There's Beauty in All This Mess David Dorfman Dance is plunging with abandon into themes of time, memory and fear in "Come, and Back Again," which comments on matters like the eccentricities of family life, the resilience of the human spirit and what Mr. Dorfman calls "the beauty of our personal messes." For the elaborate production, the Brooklyn sculptor Jonah Emerson Bell has designed a large wall, built from refuse, personal mementos and found objects, on which portraits by Caledonia Curry will be projected. Live music is provided by an ensemble playing songs by Smoke, an Atlanta rock band that flourished until 1999, when Benjamin, its gay-activist singer and songwriter, died of hepatitis at 39. Smoke started in the rough Cabbagetown neighborhood, a former mill area that has developed into an arts district. Benjamin and his musicians were known for their raw energy, and Mr. Dorfman is letting Smoke get into his audience's eyes and ears. 7:30 p.m., Wednesday to Saturday, Next Wave Festival, Harvey Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 651 Fulton Street, Fort Greene, 718-636-4100, bam.org; $20 to $50.