Experience the best of the performing arts:
This week at Summer for the City
This week at Summer for the City has a little bit of everything: Join us for genre-bending instrumentalists, a legendary party in the park, and a jazz performance in an underground cabaret. Can't pick? Take the Summer Quiz to plan your first stop.
FREE Fast Track reservations open every Monday at noon for select performances.
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Wednesday, July 2
In collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
11:00 am and 1:00 pm, LeFrak Lobby, David Geffen Hall
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Artist, dancer, and educator Careitha Davis reads Dance Of Colors: Caribbean Rhythms And Family Traditions, celebrating Caribbean culture.
Zarabanda Variations
American Modern Opera Company
2:00 pm and 7:30 pm, David Rubenstein Atrium
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Conceived by AMOC* member Keir GoGwilt, Zarabanda Variations is a vibrant synthesis of European and Latin baroque, folk, and contemporary music.
Baila Cozmic
DADA COZMIC & ULTRA VIOLET
7:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Prepare for a sonic journey of pure joy with the body-moving soul-shaking selections of Dada Cozmic and Ultra Violet.
8:00 pm, The Underground at Jaffe Drive
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Get wild with the return of Jungle Cat Comedy, the hot new stand-up series hosted by Abby Govindan and Mohanad Elshieky.
Thursday, July 3
6:30 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
The all-women Colombian sextet Las Guaracheras plays an electrifying salsa set expressing the power and strength of women.
7:30 pm, David Rubenstein Atrium
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
The GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY winner fuses Latin jazz, Afro-Panamanian beats, Hip-Hop, and R&B for an electrifying headlining debut at Lincoln Center!
8:00 pm, The Underground at Jaffe Drive
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Ruckus and AMOC* member Keir GoGwilt celebrate one of Scotland's most important musicians in a dynamic folk-baroque feast of Scottish dance music.
10:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Join hellotones "El Hijo de PueblaYork," the DJ representing the Mexican diaspora in NYC with his distinct style of spinning cumbias!
Saturday, July 5
The Rhythm Reset
Body Percussion for Mind & Body
Presented in collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian
11:00 am, David Rubenstein Atrium and via livestream
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Learn the basics of body percussion and build a short poly-rhythmic percussive piece, featuring Afro-Brazilian rhythmic patterns.
11:00 am to 7:30 pm, Full-campus experience
FREE: General Admission
The all-day event features relaxed environments, specifically welcoming neurodivergent audiences through multi-sensory experiences, performances, and workshops.
11:30 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm, and 4:00 pm, Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall
FREE: General Admission
We all have different ways of showing, sharing, and processing our emotions. This delightful show explores how all smiles are unique.
2:00 pm, 3:30 pm, and 5:30 pm, Hearst Plaza
FREE: General Admission
Join Processional Arts in a parade of art where the everyday gives way to the uncanny!
12:00 pm, Hearst Plaza
FREE: General Admission
The Latin Grammy-nominated songstress shares stories of her joyful childhood in Mexico with music inspired by the rich diversity of NYC and beyond.
6:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission
Hit The Dance Floor for an accessible Silent Disco with Nico DiMarco, a third generation Deaf person who relies on feeling the beat of the music to DJ.
Duck Down 30th Anniversary Show
Celebrating 30 Years of Independence
7:30 pm, Damrosch Park
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Independent label Duck Down Music, home for NYC's top Hip-Hop artists, celebrates its 30th anniversary with a blow-out concert party.
10:00 pm, The Dance Floor
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
Puerto Rican, Bronx-born turntablist, DJ, and producer brings her passion, skills, and musical archive straight to your headphones.
Sunday, July 6
In collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center
6:00 pm, The Underground at Jaffe Dive
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track
New York City-based drummer, composer, and producer Savannah Harris will uplift your summer, showcasing her versatility steeped in a jazz tradition!
Learning new ways to move your body is not only fun, it also provides benefits for your brain. The concentration you put into learning new steps challenges your attention and memory, which helps to strengthen the neural connections in your brain. So join us to exercise your body and mind through this special movement session. And for better brain health, follow these tips from experts at NewYork-Presbyterian.
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