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...
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 1955...
Explore the Intrepid Museum’s newest temporary exhibition! Through verbal description and audio recordings, learn about the history that propelled the U.S. to the Moon and plans for going back. These educator-led tours are conducted remotely over Zoom with verbal description and conversation. Programs are accessible by...
Explore the Intrepid Museum’s newest temporary exhibition! Through verbal description and audio recordings, learn about the history that propelled the U.S. to the Moon and plans for going back. These educator-led tours are conducted remotely over Zoom with verbal description and conversation. Programs are accessible by...
Brooklyn DJ and producer J.PERIOD (The Hamilton Mixtape) is renowned for his "audio-biography" mixtapes—featuring icons like Nas, Q-Tip, Lauryn Hill, and The Roots—which have solidified his reputation as a top-tier producer, a trusted collaborator, and a groundbreaking musical historian. His long-running performance series J.PERIOD Live...
Any cultural historian will tell you that blues, jazz, rock, R&B, Hip-Hop, zydeco, and country can all trace their roots back to Black innovators, making the history of popular music in America and Black music in America inextricably bound. This truth is at the heart...
Over the past several years, the ever-expansive singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon has explored questions of fellowship and activism with Lincoln Center programs that have united professional singers with audience members through shared performance, most notably in her innovative and participatory opera based on the work of...
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...
New commission by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts For the must-see opening night performance of Summer for the City, Lincoln Center presents a sparkling new commission from director James Blaszko that unites the beauty of opera and the fabulosity of drag, paying homage to the...
Join Imani Barbarin, disability rights activist, speaker, and writer for a fireside chat at Jaffe Drive. Imani, also known as Crutches and Spice by Imani Barbarin, uses her voice and platforms to create conversations engaging the disability community. Born with cerebral palsy, Imani often writes...