Make your move
It's Chinese Arts Week at Lincoln Center and whether you're encountering Shen Wei Dance Arts on Hearst Plaza or rocking out with Hanggai on The Dance Floor, the lineup promises to move you.
Plus, experience some of the world's best classical musicians playing today and peek into the future as the next generation of musical talent takes the stage.
Photo: Awakening Lion + Yingge Dance performance
Get in the FAST TRACK line for free
Free Fast Track tickets give you priority entry to the majority of Summer for the City events at Hearst Plaza, The Dance Floor, the David Rubenstein Atrium, and other venues, until 10 minutes before showtime. Fast Track reservations open every Monday at noon for that week's events.
Monday, July 20
Community Blood Drive
12:00–6:00 pm, David Rubenstein Lobby
FREE: Registration Required
This is your chance to help your fellow New Yorkers in need; sign up to donate blood today.
Wednesday, July 22
Kids, Teens, and Families
Chinese Arts Week
Theater Storytime With Grace Chang
11:00 am and 1:00 pm, Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby, David Geffen Hall
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Acclaimed author and performer Grace Chang offers a children’s Storytime reading of her book Jin Jin the Dragon, a charming parable of self-discovery.
Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Accessibility: Relaxed Performance
Chinese Arts Week
Dance Encounters
Shen Wei Dance Arts | Guangdong Modern Dance Company
MindScape
6:00 pm, Hearst Plaza
FREE: General Admission
Shen Wei’s MindScape explores the spiritual pursuit of inner harmony and transcendence through dance, poetry, abstract calligraphy, and painting.
Part of the Pasculano Collaborative for Contemporary Dance
Chinese Arts Week
Awakening Lion + Yingge Dance 南国醒狮 x 英歌
7:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
For Chinese Arts Week, performers from Guangdong China share the traditional performance of the Awakening Lion with processional dance by Yingge Dance.
Chinese Arts Week
Living Music: Ian Chang
7:30 pm, David Rubenstein Atrium
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Composer and performer Ian Chang's sound sculptures are complex, evolving creatures that defy expectations and tease your curiosity.
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
Future Stars
A Festival Orchestra Education Showcase
7:30 pm, Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
You are invited to a free concert showcasing New York City Public Schools Summer Arts Institute (SAI) student artists.
Chinese Arts Week
Chinatown Records Block Party
8:30 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
The musical archives of Chinatown Records leap to life at this musical block party celebration, kicking off the beginning of Chinese Arts Week!
Presented in collaboration with Chinatown Records
Thursday, July 23
Kids, Teens, and Families
NextGen Changemakers Summit
10:00 am, Rose Building
FREE: Registration Required
Apply for an all-day program of workshops and collaboration for artistically inclined and civic-minded teens.
Chinese Arts Week
Dance Encounters
Shen Wei Dance Arts | Guangdong Modern Dance Company
MindScape
6:00 pm, Hearst Plaza
FREE: General Admission
Shen Wei’s MindScape explores the spiritual pursuit of inner harmony and transcendence through dance, poetry, abstract calligraphy, and painting.
Part of the Pasculano Collaborative for Contemporary Dance
Social Dance
Chinese Arts Week
Shanghai Restoration Project and Tebza Majaivane
Finding Bakoena in a SoJo Cloud
6:30 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Come out for a one-night-only event, featuring the electronic group Shanghai Restoration Project and rapper/dancer Tebza Majaivane (aka Tebza Diphehlo).
Chinese Arts Week
About Face: Disrupting Ballet
Film Screening
7:30 pm, David Rubenstein Atrium
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
The new feature-length documentary spotlights the efforts of Georgina Pazcoguin and Phil Chan as they challenge Asian stereotypes in high art.
Friday, July 24
Juilliard Summer Music Finale
11:00 am, Hearst Plaza
FREE: General Admission
Don’t miss a dynamic performance showcasing the extraordinary talents of the inaugural cohort of Juilliard Summer Music students.
Presented in collaboration with The Juilliard School
The Art of Wellbeing
Tai Chi With Raymond Li
1:00 pm, David Rubenstein Atrium + via Livestream
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Experience the many benefits of the ancient Chinese practice of Tai Chi, accompanied by live traditional Chinese music.
Presented in collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian, the Official Hospital of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Accessibility: Relaxed Performance, CC
Chinese Arts Week
Kung Fu Hip Hop 功夫街舞
6:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Kung fu cool meets b-boy swag at this theatrical Hip-Hop martial arts dance competition.
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
Inside the Orchestra: Intersection and Inspiration
6:00 pm, Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Join us for a pre-concert talk to discuss the many ways composers and musicians inspire one another.
Accessibility: CC
Chinese Arts Week
Dance Encounters
Shen Wei Dance Arts | Guangdong Modern Dance Company
MindScape
7:00 pm, Hearst Plaza
FREE: General Admission
Shen Wei’s MindScape explores the spiritual pursuit of inner harmony and transcendence through dance, poetry, abstract calligraphy, and painting.
Part of the Pasculano Collaborative for Contemporary Dance
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
Elegant Impressions
Eun Sun Kim Conducts Poulenc
7:30 pm, Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Choose-What-You-Pay
Impassioned melodies and dreamy lyricism fill this irresistible program, featuring mezzo-soprano Taylor Raven.
Du Yun | Julian Crouch
The Ocean Etched in the Forest
8:00 pm, David Rubenstein Atrium
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and performer Du Yun presents an exploration of the culture and musical heritage of the Indigenous Jino people.
Chinese Arts Week
Silent Disco
Chinatown Records Time Machine
8:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Join local collective and archive Chinatown Records 華埠錄音 for a sonic ride across the decades of Canto/Mandopop hits.
Presented in collaboration with Chinatown Records 華埠錄音
Saturday, July 25
Kids, Teens, and Families
Chinese Arts Week
Chinatown Records & Dance with Red Silk Dancers
12:00 pm, David Rubenstein Atrium
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Chinatown Records and the Red Silk Dancers activate the Atrium for an afternoon of music and dance programming for audiences of all ages!
Chinese Arts Week
Dance Encounters
Shen Wei Dance Arts | Guangdong Modern Dance Company
MindScape
6:00 pm, Hearst Plaza
FREE: General Admission
Shen Wei’s MindScape explores the spiritual pursuit of inner harmony and transcendence through dance, poetry, abstract calligraphy, and painting.
Part of the Pasculano Collaborative for Contemporary Dance
Chinese Arts Week
Hanggai
7:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Inner Mongolian folk rockers Hanggai mix traditional throat singing vocal styles with contemporary punk rock and metal instrumentation.
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
Elegant Impressions
Eun Sun Kim Conducts Poulenc
7:30 pm, Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Choose-What-You-Pay
Impassioned melodies and dreamy lyricism fill this irresistible program, featuring mezzo-soprano Taylor Raven.
Du Yun | Julian Crouch
The Ocean Etched in the Forest
8:00 pm, David Rubenstein Atrium
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and performer Du Yun presents an exploration of the culture and musical heritage of the Indigenous Jino people.
Silent Disco
Chinese Arts Week
TAIGA
9:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Continue the Chinese Arts Week celebrations with electronic duo TAIGA for an amplified concert and Silent Disco under the stars.
Sunday, July 26
Chinese Arts Week
Qi Yu - Guzheng Meets Jazz
6:00 pm, David Rubenstein Atrium
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Qi Yu uses the Chinese zither known as the guzheng to spotlight points of connection and difference between eastern and western musical tradition.
Presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center
From NewYork-Presbyterian, the Official Hospital of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Rooted in mindfulness, Tai Chi has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, says Dr. Michela Isono, an integrative medicine physician at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine. It has also been linked to lower blood pressure, better balance and joint health, and improved sleep and memory. So come support your mind-body health and experience Tai Chi’s restorative power by joining us at this low-impact workshop designed for all ages.
