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The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance begins its fall season with the BlakTinX Performance Series from October 17 to November 21, 2015.  This annual multidisciplinary festival celebrates art

and performance by African American, Latino and artists of color. 

 Schedule of Events

Saturday, October 17 at 8pm / $20
CONSIDER WATER
Davalois Fearon, dancer with Stephen Petronio Company, choreographs and dances in a preview performance of “Consider Water,” a work that uses dynamic fluid physicality, original music and visual art to bring attention to urgent issues surrounding water - from global access to clean drinking water, to major water related disasters in the U.S., to vast pollution of rivers and lakes - issues affecting worldwide communities including the Bronx, California, Jamaica, India and the Philippines.
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Saturday, October 24 at 8pm / $20
Milteri Tucker’s Bombazo Dance Company
BAMBOULA
Milteri Tucker's new evening length work inspired by her family roots in Puerto Rico and New Orleans takes Afro Puerto Rican Bomba music and dance back to its Congolese origins, Southern style! Live percussion and vibrant dance continue a journey which began when the company had the distinction of being the only dance and drum ensemble from the Bronx to perform in the World Rhythms Festival in New Orleans’ historic Congo Square. The concert is part of the Pepatian/BAAD! Open Call residency supported by the Jerome Foundation.
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Friday, October 30 at 8pm / $20
Barbra Herr Back in the Bronx with
I’M STILL HERR
Barbra Herr’s one woman cabaret show is all lip, no sync as she tells the true tale of Bobby Hernandez, a little bullied Boricua boy from the Bronx who grew up to be the woman of her own dreams. The delicious diva’s story of struggle and survival goes from Stonewall to DOMA with humor and heart, and is told through the memories and musical stylings of the transgender artist/activist. Directed by the Helen Hayes Award nominee, Luis Caballero (La Lupe and DC7: The Roberto Clemente Story) and musical direction by Rachel Kaufman.
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Saturday, October 31 at 7pm / $5 sugg. Donation
BAAD! HALLOWEEN: PARTY & OPEN STAGE
BAAD! brings it on Halloween with costumes, dancing and artful fun. Doors open at 7pm, and everyone is invited to sing, dance, read or perform for the open stage beginning at 8:30pm, and MC’d by Appolonia Cruz. Then dance the night away. Free snacks and candy.
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Friday, November 6 at 7pm / Free
B! YOUth presents Theater Askew Youth Performance Experience (TAYPE)
QUEER TODAY, _______ TOMORROW
B! YOUth is a BAAD! initiative geared toward young LGBTQ people. Inspired by the theme of “queer futurity,” Queer Today ________ Tomorrow is a collaboration between the youth of the TAYPE program and Theatre Askew. Drawing from the worlds of science fiction, social activism, and identity politics, it dares to imagine a future free from gender, racism, and economic injustice. Climb onboard the time machine because THIS is tomorrow. The performance is followed by an open mic/open stage, a dance off (with two $25 prizes) and an after-party.  
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Saturday, November 7 at 8pm / $20
Richard Rivera/Physual
BACH 2 THE RED ZONE
Richard Rivera’s new work draws from his club dancing days and the movements inspired by House and Vogueing that deeply informed his body way before professional dance training. These energetically infused dance forms were transformative sources that fueled his passion for dance and influenced his later choreographies. Rivera performs with powerhouse dancers: Alethea Pace, Jennifer Chin and Vir-Amicus. The concert is part of the Pepatian/BAAD! Open Call residency supported by the Jerome Foundation.
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Friday, November 13 at 8pm / $20
Rebecca Lloyd Jones’
BEHIND THE LANGUAGE
This dance theater performance directed by Rebecca Lloyd-Jones delves into the complexities of how two people attempt to connect to each other and audiences as they navigate and experience relationships in this often lonely and messy world. The duet between Lloyd-Jones and collaborator Julia Cavagna shows the moments of connection that they found working together and how other contradictions and missed moments resulted. This concert is part of the Pepatian/BAAD! Open Call residency supported by the Jerome Foundation.
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Saturday, November 14 at 8pm / $20
IN OUR SKIN
A fresh, daring evening of dance and performance by young male artists embracing their bodies and rejecting fear with choreographers Gentry George, Jonathan González, Alvaro González Dupuy and Benjamin Lundberg.
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Friday, November 20 at 8pm / $15
Jose Batista-Ayala
THE CRUISING MONOLOGUES
BRIO Award-winning writer, director and actor Jose Batista-Ayala’s The Cruising Monologues is inspired by Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues and tells the stories of six individuals and their experiences with "cruising," the act of walking or driving around town in search of a little romance, usually of the gay, anonymous, casual, one-time variety. The show features a seven member cast in an eye-opening evening of laughter with monologues, poetry and dance.
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Saturday, November 21 8pm / $20
SOULS OF OUR FEET: BLAKTINO DANCE CONCERT
BAAD!’s signature compilation dance concert brings together a bevy of dance styles and talents from the Bronx and beyond.  This year’s choreographers include Oxana Chi, Gierre Godley, Jasmine Hearn, Zavé Martohardjono, Angie Pittman, Christopher Rudd, Acharo Smith, Nelida Tirado and Lorenzo Walker.
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