BAM Affiliation An alumnus and founding artist of the Judson Dance Theater, David Gordon has collaborated with many of the finest American dancers of the postmodern era. Gordon's longstanding relationship with BAM began in 1983 with the Philip Glass chamber opera The Photographer/Far from the Truth, for which he contributed choreography. In the 1988 Next Wave Festival Gordon presented sections from his mammoth United States, which was co-commissioned by 26 presenters in 16 states. Since then Gordon has taken part in several Next Wave programs, including his acclaimed 2004 production of Ionesco's The Chairs.