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Lincoln Center Presents: Carl Hancock Rux’s Oh Sankofa

June 19 @ 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm
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The annual Juneteenth celebration at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts returns this year with a powerful multidisciplinary performance written, directed, and curated by Carl Hancock Rux. Through music, choral performance, dance, and storytelling, Oh Sankofa pays tribute to the use of African-American folklore as a vital means of survival during the trauma of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The work features actor/comedian Phyllis Yvonne Stickney; performers Vinson Fraley and Chanon Judson; blues jazz guitarist Marvin Sewell; the Etienne Lashley Choir; Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Theater; and contemporary art garments and installation by Dianne Smith. This outdoor, all-ages performance will be ASL interpreted.

  • 06/19/2026
  • 06/19/2026
  • 7:00pm
  • 7:45pm
  • Free
  • Hearst Plaza
  • https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/summer-for-the-city/carl-hancock-ruxandrsquos-lessemgreateroh-sankofalessemgreater
  • A black and white portrait of a person with golden origami cranes adorning their hair. The image is titled, "Carl Hancock Rux, Oh Sankofa, a Juneteenth Celebration" in bold, black lettering.
  • Visitors Who Are Deaf | Visitors who use American Sign Language
  • Access@LincolnCenter.org

Details

  • Date: June 19
  • Time:
    7:00 pm - 7:45 pm