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Fall Fête 2026

October 5

Special performance by musician and multimedia artist Laurie Anderson. Support BAC’s mission to provide artists with the space, time, and resources to take creative risks, develop new ideas, and create ambitious work.

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Honoring Isabella Rossellini

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I Believed It Too

September 24–26 at 7 PM

“I Believed It Too” is about a performer trying to find her way out of a destructive false reality. This work is a boisterous, sweaty, and glamorous concert about the blurred lines of passion, labor, and love.

Fall 2026

Directed and Choreographed by Kashia Kancey

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Making Gay History

October 19 at 7 PM

This special event celebrates Making Gay History’s latest podcast series, which dives into the history explained in the new off-Broadway musical, “The Gorgeous Nothings.”

Fall 2026

with The Gorgeous Nothings

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GREEF

October 22–24 at 7 PM

Created and performed by clown artist Christina Gelsone, GREEF is a powerful, inventive, and, yes, funny theatrical work reflecting on the artist’s loss of her husband and performing partner to a debilitating illness.

Fall 2026

Created and Performed by Christina Gelsone

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As if everything was perfect

November 12–13 at 7 PM

“As if everything was perfect” confronts the pressure women carry and the constant negotiation between compassion and guilt.

Fall 2026

Directed and Choreographed by Gianna Burright

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In Conversation with Merce:

November 19–21 at 7 PM

For this iteration of “In Conversation with Merce,” Cunningham’s seminal dance “RainForest” will be presented in two parts, anchored by new dances and accompanied by new video design.

Fall 2026

New RainForest(s)

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Toad Mountain

December 11–12 at 7 PM

Through the lens of Taiwanese folklore, “Toad Mountain” explores the hidden interior spaces where we store memory, silence, instinct, and grief.

Fall 2026

Choreographed by Jie-Hung Connie Shiau

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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 grateful for all of you who have made it possible. While it’s fun to look back at past achievements, we are focused now, more than…
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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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