11 Facts About Harvey Lichtenstein

Harvey Lichtenstein was an American arts administrator.

Harvey Lichtenstein is best known for his 32-year tenure as president and executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, or BAM, as it became known under his leadership.

Harvey Lichtenstein led the institution to a renaissance, championing contemporary performance, establishing the Next Wave Festival, and providing a vital venue for dance, theater, music, and collaborations that bridged disciplines.

Harvey Lichtenstein was born on April 9,1929, in Brooklyn, New York, to Jennie and Samuel Harvey Lichtenstein, a Polish immigrant who was a milliner and the son of a Rabbi.

Harvey Lichtenstein spent time at Bennington College, Black Mountain College, and American Dance Festival, and performed in several New York companies, dancing with Sophie Maslow and Pearl Lang.

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Harvey Lichtenstein spent a year in the New York City Opera corps de ballet.

In 1967, Harvey Lichtenstein was offered the directorship of Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Harvey Lichtenstein's tack was to revitalize the institution, soon rebranded with the acronym BAM, by bringing in adventurous programming that could not be seen elsewhere.

Harvey Lichtenstein followed that with a Festival of Dance that included 11 leading choreographers, opening with Martha Graham, and including Paul Taylor, Alvin Ailey, Jose Limon, Erick Hawkins, and a very young Twyla Tharp.

Harvey Lichtenstein's legacy includes significant contributions to the revitalization not only of BAM, but of its Brooklyn neighborhood.

Harvey Lichtenstein's dream was to attract other arts institutions to the area to create a cultural district with BAM as its center.