Lincoln Center Presents: La Casita
Presented in collaboration with the México Now Festival
In 2001, Lincoln Center set the scene for the first La Casita, a citywide festival celebrating global oral traditions, poetry, and music, grounded in the principle that New York City is more fully represented through the sweep of artistic traditions found throughout the five boroughs. This summer’s forward-looking theme is “Movement/Bodies in Motion,” curated by Gabriel Ramirez, Rich Villar, Mahogany L. Browne, and Claudia Norman. Hosted by boricua poet Elisabet Velasquez, the event will feature readings from Ethiopian-American poet Hiwot Adilow, Black Mexican-American poet Irene Vásquez, Grand Slam winner Marcus Stokes, and Bronx Poet Laureate Kay Poema. La Casita will also showcase musical performances by Nigerian-American Kingsley Ibeneche and, straight from Queens, norteño music and dance by Suspenso del Norte. This performance will be ASL interpreted.
There are two ways to access this free event:
1. General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up!
2. Fast Track opening the Monday before the event at noon for all. Or, become a member and enjoy priority entry with automatic access to every Fast Track line, all year round.
- 06/20/2026
- 06/20/2026
- 6:00pm
- 7:30pm
- Free
- Hearst Plaza
- https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/summer-for-the-city/la-casita-5-148
- A collage of seven portraits of the performers. The images include six shoulders-up headshots and a photo of a three-member band in cowboy hats holding instruments.
- Visitors Who Are Deaf | Visitors who use American Sign Language
- Access@LincolnCenter.org