Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
bronx academy art dance also referred baad new york performing visual art workshop space performance venue located bronx academy home arthur aviles typical theatre bronx dance coalition bronx academy art dance cofounded arthur aviles dancer choreographer performed bill jonesarnie zane dance company charles ricegonzalez writer activist publicist academy first located community center renting space historic american bank note company printing plant hunt point neighborhood south bronx home arthur aviles typical theatre contemporary dance company focusing work exploring margin latino lgbtq culture program baad made dancer lgbtq visual artist woman artist color artist began presenting work space hosting annual art festival baad as woman like blaktino performance series boogie dance series holiday play los nutcracker christmas carajo film event series titled get tough get baad focusing gaybashings new york city added like bronx festival celebrating work lesbian gay bisexual transgender artist bronx dance coalition support professional bronx dance published bronx dance magazine formed academy later museartist residency project started year bank note building academy forced leave due increasing rent october academy relocated gothic revivalist chapel cemetery ground historic st peter episcopal church westchester square chapel house academy made new york city landmark added national register historic place one grantee receive grant lincoln center cultural innovation fund rockefeller foundation order increase art access participation diverse neighborhood south bronx central brooklyn k grant used transvisionarieslive performance series monthly free performance series featuring trans gender nonconforming artist color hosted local cafe south bronx goal increase access performance outside theater bringing visibility trans people