Friday, May 2 @ 8PM | $20

Saturday, May 3 @8PM | $25 LIVE/ $0-25 VIRTUAL

Legendary Puerto Rican performer Bárbara Herr celebrates a career that spans fifty years with a one-woman show with anecdotes, slide shows and songs (lipsynched and live) of her exceptional life as a true non-stop trailblazer since 1975. Herr chose to debut this show at BAAD! as an homage to the borough where she was born and raised. This production is co-written and directed by Luis Caballero and is also included as part of Carnegie Hall's 2025 Nuestros Sonidos festival.

Sunday, May 4 @ 12 pm | Free

Charles Rice-González and Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful Espejo Ovalles Morel convene with a group to activate LGBTQ+ space – outdoors in the open –  through writing. This event is co-shaped by all participants who will create an impermanent socio-emotional sculpture outside of BAAD!—formed by the offerings participants bring and the writings borne from the convening. The event will be framed by the cultures, activisms and spirits of those in the Bronx and beyond, who exist at the edges of society and have played a central role in the struggle for social justice.  Queer Presence in the Bronx actively asserts queer visibility and advances community power in the borough simply by taking place. This event will be documented and filmed as part of Nicolas’s Performing the Bronx. 

Saturday, May 10 | 12:30 & 4 pm | $10, $25, $40

This immersive experience takes the audience on a time-traveling journey where fragments of ancestral memory guide you through layers of history and present-day realities. It begins at Joseph Rodman Drake Park & Enslaved African Burial Ground, an important site that holds the echoes of those who came before us. From there, the audience traverses through Hunts Point, witnessing the collision of past and present before boarding a bus to Hunts Point Landing for the finale. The performance is a communal exploration of memory, identity, and hope, grounded in the rich history of the land we walk upon. The performance is approximately 75-90 minutes.

(This event takes place at Joseph Rodman Drake Park in Hunts Point, corner of Hunts Point and Oak Point Avenues.)

Saturday, May 10 | 4:00PM | Pay What You Can

David Thomson leads this workshop, the Ecology of Care and Resources: Sustaining Artistic Lives, which explores the interconnected ecosystem of care and resources that sustains an artist’s life and practice. Through guided discussions, interactive exercises, and self-reflection, participants will map their own ecosystems—identifying the networks of support, financial tools, and structures that contribute to long-term resilience. 

Wednesday, May 14 at 8 pm | In-person $10 | Virtual $0-$10

The 7th Annual Hip-Hop Homelands showcase features two collaborations by Bronx poets and dancers - dancer Ava "Kimimilla" Davis with poet cap,  and dance group Creative Individuals Coming Together C.I.C.T and poet Sumbodies Mama. Pepatián's Bronx Hip-Hop Homelands began in 2019 to offer up-and-coming women and gender non-conforming dance and spoken word artists space to share and develop their craft in performance. This project is co-curated by La Bruja and Rokafella. On May 14, Roka will host the event and moderate the post-show talkback.

Thursday, May 15 at 8 pm | Free

Meet the rising NYC dance artists selected for this year’s Dancing Futures Residency. Get a glimpse of their innovative work in anticipation of their culminating performance/showings at BAAD! Later this fall.

Friday, May 16 | 7:30 pm | Free

Eight visionary womxn choreographers unleash their creativity with original dance performances for BAAD!’s long-standing Dance Compilation series! The artists are: Megan Curet, Faride Henaine Gutierrez, Rebecca Lloyd-Jones, Noele Phillips, Shlokaa Porwal, Zakeya Warren, Cecilia Whelan, and Rinor Zymberi. In-person and virtual ticket options are available.

Saturday, May 17 @ 8pm | In-person $20 | Virtual: $0-$20

BAAD!’s staple compilation dance concert presents different dance genres in one dynamic program with performances by Danielle Barreto, Jose De La Cruz, Houiea LOVE, LeRoy (Richard McLaurin), NuLu Danza (Esteban Arana and Leticia Pliego), Alicia Raquel,  Shackiel Scott, Margia Shiriti and Xavier Fontanet (Edgar Toro).