Join us on the occasion of Disability Pride Month to explore the magical possibilities of access. In workshops led by disabled artists and organizers, we will discover creative techniques for worlding with the deep wisdom that disability offers. The Silent Disco will bring us together...
Native American dance troupe Indigenous Enterprise brings their champion dancers and signature style to Damrosch Park's bandshell and invites audiences to join in! Part of this summer’s Activate series—a platform for artists and educators alike—this performance furthers the company’s mission to share the culture of...
Theater is a space for everyone, and Deaf Broadway is here to prove just that. Returning to Lincoln Center after last year's performance of Into the Woods, Deaf Broadway presents an ASL production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. Shadowed by a filmed version of the...
Jubilee for Jimmy is a musical literary mixtape celebrating the life and work of James Baldwin. Live performances, readings featuring Brother(hood) Dance!, Jacqueline Woodson, Avery R. Young & De Deacon Board with a procession led by SoapBox Troupe.Hosted by Mahogany L. Browne This performance will include...
Co-directed by Ping Chong and Sara Zatz, and created in collaboration with the performers, the heartfelt documentary theater piece Inside/Out…Voices from the Disability Communitypresents the first-hand experiences of seven individuals living with disabilities while also sharing history from the disability rights movement in the United...
Who are we, but beings made up of stardust? This is exactly what composer, writer, and vocalist Katie Madison explores in her musical, SUN SONGS. Seamlessly bringing musicians into the narrative, this ensemble piece follows two entities of light trying to find their place in...
Join in the beginning of NYC's Parable Path, a set of local events, talks and rituals centered in collaborative living that draw inspiration from the classic sci-fi novel by the late MacArthur Fellow and Hugo Award-winner Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower. Led by...
In 2001, Lincoln Center hosted the first La Casita, a citywide, internationally inclusive festival celebrating the global oral traditions in poetry and music, grounded in the principle that New York City is more equitably represented by presenting the rich artistic traditions of its many underserved...
Multi-hyphenate artist Lorraine O'Grady introduces her first new performance persona since 1980, when her groundbreaking entrance as Mlle Bourgeoise Noire confronted the prevailing racial segregation of the mainstream New York art world. Enjoy the debut screening of Greetings and Theses, which documents O'Grady’s 2021 performance at...
7–9 pm Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor On the opening weekend of our special exhibition Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech,” honor the profound legacy of artist and designer Virgil Abloh alongside members of his creative community. The conversation features curator Antwaun Sargent in dialogue with Tawanda...