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EVENT REPORT 02.20.09 2:00 PM

To Launch BAM's Transatlantic Partnership—and The Winter's Tale—Decor Runs Hot and Cold

BAM's dichotomous reception
Photo: Emily Gilbert for BizBash

The Brooklyn Academy of Music isn't letting the sluggish economy dampen its plans for expansion, both physically and creatively. Its partnership with London's Old Vic Theater, called the Bridge Project, saw the second premiere of its inaugural year Tuesday night with the first outing of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. About 500 guests, including Kevin Spacey, Ethan Hawke, and Patricia Clarkson, showed up for a dinner, performance, and dessert reception on the stage of BAM's Howard Gilman Opera House.

Producers at BAM, including director of special events Glenn Stiskal, wanted to play with the tension between hot and cold—a metaphor explored in the play—in their decor for the dining area, so they decided to cut the stage in half, with help from Bella Meyer of Fleurs Bella. One side saw hanging icicles and dead branches covered in frosty blue lights, while the other half featured lush, flowering trees and wooden deck chairs under the soft glow of orange and yellow. MORE >>

Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Winter's Tale, The Bridge Project