Baryshnikov Arts Center News
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A Note from Misha
This year at Baryshnikov Arts has been a lovely celebration of our 20th anniversary. What started as a cautious dream is now a modest success story and I am so…
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A Letter from Jamie Burns
It was my absolute joy and honor to join Baryshnikov Arts earlier this year as its new Director. Together with BA’s talented staff and dedicated board, we are working to uphold and advance Mikhail Baryshnikov’s creative vision—championing artists as they imagine, experiment, and share work that inspires and moves us. This 20th Anniversary Season has…
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A Letter from Zoë Winters
I had the immense pleasure of performing at Baryshnikov Arts this past year in SISSY. It was a modern adaptation of Sisyphus that incorporated dance, acting, music, and a real baby. When creator Celia Rowlson-Hall asked me to join the project and company of dancers and actors, I was exhilarated and intimidated. Most of my…
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A Letter from Former Residency Artists
Baryshnikov Arts is a rare organization that unwaveringly champions artists’ experimentation, innovation, and expression for seeing the world as though it could be otherwise.
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A Letter from Lucas Hedges
I loved working at Baryshnikov Arts. Maybe it’s because I’m an actor and am rarely offered opportunities to dance, but there was something else magical about going to work there. On my second day of rehearsal, when I was learning Irish step dance for the first time, I saw a man peering into my rehearsal…
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Fall 2025 Artist Labs
We believe in continuing to support artists beyond their residencies. Our Artist Labs program, that launched in Spring 2025, will aid artists in further developing their creative projects by giving them additional time, space, and funds. Pieces selected for Artist Labs have a known or established path to future performances/workshops. This fall, our Artist Labs…
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450 West 37th St. Timeline
Before its transformation into the Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC), the site of our building was a parking garage.
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Baryshnikov Arts Center at 20
Since its founding in 2005, Baryshnikov Arts has produced over 271 different shows of dance, music, theater, multimedia and we have been home to 272 Resident Artists.
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Artist Labs
We believe in continuing to support artists beyond their residencies. Our Artist Labs program, launching Spring 2025, will aid artists in further developing their creative projects by giving them additional time, space, and funds. Pieces selected for Artist Labs have a known or established path to future performances/workshops. This season, our Artist Labs program will…
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20 Years of Press
20 Years in the press Throughout our history, our commitment to supporting art and artists has earned coverage by many of the world’s leading publications, including The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, and more. 2005 BACK TO TOP 2006 BACK TO TOP 2007 BACK TO TOP 2008 BACK TO TOP 2009 BACK…
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A LETTER FROM JESSICA HECHT
An artist is continually in search of home, that often elusive place to feel welcome, nourished, and unafraid.
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2024 Fall Fête Gallery
See photos from the 2024 Fall Fête with Patti Smith
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50 Years in the West
Here are some news stories from the 50th years of Mikhail Baryshnikov in the West.
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2025 RESIDENCY Applications
Apply for a 2025 Residency! Founded in 2005 by Artistic Director Mikhail Baryshnikov, our organization is rooted in the belief that artists hold irreplaceable roles in our world, shaping perspectives, offering new approaches, and initiating crucial conversations in complex social, political, and cultural environments. Baryshnikov Arts supports extraordinary artists’ freedom to experiment with unique artistic…
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ANNOUNCING BLOODLINES INTERWOVEN FESTIVAL
The week-long Bloodlines Interwoven Festival will feature artist talks, workshops in traditional and contemporary music, evening-length concerts featuring world premieres by acclaimed composers, intimate sunrise performances, late-evening fireside music-making, and curated storytelling and discussion sessions.
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MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV AT 75
A DAY OF MUSIC + CELEBRATION Baryshnikov Arts goes upstate to honor its Founder & Artistic Director Mikhail Baryshnikov’s 75th birthday. Photography by Deborah Lopez + Maria Baranova Videography by Quinn Wharton with Emily Kikta, Peter Walker, + Nic Petry Photography by Deborah Lopez + Maria Baranova
