BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance

In this special outdoor performance as part of Pillow Pride weekend, BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance will present three artists sharing 15 minutes each of dance work, followed by a Q&A session. Audiences can enjoy performances by Abdiel, a former principal dancer of the Martha Graham Dance Company; Imani Gaudin, a movement artist with TRIBE under the direction of Shamel Pitts; and Edrimael Delgado Reyes, an interdisciplinary Puerto Rican artist of the ballroom scene.

Developed over three decades from a volunteer force into a year-round cultural destination firmly rooted in The Bronx, BAAD! has bloomed into a nationally-recognized arts organization that brings a queer perspective to the sociopolitical and cultural dialogue of New York City. Founded by former Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company member Arthur Avilés and longtime community activist Charles Rice-González, BAAD! creates, produces, presents, and supports the development of cutting-edge works in contemporary dance and other disciplines that empower women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ communities.