productions," added Mr. Lichtenstein.

The Sixth Annual NEXT WAVEFestival will open October 19, 1988 with another Telson-Breuer production, The Warrior Ant, at the BAMMajestic Theater. A mock­ epic poem, The Warrior Ant recounts the life history of a hero Samurai ant and has a cast of nearly 100, including American performers, Japanese puppeteers, African narrators and Afro-American and Latin bands.

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BROOKLYNACADEMY OF MUSIC ANNOUNCES SIXTH ANNUALNEXT WAVEFESTIVAL

1988 FESTIVAL FEATURES14 DANCE, THEATERAND MUSIC EVENTS OVER NINE-WEEKPERIOD, OCTOBER19 - DECEMBER17, 1988

PHILIP MORRISCOMPANIES INC. PROVIDESRECORD SETTING GRANT OF $350,000 FOR ITS THIRD CONSECUTIVEYEAR OF SPONSORSHIP

Harvey Lichtenstein, President and Executive Producer of The Brooklyn Academy of Music, announced the full roster of dance, theater, music and music-theater events that will make up the Sixth annual NEXT WAVE Festival at BAMbeginning October 19, 1988. A total of 14 programs including 18 world premieres and one American premiere as well as five commissioned works are scheduled for the nine-week Festival which has become the focus of contemporary non-traditional arts and artists world­ wide.

For the third consecutive year, Philip Morris Companies Inc. will provide principal sponsorship of the Festival with a record setting grant of $350,000.

The Warrior Ant, a mock-epic music-theater work combining Japanese, Latin American and African arts, will open the Festival. BAMwill present the world premiere of the complete, full production of the fir st part of a trilogy by writer/director Lee Breuer and composer/arranger Bob Telson the creators of The Gospel at Colonus.

Other major productions of the 1988 NEXT WAVEFestival include the American premiere (following debut performances in Berlin) of a new collaboration between director/designer Robert Wilson and Academy Award winning composer David Byrne entitled The Forest and the premiere of David Gordon's evening-length dance work .

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Commissioned works will include Bob Berky's exploration of political power The Power Project; Michael Moschen's one-man show Michael Moschen in Motion; the first full evening-length work by choreographer Susan Marshall who, along with her company, will make her NEXT WAVEdebut; a taut new work by the Japanese/American performance artists Eiko &Koma, and a special composition by keyboardist/composer Wayne Horvitz performed by his experimental nine-piece big band in a concert that will also feature his art-rock group The President .

Making its U.S. debut in the 1988 NEXT WAVEFestival will be England's provocative dance company DV 8 Physical Theatre. The controversial Buenos Aires-based theater company Teatro Del Sur will make its first New York appearance in "Tango Varsoviano" (The Warsaw Tango).

Music will once again play a large part in the NEXT WAVEFestival. In addition to the Wayne Horvitz concert and following the tradition of recent years, The Brooklyn Philharmonic will co-produce with BAMa special concert entitled The Next Wave In Europe with the renowned violinist Gidon Kremer, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. This concert will highlight the music of contemporary composers from Estonia and Germany. Composer Peter Gordon will join with video artist Kit Fitzgerald to present the premiere of The Return of The Native, a performance of music and video. Accordionist Guy Klucevsek and his "Ain't Nothin' But A Polka Band" will give new life to the polka in a concert entitled Polka From The Fringe . And a collective of 16 cutting edge jazz artists will create a one-time-only concert entitled M-Base Jams At BAM.

Announcing the events of the 1988 NEXT WAVEFestival, Harvey Lichtenstein noted: "Our goal each year is to keep the NEXT WAVEfresh and challenging. I am especially pleased that this year ' s Festival continues to highlight new developments in the contemporary performing arts.

"I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Philip Morris Companies Inc. for their continued and valuable support of the NEXT WAVEFestival. Since 1983 they have been committed partners in this showcase for established and emerging artists.

Hamish Maxwell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Philip Morris noted, "Philip Morris is extremely proud to be the sponsor of the NEXT WAVEFestival, which is a major national force for bringing experimentation, daring and innovation to the performing arts . "

Philip Morris began its support of the arts in 1958. Over the past 30 years, the company has developed one of the most comprehensive corporate cultural programs in the United States. Philip Morris gave its first grant to BAMin 1968 and has been a continuous supporter since 1979.

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In 1981, Philip Morris supported BAM's production of ' Satyagraha, a major part of the first NEXT WAVEseries - the predecessor of the NEXT WAVEFestival. Philip Morris sponsored the 1986 and 1987 Festivals with annual grant of $250,000.

Mr. Lichtenstein further commented, "I also want to express special thanks to artist Sherrie Levine and the Mary Boone Gallery for providing this year's Festival poster. Sherrie joins the ranks of Roy Lichtenstein, Francesco Clemente, Frank Stella, Susan Rothenberg and Willem de Kooning who have each created distinctive posters for the past five Festivals."

Bianca Jagger will serve as the Chairman of the Opening Night Benefit for the 1988 NEXT WAVEFestival Wednesday, October 19, 1988. The Opening Night Benefit is organized as a function of the NEXT WAVE Producers Council, which is the private patron group of the NEXT WAVEFestival.

The NEXT WAVEProducers Council provides annual private patronage for BAM's NEXT WAVEFestival and organizes and sponsors seminars, exhibitions, publications and special events for this program throughout the year.

The Chairmen for the 1988 NEXT WAVEProducers Council will be Brian and Anne McNally. With this year's Festival, BAMwill inaugurate the NEXT WAVEAssociates, comprising young professionals interested in supporting BAMand the activities of the NEXT WAVE. The 1988 NEXT WAVEAssociates chairmen are Maria Cuomo Cole, Kenneth Cole and David Kuhn.

Additional major sponsors of the 1988 NEXT WAVEFestival are: the National Endowment for the Arts; The Rockefeller Foundation; The Ford Foundation; The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.; Pew Charitable Trusts; The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; the W. Alton Jones Foundation, Inc.; The AT&T Foundation; the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust; The Howard Gilman Foundation; the Morgan Guaranty Trust Company; Robert W. Wilson; The Harkness Foundations for Dance, and the New York State Council on the Arts.

The BAMfacility is owned by the City of New York and its operation is supported in part with public funds provided through the Department of Cultural Affairs.

For subscription, ticket and additional information about the 1988 NEXT WAVEFestival, call the Brooklyn Academy of Music at 718-636-4100 or write, BAM, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217.

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MUSIC/THEATEREVENTS OF THE 1988 NEXTWAVE FESTIVAL

THE WARRIORANT BAl1 Majestic Theater - October 19-30 The Warrior Ant is a music/theater pageant tracing the life history of a hero Sumurai ant. As in the classical mythological biographies, the disciples of the ant tell his story. Creators Lee Breuer and Bob Telson combine hot Latin derived rhythms with the cool poetic techniques of Japanese theater plus African narrative to create a truly international theater piece. The cast of :r.hg Warrior Ant will be over SO performers including musicians, singers, narrators and actors. The production will also feature the creations of three master Bunraku puppeteers from Osaka Bunraku (the national puppet theater of Japan). This production will mark the first collaboration with Westerners on a non-traditional project in the history of the 400-year-old Japanese theater.

THE FOREST BAM Opera House - December 2-10 The Forest, created by director/designer Robert Wilson and composer David Byrne, weaves the ancient Babylonian epic legend of King Gilgamesh together with the themes of the Industrial Revolution. Citizens ruled by the mad king Gilgamesh pray to the gods for release from his tyrannical reign. In response, the gods create a wild man, Enkidu, who encounters the king and does battle with him. The two ultimately unite to fight against other evils. For the production, David Byrne's music will be recorded, accompanied by live vocal performances by members of the cast. Hans Peter Kuhn will create the sound score dialogue. Scenery and props will be designed by Robert Wilson with Tom Kamm and will include special mechanical animals and creatures of the forest. THEATEREVENTS OF THE 1988 NEXTWAVE FESTIVAL

TANGOVARSOVIANO (Warsaw Tango) BAJ1 Lepercq Space - October 25-30 From Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Teatro del Sur theater company will make their New York debut with Tango Varsoviano (The Warsaw Tango). Tango Varsoviano is a passionate play conveying its message not through the traditional method of scripted language, but instead through short multiple vignettes combining emotional movement and taped music collages. The intensity of the tango is used as a metaphor in the work. The four players move in and out of various suggested worlds of reality, fantasy and memory through manipulating the stage set of a multipaneled, semiopaque scrim. The play was the first non-traditional theater work to receive Argentina's coveted Moliere Award -- that country's equivalent of the Tony Award.

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THE POWERPROJECT BAH Carey Playhouse - November 1-6 Bob Berky has been called "an inspired clown." In The Power Project, Berky focuses his special talents primarily on the light and dark sides of political power. Berky's scenario follows the central character of a clown who mistakenly enters the hall of a political convention and inadvertently becomes swept up and exploited as a possible candidate. The production will feature sets designed by Washington Post political cartoonist Geoffrey Moss, and properties by John Kahn. Berky's creative team will also include jazz composer Jonathan Werking and director Mark Harrison. Mr. Berky's work will be performed immediately prior to our Presidential election.

MICHAELMOSCHEN IN MOTION BAH Carey Playhouse - November 15 - 20 Michael Moschen has been called an expert at making an audience "conjure up images beyond the images he himself presents on stage." Moschen will create a solo performance work with himself as a character who evolves into the various roles of a juggler, magician, scientist, craftsman and architect. The work will be directed by Joan Langue, with additional material written by playwright Russell Davis. The music is by David Van Tiegham. Designer John Kahn will create specific props and sets and Mei-Ling Louie will create original costumes, each alluding to the persona and environment of each character.

DANCEEVENTS OF THE 1988 NEXTWAVE FESTIVAL

UNITED STATES BAM Opera House - December 14-17 David Gordon/Pick Up Co. returns to the NEXT WAVEFestival with its most ambitious dance work to date. United States consists of four distinct sections which have been created individually over a period of 18 months. Each segment expresses the unique characteristics of certain geographic locations throughout the country. United States will be a constantly evolving work. As Mr. Gordon's company travels around the country, the order and selection of the sections of the work will be designed to fit each new locale. BAM will present the first full-length version of the work, consisting of four parts: San Francisco, Minnesota, New England and New York.

SUSANMARSHALL & COMPANY BAM Lepercq Space - December 6-11 Susan Marshall & Company will mark their NEXT WAVEFestival debut with Ms. Marshall's first evening-length work whose working title is Interior with Seven Figures commissioned by BAM. Her choreography has been described by as, "a constantly inventive flow of activity." Ms. Marshall is the recipient of the prestigious Brandeis

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University Creative Arts Award, joining such esteemed choreographers as Paul Taylor, Merce Cunningham and Jerome Robbins. Ms. Marshall formed her company in 1983 and has performed in major dance festivals in America and Europe.

EIKO& KOMA BAM Lepercq Space - November 29 - December 4 Eiko & Koma return to the NEXT WAVEFestival with two world premieres, Tree and Thirst. Raised in Japan and educated in the West, Eiko & Koma fuse Oriental awareness of physical nuance and time with a Western aesthetic. Though they have never studied Japanese dance or theatre forms, their work is steeped in Eastern art forms. Their methods are extremely visual and highly evocative, creating living sculptured portraits of human experiences and emotions.

DV 8 PHYSICALTHEATRE BA11Lepercq Space - December 13-17 DV 8 Physical Theatre will present two works in the NEXT WAVEFestival, which marks their American debut. The company was formed by Lloyd Newson in the summer of 1986. DV 8's works are highly erotic and, at times, mentally and physically violent. They focus on analysis of emotional relationships - of the ways in which people use, manipulate and exploit each other within an emotional bond. "My Sex, Our Dance," a duet for two men, tests a highly charged relationship through dangerous games of trust. "Deep End" explores female-male partnering, from attraction to rejection.

MUSICEVENTS OF THE 1988 NEXTWAVE FESTIVAL

THE NEXTWAVE IN EUROPE BA11Opera House - October 28-29 Gidon Kremer, one of the world's premier violinists, joins The Brooklyn Philharmonic, led by Dennis Russell Davies, in an evening of contemporary music from Germany and the Soviet Union. Four prominent European composers, Kurt Schwertsik and Heinz Winbeck from Germany and Estonians Arvo Part and Alfred Schnittke from the USSR, will be featured in this joint presentation of BAMand The Brooklyn Philharmonic.

POLKAFROM THE FRINGE BA11Lepercq Space - November 17-19 Master accordionist Guy Klucevsek and his "Ain't Nothin' But A Polka Band" will present 31 polkas, psuedo-polkas and decimated polkas commissioned from 30 different downtown composers, each creating a short composition using the accordion as the central instrument. What has developed from this wide variety of composers, from the classically oriented William Duckworth and Aaron Kernis, to art-rockers Fred Frith and Elliott Sharp, is expected to shake the foundations of the often 'hackneyed accordion cliches.' The evening will include such polkas as, "Polka Dots and Laser Beams," "The Disinformation Polka," "Diet Polka" and "Solidarity-Polka Song."

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THE RETURNOF THE NATIVE BAM Opera House - -5 Composer Peter Gordon and video artist Kit Fitzgerald have worked together for six years on The Return of the Native which will be given its full-scale world premiere at BAM. Inspired by the poetic chapterheadings of Thomas Hardy's novel The Return of the Native, the work combines live music with video to depict a sense of place and human/environmental relationships. Gordon and Fitzgerald visited the novel's pastoral setting in Dorset, England, their ancestral home in Poland, and the mesas of New Mexico, documenting with video their travels and experiences. Live music will be performed by a 13-piece ensemble accenting the video, which features live video painting, pre­ recorded material from their travels , and integration of the performers into the video environment.

M-BASE JAMS AT BAM BAM Carey Playhouse - December 9-10 Recently a whole new generation of musicians from Brooklyn has begun to take the jazz world by storm. In a two-evening concert, BAMpresents 16 leading young Brooklyn-based jazz artists in a unique collaboration of jazz styles and idioms. These artists are not purely tied to "free" jazz or the heady complexity of their predecessors, but are willing to throw funk , swing and other elements into their work. The concert will be led by saxophonists Steve Coleman and Greg Osby, pianist Geri Allen, guitarist Vernon Reid and vocalist Cassandra Wilson . They will be joined by Cleveland Watkiss (voice), Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums), Jimmy Cozier (baritone saxophone), Terri Lynn Carrington (drums), Bob Hurst (acoustic bass), Kevin Bruce Harris (electric bass), Robin Eubanks (trombone), Graham Haynes (trumpet), Tani Tibbal (drums) and Gary Thomas (tenor saxophone) .

WAYNEHORVITZ & THE PRESIDENT BAM Carey Playhouse - December 16-17 Keyboardist/composer Wayne Horvitz, a leading artist in New York's new music scene, will bring to BAMtwo varied sides of his musical personality. For this unique concert, Horvitz will present his experimental nine - piece big band, featuring Lawrence "Butch" Morris, George Lewis and Marty Erlich, in a world premiere of a work commissioned by the NEXT WAVEFestival. The evening will also feature his art-rock supergroup "The President" with Elliott Sharp and Dave Hofstra. Both groups will also in c lude percussionist Bobby Previ t e .

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NEXT WAVEFESTIVAL (1983 - ): Fall 1987 THE MAHABHARATA,directed by Peter Brook Compagnie Maguy Marin ("Babel Babel," "Eden") SWING, directed by Liz Swados Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker ("Elena's Aria') The Music of Steve Reich, guest soloist Pat Metheny Nina Wiener Dance Company ("Fierce Attachments" and "Transatlantic Light") Elliott Sharp and Carbon/Peter Zummo Orchestras ZANGEZI The Armitage Ballet Meredith Monk "L" TRAIN TO ELDORADO,Squat Theatre Henry Threadgill NIXON IN CHINA, Music by John Adams, Libretto by Alice Goodman, choreography by Mark Morris, directed by Peter Sellars

Fall 1986: ROARATORIOby Merce Cunningham Dance Company (muisc by John Cage) SOCIAL AMNESIAby Impossible Theater Jon Hassell in concert Michael Clark & Company ("No Fire Escape in Hell") THE ANGELSOF SWEDENBORGby Ping Chang's and the Fiji Company Anna Theresa De Keersmaeker ("Rosas Danst Rosas") John Zorn in concert ("Once Upon A Time In The East Village") Malissa Fenley and Dancers ("Geologic Moments") Mark Morris Dance Group ("Marble Halls", "Pieces En Concert", "Stabat Mater") Kronos Quartet in concert Eiko & Koma ("Night Tide", "Beam", "Shadows", "Elegy") David Gordon/Pick Up Co. ("Transparent Means for Travel i ng Light", "My Folk's", "The Seasons " ) THE SOLDIER'S TALE The Flying Karamazov Brothers and the Kamikaze Ground Crew THE ANIMALTRILOGY Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Co. the CIVIL wars by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass SONGSOF INNOCENCEAND EXPERIENCEby William Bolcum

Fall 1985: Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal ("Arien", "Gerbirge" "Kontakthof", and "The Seven Deadly Sins") THE GOLDENWINDOWS by Robert Wilson Margaret Jenkins Dance Company ("Pedal Steal") Carolyn Carlson ("Blue Lady")

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Fall 1984: THE GAMESby Meredith Monk and Ping Chong Remy Charlip ("Ten Men" and "Growing Up in Public") DEMOCRACYIN AMERICAby Tim Miller THE DESERT MUSIC by Steve Reich Elisa Monte Dance Company ("Set in Stone") Richard Landry in concert SECRET PASTURES (Bill T. Jones/Arnie ZanP & Co. Mark Morris Dance Group ("0 Rangasayee" and "Championship Wrestling After Roland Barches") Penguin Cafe Orchestra EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH (revival of 1976 opera by Philip Glass and Robert Wilson)

Fall 1983: THE PHOTOGRAPHER/FarFrom The Truth (music by Philip Glass) THE WAYOF HOWby George Coates Performance Works Trisha Brown Company ("Set and Reset") Art Ensemble of Chicago in concert Lucinda Childs Dance Company ("Available Light") THE GOSPEL AT COLONUSby Lee Breuer and Bob Telson Carolyn Carlson Dance Theater of La Fenice ("Underwood") Molissa Fenley and Dancers ("Hemispheres") VICTORY OVER THE SUN (1913 Russian Cubo-Futurist opera) Rina Schenfeld (dancer/choreographer) Nina Wiener and Dancers ("Wind Devil")

NEXT WAVESeries (1982-83);

1982-83: Steve Reich and Musicians The Flying Karamazov Brothers Glenn Branca ("Symphony No. 3") Laurie Anderson ("United States: Parts I-IV") Dana Reitz ("Field Papers") Max Roach/Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane/Connie Crothers ("Intuitive Momentum")

Fall 1981: Trisha Brown Company ("Son of Gone Fish:.n") Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians ("Tympani") SATYAGRAHAby Philip Glass Lucinda Childs Dance Company ("Relative Calm") NEXT WAVEHUMANITIES PROGRAM:

Fall 1983: Instituted NEXT WAVEHumanities Program--On The Next Wave magazine, Festival Catalog, exhibitions symposia, and post-performance panel discussions.

Established NEXT WAVEVideo Archive for the Contemporary Arts with a grant from the Howard Gilman Foundation. Video collection to be housed at BAMand at the New York Public Library Performing Arts collection to be housed at Lincoln Center.

EADWEARDMUYBRIDGE: AN EXHIBITION, produced by the International Center of Photography and sponsored by the NEXT WAVEHumanities Program, installed in BAM's Lobby Lounge in conjunction with BAM's production of THE PHOTOGRAPHER/Far From The Truth.

Fall 1984: NEWVISIONS IN AMERICANOPERA, a symposium co-sponsored by OPERAAmerica. Scholars, critics, and artists discussed in the past, present, and future of opera and musical-theater in a two -d ay conference.

Fall 1985: GERMANAND AMERICAN DANCE: a symposim presented in association with Goethe House . Dance historians critics, and choreographers from West Germany and the U.S. discuss ed the evolution and aims of tanztheater and modern dance.

INTERRUPTEDCONTINUITIES: MODERNDANCE IN GERMANY An exhibition curated by Susan Allene Manning and Melissa Benson, displayed in BAM's Lobby Lounge for the duration of the Festival.

Fall 1986: Four post-performance discussions were moderated by NEXT WAVEFestival Humanities Director in conjunction with the following productions:

SOCIAL AMNESIA/IMPOSSIBLETHEATER CO. - the discussion focused on how the work was created as a collective in an ensemble format, and how to reconcile political theater in a technological world.

MOLISSSA FENLEY/GEOLOGICMOMENTS - the discussion centered around Ms. Fenley's collaboration with composers Philip Glass and Julius Eastman and the process of translating concrete ideas into abstract movement. PING CHONG/THEANGELS OF SWENDENBORG- Mr. Chong discussed how this particular work relates to some of his other creations and why he chose to emphasize text or movement.

the CIVIL warS/ROBERT WILSON& PHILIP GLASS - members of the original steering committee, who were organized to facilitate the production of the CIVIL wars, discussed the ten-hour five part work and how the Rome fit into the entire production .

Fall 1987: Three post performance discussions were moderated by NEXT WAVEHumanities Director in conjunction with the following productions:

COMPAGNIEMAGUY MARIN - Maguy Marin discussed how her particular brand of theatrical movement relates to the theater.

ZANGEZI - Paul Schmidt, translator of the Velim i r Khlebinkov play , di scussed the historical significance of the Russian modernist movement in theater and its relations h ip to contempo r ary theater.

"L" TRAIN TO ELDORADO/SQUATTHEATRE - The entire cast of the production gathered to discu s s the collaborative process in creating "L" TRAIN TO ELDORADO. The discu s sion centered around the tensions and creativity that arise in a group work.

NEXT WAVEON TOUR:

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/FarFrom The Truth University of Wisconsin, Madiso n February 29, 1984 Walker Art Center, , MN March 2, 1984 University of Iowa, Iowa City March 3, 1986 District Curators, Washington, DC March 9, 1984 Modern Productions , Boston, MA March 11, 1984

THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS Houston Grand Opera, Houston, TX May 21-June 2 , 1984 Arena Stage, Washington, DC November 25 - December 30, 1984 American Music Theater Festival, September 12-29, 1985 , PA

DEMOCRACYIN AMERICA Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA November 8, 1984 La Jolla Museum, La Jolla, CA November 10, 1984 New Performance Galle r y, San Francis co , CA November 14-17, 1984 STEVE REICH AND MUSICIANS Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond November 15, 1984

MARGARETJENKINS DANCECOMPANY Dancespace, Washington, DC October 29, 1985

THE GAMES University of California at Los Angeles February 5, 1986 University of California at Berkeley February 7 and 8, 1986

THE DESERT MUSIC Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond January 9, 1986 Kennedy Center, Washington, DC January 10, 1986 Annenberg Center, Philadelphia, PA January 12, 1986 Symphony Hall, Boston, MA January 13, 1986 National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada January 14, 1986 Flynn Theater, Burlington, VT January 15, 1986

SOCIAL AMNESIA Cornell University, Ithaca, NY September 18 - 20, 1986 Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA October 3-5, 1986

NINA WIENERAND DANCERS Anchorage, Alaska December 5 and 6, 1986 University of Iowa, Iowa City March 15-16, 1986 University of Southern California April 24, 25 and 26, 1987 Northeastern University, Boston, MA May 7, 8 and 9, 1987

ZANGEZI Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA March 2, 3 and 4, 1988

NEXT WAVEMEDIA PROJECTS:

PBS "Great Performances " featuring EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH: The Changing Image of Opera PBS "Great Performances" featuring NIXON IN CHINA PBS "Guggenheim Works in Process" featuring: NIXON IN CHINA, THE MAHABHARATA,and The Armitage Ballet

NEXT WAVEFESTIVAL POSTERS:

1983 Roy Lichtenstein 1984 Francesco Clemente 1985 Frank Stella 1986 Susan Rothenberg 1987 Wilhem De Koonig 1988 Sherrie Levine B R 0 0 K L y N A C A D E M y 0 F M u s C

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NEXT WAVEFESTIVAL 1988 PERFORMANCESCHEDULE

THE WARRIORANT Wednesday, October 19 at 7 pm Lee Breuer, Writer/Director Thursday, October 20 at 8 pm Bob Telson, Composer Friday, October 21 at 8 pm The Barn Majestic Theater Saturday, October 22 at 2 pm October 19 - 30 Saturday, October 22 at 8 pm $30, 25, 15 Sunday, October 23 at 3 pm Tuesday, October 25 at 8 pm Wednesday, October 26 at 8 pm Thursday, October 27 at 8 pm Friday, October 28 at 8 pm Saturday, October 29 at 2 pm Saturday, October 29 at 8 pm Sunday, October 30 at 3 pm

TANGOVARSOVIANO Tuesday, October 25 at 7 pm Teatro Del Sur Wednesday, October 26 at 8 pm Lepercq Space Thursday, October 27 at 8 pm October 25 - 30 Friday, October 28 at 8 pm $18 Saturday, October 29 at 8 pm Sunday, October 30 at 3 pm

THE NEXT WAVEIN EUROPE Friday, October 28 at 8 pm THE BROOKLYNPHIIBARMONIC Saturday, October 29 at 2 pm Dennis Russell Davies, Saturday, October 29 at 8 pm Conductor Gidon Kremer, Violin Opera House October 28 - 29 $25, 20, 16, 12

THE POWERPROJECT Tuesday, November 1 at 7 pm Bob Berky, Creator Wednesday, November 2 at 8 pm Carey Playhouse Thursday, November 3 at 8 pm November 1 - 6 Friday, November 4 at 8 pm $20, 15 Saturday, November 5 at 8 pm Sunday, November 6 at 3 pm

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THE RETURNOF THE NATIVE Thursday, November 3 at~ pm Peter Gordon, Composer Friday, November 4 at 8 pm Kit Fitzgerald, Video Artist Saturday, November 5 at 8 pm Opera House November 3 - 5 $25, 20, 16, 12

MICHAELMOSCHEN IN MOTION Tuesday, November 15 at 7 pm Michael Moschen, Creator Wednesday, November 16 at 8 pm Carey Playhouse Thursday, November 17 at 8 pm November 15 - 20 Friday, November 18 at 8 pm $20, 15 Saturday, November 19 at 8 pm Sunday, November 20 at 3 pm

POLKAFROM THE FRINGE Thursday, November 17 at 8 pm Guy Klucevsek, Creator Friday, November 18 at 8 pm Lepercq Space Saturday, November 19 at 8 pm November 17 - 19 $18

EIKO & KOMA Tuesday, November 29 at 7 pm Lepercq Space Wednesday, November 30 at 8 pm November 29 - December 4 Thursday, December 1 at 8 pm $18 Friday, December 2 at 8 pm Saturday, December 3 at 8 pm Sunday, December 4 at 3 pm

THE FOREST Friday, December 2 at 7 pm David Byrne, Composer Saturday, December 3 at 8 pm Robert Wilson, Sunday, December 4 at 3 pm Writer/Director Sunday, December 4 at 8 pm Opera House Tuesday, December 6 at 7 pm December 2 - 10 Wednesday, December 7 at 8 pm $40, 35, 25, 15 Thursday, December 8 at 8 pm Friday, December 9 at 8 pm Saturday, December 10 at 8 pm

SUSAN MARSHALL& COMPANY Tuesday, December 6 at 7 pm Lepercq Space Wednesday, December 7 at 8 pm December 6 - 11 Thursday, December 8 at 8 pm $18 Friday, December 9 at 8 pm Saturday, December 10 at 8 pm Sunday, December 11 at 8 pm

M-BASE JAMS AT BAM Friday, December 9 at 8 pm Carey Playhouse Saturday, December 10 at 8 pm December 9 - 10 $20, 15 3

DVB PHYSICALTH EATER Tuesday, December 13 at 7 pm Lepercq Space Wednesday, December 14 at 8 pm December 13 - 17 Thursday, December 15 at 8 pm $18 Friday, December 16 at 8 pm Saturday, December 17 at 8 pm Saturday, December 17 at 2 pm

UNITED STATES Wednesday, December 14 at 7 pm David Gordon, Creator Thursday, December 15 at 8 pm Opera House Friday, December 16 at 8 pm December 14 - 17 Saturday, December 17 at 8 pm $25, 20, 16, 12

WAYNEHORVITZ Friday, December 16 at 8 pm THE PRESIDENT Saturday, December 17 at 8 pm Carey Playhouse December 16 - 17 $20, 15 8 R 0 0 K L y N A C A D E M y 0 F M u s C

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THE HISTORY OF THE BROOKLYNACADEMY OF MUSIC'S NEXT WAVEFESTIVAL

What began in 1981 as a series of unorthodox productions staged by the Brooklyn Academy of Music, today has burgeoned into the internationally acclaimed NEXT WAVEFestival. This annual fall festival continuously invests its energies each year to produce the world's largest festival of the contemporary performing arts.

The success of the first two NEXT WAVEseries encouraged BAMto expand its programming into the formation of a consolidated festival. In the fall of 1983 the first NEXT WAVEFestival opened, made possible by the NEXT WAVEProduction and Touring Fund, a consortium of foundation, government, corporate and private donors who subscribed to BAM's conviction that a new generation of American artists had reached an exciting level of maturity and could command a sizable audience if given the opportunity. Almost from the start, BAMwas acknowledged as "the mecca" and "this country's leading showcase" for large-scale contemporary performance works.

Collaboration between leading artists from various areas of the visual and performing arts has been a hallmark of the NEXT WAVEFestival. The 1983 Festival opened with THE PHOTOGRAPHER/FarFrom the Truth, a music/theater/dance work bringing together the talents of composer Philip Glass, director JoAnne Akalaitis, writer Robert Coe, choreographer David Gordon and designers Santo Loquasto and Jennifer Tipton. That same season Trisha Brown created SET AND RESET with music by Laurie Anderson and an installation by Robert Rauschenberg and Lucinda Childs gave the New York premiere of her AVAILABLELIGHT which t he New York Times called a "work of blazing formal beauty." Working with Ms. Childs on this work were composer John Adams, West Coast architect Frank Gehry and fashion designer Ronaldus Shamask.

THE GOSPEL AT COLONUSwas a collaboration of a different sort: between Sophocles and gospel music, the formula of ancient tragedy and Christian rituals - and director Lee Breuer and composer Bob Telson. With Alison Yerxa's stunning backdrop setting the mood, this unusual yet accessible transposition of Oedipus at Colonus with a gospel church service seemed to galvanize viewers and critics alike. As Alan Rich of Newsweek put it, Gospel "opened, sent up rockets and did whatever else it takes to make an audience proud of its ears and eyes." Subsequent to its return engagement at BAM, THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS has been performed in Houston, Washington, Philadelphia and Atlanta, seen nationally on the PBS "Great Performances" series and opened on Broadway in March 1988. The creators of GOSPEL AT COLONUSreturn to the NEXT WAVEFestival in 1988 with their mock-epic THE WARRIORANT.

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Collaborations have figured prominently in subsequent NEXT WAVEFestivals as well. THE GAMES, which inaugurated the 1984 season, presented multimedia artists Meredith Monk and Ping Chong's haunting vision of a post-nuclear society. Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Co. created a totally different kind of collaboration, joining forces with composer Peter Gordon, visual artist Keith Haring and fashion designer Willi Smith to create SECRET PASTURES, which Village Voice critic Deborah Jowitt called, "the most exciting new dance piece I've seen in a long time." With its recreation of the legendary Robert Wilson and Philip Glass opera EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH, this time with choreography by Lucinda Childs, BAMprovided New York audiences with the opportunity to see a work proclaimed as a masterpiece, yet previously only given two American performances in 1976. BAMalso co-produced a one-hour documentary, "Einstein on the Beach-The Changing Image of Opera," with PBS's "Great Performances" and Week-End Television; it was seen on PBS network and has been shown at several international film and video festivals. In 1987 BAMalong with the Houston Grand Opera, the Kennedy Center and the Neatherlands Opera co­ comissioned John Adam's opera NIXON IN CHINA, with libretto by Alice Goodman, choreography by Mark Morris and directed by Peter Sellars. The production aired on PBS's "Great Performances" and the cast album was released on Nonesuch Records in April 1988.

The NEXT WAVEFestival has enabled the Brooklyn Academy of Music to continue its longtime association with many of America's most exciting contemporary artists. In addition to EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH, Robert Wilson also staged his play THE GOLDENWINDOWS for the 1985 Festival and recreated the Rome section of the CIVIL wars (with music by Philip Glass) in December 1986. BAM's relationship with Robert Wilson continues with the 1988 Festival's offering of THE FOREST with music by David Byrne. The American premiere of Steve Reich's THE DESERTMUSIC, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas and performed by the Brooklyn Philharmonic, was one of the highlights of the 1984 Festival. In 1987 an evening of Mr. Reich's compositions featured the world premiere of ELECTRIC COUNTERPOINTwritten for and played by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny.

In addition to the performances of well-established artists in the Opera House and Playhouse, the NEXT WAVEalso provided an important platform for younger artists, some of whom return in later years for engagements on the larger stages. These artists have included Nina Wiener whose WIND DEVIL closed the 1984 Festival and who returned to create IN CLOSEDTIME for the Opera House in 1985 and Mark Morris who was featured in 1986. For the 1987 NEXT WAVEFestival Ms. Wiener returned with the premieres of two new works, FIERCE ATTACHMENTSand TRANSATLANTICLIGHT. Mr. Morris choreographed the ballet section for the opera NIXON IN CHINA and also presented three New York premieres during BAM's Spring Dance Season. Another young artist, composer and director Elizabeth Swados, made her first contribution to the NEXT WAVEFestival in 1987. Joining forces with 26 urban teenagers Ms. Swados presented a musical theater piece, SWING, that encompassed rap, scat, spirituals and opera.

Although the Festival's primary focus is on American artists, each year BAM also provides a platform for exciting international events. After making her New York debut at BAMin June of 1984, Pina Bausch and her company from Wuppertal were invited to open the 1985 Festival with a four-program, three­ week engagement that initiated a series of performances by the major exponents of German Tanztheater (Mechthild Grossmann, Susanne Linke and Reinhild Hoffmann). Ms. Bausch subsequently presented two American premieres, VIKTOR and 3

CARNATIONSat BAM's Opera House as part of the First New York International Festival of the Arts. During the 1986 NEXTWAVE Festival, dancer-choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker from Belgium and Michael Clark from England made their New York debuts as a continuation of this tradition. Ms. de Keersmaeker returned in the 1987 NEXT WAVEFestival to give four performances in the Playhouse. Also in 1987 French choreographer Maguy Marin made her BAMdebut with two full-length works, BABELBABEL and EDEN. Internationally renowned director Peter Brook returned to BAMin 1987-88 for a five month residency to present his nine-hour, three-part Indian epic THE MAHABHARATA.The production inaugurated the refurbished BAMMajestic Theater, a 900 seat performance space, modeled on Mr. Brook's theater in Paris, Les Bouffes du Nord.

From the inception of the NEXT WAVEFestival, the touring of selected events has been an important activity. Performances of such works as THE PHOTOGRAPHER/FarFrom The Truth, THE GAMES, THE DESERTMUSIC and ZANGEZIwere brought to a national audience that included Berkeley and Los Angeles, California; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; Madis~n, Wisconsin; Iowa City, Iowa; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Washington, D.C.; Boston, Massachusetts and Burlington, Vermont. BAMalso instituted a full-scale humanities program to provide both festival and tour audiences with publications and special events (discussions, symposiums and exhibits) which offer historical, cultural and critical perspectives on the performances.

The great success of the NEXTWAVE Festival has not meant that BAMhas lessened its commitment to other forms of artistic expression. In the winter of 1984, for example, Twyla Tharp, who had been in residence since the summer of 1983, offered a triumphant engagement that included the New York premieres of NINE SINATRASONGS, FAIT ACOMPLI, TELEMANN,and BAD SMELLS. Ms. Tharp returned to BAMfor a month-long run in 1987, her first New York season since the re­ establishment of her company. BAMhas also remained a home for international and American ballet, hosting the Pacific Northwest and Royal Winnipeg Ballet companies in 1984, the Basel, Hamburg and Pennsylvania Ballets (as well as the prestigious Prix de Lausanne competition) in 1985, and then the American debut performance of the Central Ballet of China the following year. BAMsponsored a national tour of the Central Ballet as well as the two-week Brooklyn engagement. In 1988 BAMadded Les Grand Ballet Canadiens, a Montreal-based ballet troupe, to its international roster along with Les Guirivoir es a dance troupe from the Ivory Coast. Les Guirivoires was presented as part of BAM's popular DanceAfrica series, which celebrated its 10th season in May of 1987. The American premiere of Les Guirivoires marked the first time DanceAfrica featured a native African troupe.

THE CHERRYORCHARD, Anton Chekhov's last and greatest work, directed by Peter Brook and featuring an all-star cast, opened BAM's 1988 spring season at the BAMMajestic Theater. BAMalso presented internationally acclaimed Swedish director Ingmar Bergman in his New York stage directorial debut of Shakespeare's HAMLETduring the 1988 spring season. Time magazine hailed the Bergman production as "a HAMLETfor the 80's."

Music also continues to be an important part of BAM's programming. The Brooklyn Philharmonic, continuing under the direction of conductor Lukas Foss, celebrated its thirtieth year at BAMduring the 1983-84 season. During the 1987-88 season BAMjoined the Brooklyn Philharmonic in celebrating the 40th birthday of Israel. Violinist Shlomo Mintz was guest soloist in a program that 4

birthday of Israel. Violinist Shlomo Mintz was guest soloist in a program that featured the American debut of two Israeli groups, The Kolan Singers and the Rimon Choir. Other soloists during recent seasons have included such internationally acclaimed virtuosi as Alicia de Larrocha, Jean Pierre Rampal, Peter Serkin and Claudia Arrau. Another musi cal highlight of 1988 was the BAM debut of Pierre Boulez and the Ensemble Intercontemporain which was the first concert presented in the BAMMajestic Theater.

BAMmarked two important milestones during the 1986-1987 season. The Academy celebrated its 125th anniversary; simultaneously, the President and Executive Producer of BAM, Harvey Lichtenstein, began his third decade as artistic and administrative leader of the institution. In addition to a full NEXT YAVE schedule, with collaborations between Merce Cunningham and John Cage (RORATORIO)and Robert Wilson and Philip Glass (the Rome section of the CIVIL ~wars), the anniversary season also included: a special tribute to George and Ira Gershwin (the opening night gala was taped for a PBS broadcast and the subseque nt concert presentation was recorded for CBS Masterworks); and a celebration of performing arts in Brooklyn called "Brooklyn Bridges the World"

The Fifth Anniversary of the NEXT YAVEFestival in 1987 marked another significant breakthrough for BAM- the opening of BAM's fourth performance space, the BAMMajestic Theater. The BAMMajestic Theater, a unique space both in its amphitheater configuration and venerable decor, opened with Peter Brook's nine-hour, three-part Indian epic, THE MAHABHARATA.Following the successful run of THE MAHABHARATA,the BAMMajestic played Peter Brook's production of Chekhov's THE CHERRYORCHARD to capacity crowds quring an unprecedented twelve-week run in Brooklyn. Pierre Boulez and his Ensemble Intercontemporain demonstrated the suitability of the BAMMajestic Theater for concert presentations. John Rockwell wrote in The New York Times, "This was the first musical concert to be offered at the Majestic ... the theater passed the test with flying colors ... the sound was vibrant and clear."

In 1988 BAMwas recognized for its advancement of the arts with several industry awards including a special Tony Award presented to Harvey Lichtenstein and a special Outer Critics Circle Award presented to the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Obie awards were presented to Erland Josephson for his performance in THE CHERRYORCHARD and to Peter Brook for his direction of THE MAHABHARATA.The BAMMajestic Theater was also the recipient of numerous awards including: the City Club of New York's Albert S. Bard Award of Merit in Architecture and Urban Design for 1988; the American Institute of Architects' Honor Award in the Interiors category; the Preservation League of New York State's Adaptive Use Award; and a Certificate of Merit from the Municipal Art Society.

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GALAOF STARS -- AND 18' WARRIORANT TO LAUNCHBAM'S 6TH ANNUALNEXT WAVEFESTIVAL Sponsored by Philip Morris Companies In c.~

STARS: Lauren Hutton, Paul Schrader, Bianca Jagger, Harvey Kietel, Mary Beth Hurt, Jim Henson, LL Cool J, Spalding Gray, Mitch Miller CORPOR.ATE: (Front Page News**) Murray Bring, Senior Vice Presiden t and General Counsel, Philip Morris Companies Inc. Will be attending the Brooklyn Academy of Music ' s 1988 NEXT WAVEFestival Gala on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 pm.

The Gala marks the opening of the Sixth Annual NEXT WAVEFestival . The Festivities begin with a champagne reception at 7:00 pm. A special one-hour performance from Bob Telson and Lee Breuer's music-theater pageant The Warrior Ant will begin at 8:00 pm at the BAMMajestic Theater. Tickets to the Gala are $500 per person; Benefactor tables of 10 at $5,000.

WHAT: CELEBRITIES, CORPORATEPERSONALITIES, AND WARRIORANT AT BLACK-TI E GALATO LAUNCHBAM'S 6TH ANNUALNEXT WAVE FESTIVAL AT THE BAMMAJE STIC THEATER.

PHOTO: Celebrity candids and set-up shots at champagne reception -Lauren Hutton -Dick Cavett -Betsy Johnson -Paul Schrader -Jim Henson -Laurie Mallet -Mary Beth Hurt -Mitch Miller -Joan Vass -LL Cool J -Anne/Brian McNally -Michael Graves -Harvey Kietel -Spalding Gray -Jim Hoge -Jacqueline Schnabel -Ron/Claudia Perelman

INTERVIEW: Bianca Jagger, Gala Chairwoman Murray Bring, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Philip Morris Companies Inc.

WHERE: BAMMajestic Theater, 651 Fulton Street at Ashland Place

WHEN: Wednesday, October 19, 1988 7-8:00pm Champagne Reception 8-9:00 Special performance "The Warrior Ant" 10:00- Dinner & Dancing on BAMstages CONTACT: BAMPublicity (718) 636-4129 # # #

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GALAEVENING LAUNCHES BAM'S 1988 NEXTWAVE FESTIVAL Wednesday, October 19, 1988

The Brooklyn Academy of Music's 1988 NEXT WAVEFestival Gala is being held on Wednesday October 19, 1988. Philip Morris Companies Inc. is sponsor of the NEXT WAVEFestival for the third consecutive year. The Gala marks the opening of the Sixth Annual NEXT WAVEFestival. The festivities begin with a champagne reception at 7:00pm. A special one-hour performance from Bob Telson and Lee Breuer's music-theater pageant "The Warrior Ant" will begin at 8:00 pm at the BAMMajestic Theater.

Bianca Jagger, Gala Chairwoman, hosts the Opening Night Gala along with Harvey Lichtenstein, President and Executive Producer, Brooklyn Academy of Music. The Corporate Chairman for the evening is Hamish Maxwell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Philip Morris Companies Inc. Tickets to the Gala are $500 per person; Benefactor tables of 10 are $5,000. Contributions of $1,500 or more entitle an individual to two Gala tickets and membership in the NEXT WAVEProducers Council.

A host of international celebrities and dignitaries are on the Opening Night Committee, among them are: Anne Bass; Candice Bergen and Louis Malle; David Bowie; ; Her Serene Highness, Princess Caroline of Monaco; Leo Castelli; Glenn Close; Christophe de Menil; Diandra and Michael Douglas; Richard Gere; Whoopi Goldberg; Amy Irving; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; LL Cool J; Norman Mailer; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Peabody; Claudia and Ronald Perelman; Brooke Shields and Danny Sullivan.

The Gala is organized as a function of the NEXT WAVEProducers Council, which is the private patron group of the NEXT WAVEFestival. The 1988 Chairmen of the Producers Council are restaurateurs Anne and Brian McNally, owners of Indochine. Vice Chairmen for the NEXT WAVEProducers Council are Ross Bleckner, Alba and Francesco Clemente, Kelly McGillis and Jane and Jann Wenner. Vogue Editor is the Chairman of the NEXT WAVEJournal. The NEXT WAVEAssociates, a committee of younger individuals who also help to support the NEXT WAVEFestival, is chaired by Maria Cuomo Cole and Kenneth Cole along with Vanity Fair's Senior Editor David Kuhn. - more -

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The stages and lobby areas of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where the guests dine, have each been brightly decorated in a different tropical theme by designer . Ms. Jagger chose this decor to complement dramatic elements of The Warrior Ant--the Afro-Caribbean music, Japanese puppe t ry and African storytelling. Food for the evening, prepared by Tentation, also carries out the tropical theme. Following dinner is dancing to two Reggae bands, "Souljahs" and "Morgan's Heritage."

The Second Annual NEXT WAVERaffle will include an impressive list of prizes: two round-trip tickets to London, six nights deluxe hotel accommodations and land arrangements and theater tickets (Compliments of British Airways); Revox B226 Signature Compact Disc Player (Compliments of STUDOR/REVOXAmerica inc. ); deed to a lot in Forbes Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri (Compliments of Forbes , Inc.); a one-week stay in a luxury two-bedroom villa with pool on the Is l and of St. Bartholomew (Compliments of West Indies Management Co. and Sibarth Rea l Estate) and Cobra Pin, 'Jubilation' Black and Gold Satin Scarf , Stingray Bag (Compliments of ).

Philip Morris Companies Inc. is the sponsor of the NEXT WAVEFe s tival for th e third consecutive year. This year the company has increased its grant to $350,000.

For further information on the Gala ticke t s or Raffel contact Tambra Dillon at ( 718 ) 636-4182.

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NEXT WAVEFesti a l Gal a Dinner

Wild Mushroom Flan Salmon with Sorrell butter sauce & wild rice Passion fruit, Mango & Lime Mousse with Fresh fruit & rasberry sauce

GALA DINNER DECOR

The theme for the decor is Latin American, in keeping with the nature of The Warrior Ant. Bright South American colors are the domina nL , eling. Each sectio n of the dinner seating (BAMlobby, Opera House stage, Carey Playhouse stage and foyer of each house) is a different color. Centerpieces consist of five-foot tall banana trees or tropical palms secured to the tabletops. Other tables will have centerpieces of oversized crepe tissue flowers in vibrant colors. The same flowers cover the three chandeliers in the lobby, creating hanging arrangements, suspended the air.

ENTERTAINMENT

Two 'hot' reggae bands will play for the guests following dinner. Souljah's and Morgan's Heritage -- Next Generation Reggae, as they are called -- will perform in the Opera House and Playhouse.

RAFFLE

Please see the attached listing of items for the second annual NEXT WAVE Festival Raffle. Bianca Jagger will draw the winners following the dinner.

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SUSANMARSHALL AND COMPANY MARK NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL DEBUT MARSHALL'SFIRST EVENING-LENGTHWORK, "INTERIORWITH SEVEN FIGURES" PREMIERES DECEMBER 6-11

Susan Marshall and Company will mark their NEXTWAVE Festival debut with Marshall's first evening-length work, Interior with Seven Fi&ures, in BAM's Lepercq Space December 6 through 11. The piece, commissioned by BAM, is part of the Sixth Annual NEXTWAVE Festival sponsored by Philip Morris Companies Inc.

Interior with Seven Figures is a saga that is formal and spare in design and tone. The piece, which is composed of ten short sections for duets, trios and quartets, traces several protagonists through an interwoven and layered narrative. The movement, which is at times raw and graphic, varies from precise gestural work to broadly conceived abstract movement. Luis Resto, a frequent collaborator with Ms. Marshall, has composed the score for the work; Tom Kammhas designed the sets, and Mitchell Bogard the lighting. The members of Susan Marshall and Company are Arthur Armijo, Andrew Boyton, Kathy Casey, David Dorfman, Jackie Goodrich, Jeff Lepore, and Eileen Thomas.

Susan Marshall and Company, formed in 1983, has performed in major dance festivals in the United States and Europe. Ms. Marshall has also choreographed works for other companies including the Boston and Dallas Ballets and Paris Opera's GRCOP. The recipient of a 1985 Bessie Award, Ms. Marshall also received the prestigious Brandeis University Creative Arts Award in 1988, joining such esteemed choreographers as Paul Taylor, Merce Cunningham, and Jerome Robbins .

Funds for Susan Marshall and Company have been provided by The Harkness Foundations for Dance, The W. Alton Jones Foundation, Inc., and the NEXTWAVE Production and Touring Fund . Philip Morris Companies Inc. is the primary sponsor of the NEXT WAVEFestival for the third consecutive year. This year the company has increased its grant to $350,000.

Susan Marshall and Company also received funding for Interior with Seven Figures from the New York State Council for the Arts, Meet the Composer, Metropolitan Life, AT&T Foundation, Morgan Guarantee Trust, JCT Foundation, and the Greenwald Foundation.

The BAMfacility is owned and operated by the City of New York and its operation is supported in part with public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs .

PERFORMANCESCHEDULE: December 6, 7 pm; December 7-10, 8 pm; December 11, 3 pm. Tickets are $18. For ticket information call 718/636-4100. Tickets can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 212/307-7171.

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