Get Out: DanceAfrica, Floating Burlesque Dancers & Storyboard P

WHAT: FilmAfrica
WHEN/WHERE: Friday, May 24 – Monday, May 27, BAM, Peter Jay Sharp building, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Bklyn
WHY GO: A diverse mix of fiction and documentary, this popular annual series—a cinematic companion to BAM’s DanceAfrica celebration—presents highlights from the New York African Film Festival, including the best new films from Kenya, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa and beyond.
HOW MUCH: $13 general admission. Buy tickets here  

WHAT: DanceAfrica
WHEN/WHERE:  Saturday May 25 through Memorial Day, May 27, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Gklyn
WHY GO:  Created in 1977, DanceAfrica is BAM's longest-running cultural program and one of America's largest and most vibrant celebrations of African and African-American dance, music and culture. This spring festival traditionally offers five dance and music performances; master classes; and the one-and-only DanceAfrica outdoor bazaar, a global marketplace for African, African-American, and Caribbean arts, crafts, and food featuring over 200 vendors and attracting up to 30,000 visitors per year. 
HOW MUCH: Festival is free; for tickets to the DanceAfrica performances, go here.  

WHAT: Floating Kabarette at Galapagos Art Space
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, May 25, 10:00 p.m. – 12:30 a.m., Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street b/w Plymouth/Water Street, Bklyn
WHY GO: Every Saturday night Galapagos Art Space proudly presents its flagship show Floating Kabarette! Think trapeze, burlesque, chanteurs, chanteuses, cabaret, and variety, each show features the best performers from New York City and beyond! Come early to get the best seats on or next to our 1600 sq ft lake!
HOW MUCH: $20. To purchase tickets in advance, go here.  

WHAT: MoCADA's Public Exchange Series Presents Storyboard P WHEN/WHERE: Sunday, May 26, 2:00 p.m., Walt Whitman Houses (Basketball Courts), Park Ave and Cumberland Street, Bklyn
WHY GO: In partnership with HYCIDE Magazine and the Whitman Tenants Association, this month's Public Exchange Series event features a special outdoor concert by street dance king Storyboard P.
MoCADA’s PUBLIC EXCHANGE series is a monthly community event that brings together groundbreaking programming to traditionally underrepresented areas of Public Housing in Brooklyn. The series utilizes arts programming and performances to connect the social divide between the Public Housing sector and the larger Brooklyn community.
Supported in part by BAM Dance Africa, Rockeller Foundation, Brooklyn Community Foundation, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America grant.
HOW MUCH: Free  

WHAT: The Afrodisiac Experience
WHEN/WHERE: Sunday, May 26, 10:00 p.m. – 4:00 a.m., For My Sweet Art Gallery, 1103 Fulton Street, bet. Classon and Claver Pl., Bklyn
WHY GO: After BAM, come down to Fulton Street to the exclusive, indoor/outdoor art gallery space, with beautiful atmosphere, live music, the right people and all the party you can handle. It’s going all the way down! Catch the soulful, afro-pop sounds of Amma Whatt. Music by DJ Ian Friday; Host DJ and Curator DJ Jah Medicine, spinning the best of the 90s hip hop, Reggae, Soca, House, slow jams, Salsa, Dirty South and everything classic! 
HOW MUCH: $10 ADMISSION $25 open bar and admission. To purchase tickets in advance, go here.