Magical summer nights
One of the best things about a New York summer? Unforgettable summer nights. Make memories this week celebrating the global spirit of soccer with international artists; making noise at Ruidosa Fest with Pabllo Vittar, Guerilla Girls, and a lineup of Latine artists; and swing dancing the night away with Glad Rags Orchestra.
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.
Wednesday, July 8
Kids, Teens, and Families
Theater Storytime With AJ Freeman
11:00 am and 1:00 pm, Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby, David Geffen Hall
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Lyricist and librettist AJ Freeman and composer Maria Caputo join us to present an original musical version of The Odyssey for young audiences.
Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Accessibility: Relaxed Performance
Social Dance
Glad Rags Orchestra
6:30 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Immerse yourself in the toe-tapping vintage sounds of 1920s and ‘30s popular dance band music with the Glad Rags Orchestra.
Living Music: Poiesis Quartet
7:30 pm, David Rubenstein Atrium
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
The virtuosic performers of Poiesis Quartet present works by emerging composers in their Lincoln Center debut.
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
Symphony of Choice
A Crowd-Composed Concert
7:30 pm, Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Choose-What-You-Pay
Vote for your choice of repertoire from a selection of works that preview the Orchestra’s summer season!
Accessibility: CC, ASL
Silent Disco
Madame Gandhi
10:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
The World Club DJ dance party series kicks off with a set from the innovative and musically electrifying DJ Madame Gandhi.
Thursday, July 9
World at Play at Lincoln Center
Brazil Day: Roda de Samba With Regional Samaúma
6:00 pm, Hearst Plaza
FREE: General Admission
The spirit of a Rio de Janeiro backyard samba circle comes to life via Regional Samaúma, a local ensemble with roots in Brazil's traditional music.
World at Play at Lincoln Center
Brazil Day: Alici
7:30 pm, David Rubenstein Atrium + via Livestream
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Experience the fusion sounds of Brazilian-American singer-songwriter Alici, who's redefining the ways bossa nova, R&B, MPB, and more intertwine.
Presented in collaboration with Brasil Summerfest
World at Play at Lincoln Center
Brazil Day: Baia Toca Forró
8:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Groove to the warm rhythms of forró with Maurício Baia, who blends traditional sounds from Brazil with contemporary rock and pop.
Presented in collaboration with Brasil Summerfest
World at Play at Lincoln Center
Brazil Day: Pelé
8:00 pm, Hearst Plaza
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Watch the heart-pounding documentary about Pelé's larger-than-life rise as he led Brazil to three World Cup titles.
In collaboration with Film at Lincoln Center
World at Play at Lincoln Center
Silent Disco
Brazil Day: Béco Dranoff
10:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Brazil’s Béco Dranoff fires off a powerhouse set of international dance pop as part of our ongoing World Club DJ series.
Friday, July 10
World at Play at Lincoln Center
Freestyle Soccer Show
5:00 pm, Hearst Plaza
FREE: General Admission
Experience gravity-defying and acrobatic soccer skills with the astonishing NYC freestyle performers.
World at Play at Lincoln Center
Dance Encounters
BORN TO FLY: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
Film Screening
6:00 pm, Hearst Plaza
FREE: General Admission
The documentary follows the groundbreaking choreographer, whose gravity-defying work has earned her the title, “the Evel Knievel of dance.”
Part of the Pasculano Collaborative for Contemporary Dance
World at Play at Lincoln Center
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
Inside the Orchestra: Artists As Athletes
Get an inside look into the lives of orchestral musicians and consider the ways in which musicians are athletes.
Accessibility: CC
Kids, Teens, and Families
Create-athon: Deep Sea Costume Workshop
Followed by Dance Party
6:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori is your undersea DJ at this family-friendly Create-athon and dance party; make your own undersea-themed ensemble on-site!
Sauljaljui
7:30 pm, David Rubenstein Atrium
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Sauljaljui is a multifaceted vocalist and songwriter from southern Taiwan who embodies the evolving culture and enduring traditions of the Indigenous Paiwan people.
Artist support for Sauljaljui is provided by the Taipei Cultural Center in New York, Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
The Beethoven Effect
Jonathon Heyward Conducts Beethoven’s Fifth
7:30 pm, Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Choose-What-You-Pay
Past meets present in this electrifying program led by Jonathon Heyward.
World at Play at Lincoln Center
Kicking + Screening
8:00 pm, Hearst Plaza
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
If you love sports and movies, get the best of both worlds at America's premiere film festival dedicated to cinema about soccer!
World at Play at Lincoln Center
Silent Disco
Belinda Becker
10:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Jamaican New Yorker Belinda Becker takes over The Dance Floor with a late night Silent Disco DJ dance session!
Saturday, July 11
World at Play at Lincoln Center
SOLEcial Studies Cleat Canvas Lab
10:00 am, Lincoln Center Theater
FREE: General Admission
Showcase your style by color designing your own custom cleats on paper in your own bold patterns and personal flair.
In collaboration with Lincoln Center Theater
The Art of Wellbeing
The Music of You With Dr. Susan Rogers
11:00 am, David Rubenstein Atrium
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Join Susan Rogers, PhD and filmmaker, and DJ octomedusa for a “record pull” to discuss what the music you love reveals about your sense of self.
In collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian, the Official Hospital of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Kids, Teens, and Families
SAB Family-Friendly Ballet Workshop
11:00 am, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission
Join faculty and advanced students from the School of American Ballet for a ballet workshop demonstrating how students train in the studios every day.
Presented in collaboration with the School of American Ballet
Kids, Teens, and Families
World at Play at Lincoln Center
Freestyle Workshop With Nick Seyda
12:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission
Join World Champion freestyler Nick Seyda for a captivating, unforgettable workshop, and learn how to make soccer balls dance!
AfriCarnaval
6:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
AfriCarnaval celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute with special performances.
Presented in collaboration with the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
The Beethoven Effect
Jonathon Heyward Conducts Beethoven’s Fifth
7:30 pm, Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Choose-What-You-Pay
Past meets present in this electrifying program led by Jonathon Heyward.
World at Play at Lincoln Center
Silent Disco
DJ David & Arty Furtado
8:30 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Our World Club returns with a global DJ double-header—Club 1BD founders and curator DJ David & Arty Furtado—bringing an electrifying, genre-blending dance party.
Sunday, July 12
Ruidosa Fest
3:00 pm, David Geffen Hall and The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Make noise at Ruidosa Fest, a women-led, day-long festival of music and dance, centering Latine artists.
Ruidosa Fest: How to Be a Guerrilla Girl y Hacer Ruido
3:00 pm, Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
This conversation brings together the legendary Guerrilla Girls and Coco Fusco, an influential interdisciplinary artist and writer, for an inspiring panel.
Ruidosa Fest: From Cultural Memory to Sound
Identity in Music Production
4:00 pm, Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Latin GRAMMY–winning artist Ella Bric explores how cultural identity and personal memory shape the sonic language of music production.
Lincoln Center Visionary Artist: Wynton Marsalis
From Black Codes to The Magic Hour
6:00 pm, David Rubenstein Atrium
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
An ensemble of powerhouse improvisers explores some of the most influential music in modern jazz.
Presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Ruidosa Fest: Pabllo Vittar presents CLUB VITTAR
With Dominga & Volvox and Armana Khan
7:30 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Don't miss CLUB VITTAR, starring Brazilian drag queen and singer Pabllo Vittar, joined by Dominga & Volvox, and Armana Khan.
