This event is General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! These pop-up dramatic performances are part of a series of events hosted by Voices of a People’s History, examining the efforts of people throughout the U.S. to achieve life, liberty, and happiness—often despite others seeking...
The interactive installation by The Urban Conga invites participants to manipulate the movement and reflection of light, while each unit becomes a different musical instrument, thereby encouraging the public to engage with each other and create sparkling interactions. Launched in 2018, the Big Umbrella Festival centers...
Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center celebrates summer in New York City as our free Storytime series returns to The Garden at Damrosch Park—and this year due to popular demand, we have scheduled a second event...
Already well established as a figurehead of the '90s underground New York Hip-Hop movement as half of the foundational rap duo Organized Konfusion, Pharoahe Monch's rapid ascension as an acclaimed solo artist began with his 1999 debut album, Internal Affairs. Ever since, both on his own...
The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie includes some of the most iconic and beloved posters in modern cinematic history. Throughout the exhibition, Poster House will screen a selection of films from the movie-focused exhibition. This First Friday, guests will enjoy...
The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie includes some of the most iconic and beloved posters in modern cinematic history. Throughout the exhibition, Poster House will screen a selection of films from the movie-focused exhibition. This First Friday, guests will enjoy...
Please note that masking is mandatory for this performance. Visual Description: Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson curl into themselves on the floor of a black studio. Alice lies back to the floor, legs and torso cradling Laurel who is lying on Alice’s belly and curling...
Three gigantic, stilt-walking puppets resembling birds from prehistoric times roam New York City, capturing your imagination and delighting you with their antics. Launched in 2018, the Big Umbrella Festival centers our audiences by sharing unique approaches to multi-sensory, interactive, and engaging artistic experiences, designed with and...
Join Manhattan Tai Chi founder Raymond Li and experience the ancient Chinese practice of Tai Chi accompanied by live traditional Chinese music. Launched in 2018, the Big Umbrella Festival centers our audiences by sharing unique approaches to multi-sensory, interactive, and engaging artistic experiences, designed with and...
This event is General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! Three gigantic, stilt-walking puppets resembling birds from prehistoric times roam New York City, capturing your imagination and delighting you with their antics. How you interact with them is up to you—from afar or up-close, it’s your...
This event is General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! These pop-up dramatic performances are part of a series of events hosted by Voices of a People’s History, examining the efforts of people throughout the U.S. to achieve life, liberty, and happiness—often despite others seeking...
A new commission by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts The heartbeat of Hip-Hop pulses with the stories and sounds of its Queens. Join us for an electrifying homage to the women who shaped the culture from its very core. From the pioneering rhymes of...
Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center celebrates summer in New York City as our free Storytime series returns to The Garden at Damrosch Park—and this year due to popular demand, we have scheduled a second event...
Celebrating the beauty and vibrancy of Indian culture with an extravaganza of events that highlight the depth of India’s cultural landscape, India Week kicks off with the acclaimed Ragamala Dance Company’s Avimukta: Where the Seeker Meets the Sacred. In the work, seven dancers undertake rituals...
Presented in collaboration with Jodhpur RIFF Festival In this enthralling double bill, Rajasthani folk group SAZ featuring Sumitra Das Goswami kicks off the evening with RANG-E-THAR, a journey through the myriad flavors of traditional music from the deserts of western Rajasthan in a unique narrative performance....
Presented in collaboration with Jodhpur RIFF Festival In this enthralling double bill, Rajasthani folk group SAZ featuring Sumitra Das Goswami kicks off the evening with RANG-E-THAR, a journey through the myriad flavors of traditional music from the deserts of western Rajasthan in a unique narrative performance....
Join us for an afternoon of drop-in art making and connection for the disability community. Experiment with different art materials and techniques, learn from artist demonstrations, visit The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism exhibition, and create your own art in a studio setting. All materials will be...
Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center celebrates summer in New York City as our free Storytime series returns to The Garden at Damrosch Park—and this year due to popular demand, we have scheduled a second event...
Presented in association with Brasil Summerfest For the past 13 years, Brasil Summerfest has brought the music and flavor of Brazil to New York City with an array of audio, arts, and special events that highlight the beauty and diversity of South America’s biggest exporter...
Presented in association with Brasil Summerfest For the past 13 years, Brasil Summerfest has brought the music and flavor of Brazil to New York City with an array of audio, arts, and special events that highlight the beauty and diversity of South America’s biggest exporter...
In collaboration with Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth The Ritual of Breath is a transdisciplinary opera and creative act of resistance. Born from the vibrant collaboration between composer Jonathan Berger, visual artist Enrico Riley and poet/librettist Vievee Francis, the work responds to the...
Ticketing details to be announced soon; please check back! The 79rs Gang melds modern Hip-Hop sensibilities and traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian music for a joyful celebratory concert for all ages! The splendid theater and music of the Mardi Gras Indian parade honors the...
This event is General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! Join us for one of a series of events hosted by Voices of a People’s History examining the efforts of people throughout U.S. history to achieve life, liberty, and happiness. This audience-engagement event features a...
The Public Song Project from WNYC's All Of It with Alison Stewart invites anyone to create new music by drawing from the public domain. Working musicians and hobbyists alike contribute song covers and musical adaptations of books, poetry, films, and more, demonstrating the public domain's...
In 2001, Lincoln Center set the scene for the first La Casita, a citywide, intentionally-inclusive festival celebrating poetry and music, grounded in the principle that New York City is best represented by presenting the artistic traditions of its most underserved communities. This year, La Casita's...
Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center celebrates summer in New York City as our free Storytime series returns to The Garden at Damrosch Park—and this year due to popular demand, we have scheduled a second event...
NYLaughs teams up with Lincoln Center for a free underground—literally—stand-up comedy showcase every Wednesday evening from June 19 to August 7. Founded by Suzette Simon, NYLaughs celebrates NYC’s hilarious soul with free shows citywide. Taking place below Lincoln Center’s campus at Jaffe Drive, the rain-or-shine...
Free Fridays are back! The Intrepid Museum is once again extending its hours free of charge on Friday, July 26 from 5:00pm – 9:00pm. Don’t miss special programming during Free Fridays, including the Museum’s popular Summer Movie Series and Astronomy Night, part of the Astro...
Presented in collaboration with Urban Bush Women’s 40th Anniversary Celebrating Urban Bush Women’s 40th Anniversary, this performative workshop led by Urban Bush Women's Founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar is a fun, fully participatory examination of history through the lens of African American social dances from...
Please note that masking is mandatory for this performance. Visual Description: Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson curl into themselves on the floor of a black studio. Alice lies back to the floor, legs and torso cradling Laurel who is lying on Alice’s belly and curling...
Presented in collaboration with Citizen University These events, hosted by Mahogany L. Browne, Lincoln Center’s inaugural poet-in-residence, are dedicated to celebrating the intersection of art and democracy, embracing shared values, and building joyful communal civic traditions through music, poetry, keynote speeches, and reflection. Together, we...
Presented in collaboration with Citizen University These events, hosted by Mahogany L. Browne, Lincoln Center’s inaugural poet-in-residence, are dedicated to celebrating the intersection of art and democracy, embracing shared values, and building joyful communal civic traditions through music, poetry, keynote speeches, and reflection. Together, we...
Every year at Carnival, hundreds of artists from across the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago submit songs and compete to be crowned either the International Soca Monarch or the winner of the Carnival Road March. Their tracks glorify the sweet sound of soca, a...
Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center celebrates summer in New York City as our free Storytime series returns to The Garden at Damrosch Park—and this year due to popular demand, we have scheduled a second event...
NYLaughs teams up with Lincoln Center for a free underground—literally—stand-up comedy showcase every Wednesday evening from June 19 to August 7. Founded by Suzette Simon, NYLaughs celebrates NYC’s hilarious soul with free shows citywide. Taking place below Lincoln Center’s campus at Jaffe Drive, the rain-or-shine...
In just four short years, Deaf Broadway has become synonymous with authentically Deaf musical theater. Founded during the pandemic in response to artistic director Garrett Zuercher's experience as a profoundly Deaf person frustrated with the state of access to performances of lyrically complex musicals, which...
Part of the Civic Saturdays series, Voices of a People’s History brings actors and musicians together to give voice to songs and readings that speak to the themes of liberty and the pursuit of happiness—from early U.S. history to the present. Featuring Staceyann Chin, Linda...
Part of the Civic Saturdays series, Voices of a People’s History brings actors and musicians together to give voice to songs and readings that speak to the themes of liberty and the pursuit of happiness—from early U.S. history to the present. Featuring Linda Diaz, Russell...