Monday, April 27, 2026

This week at Lincoln Center Presents

Lincoln Center Presents
In rehearsal for Jeanine Tesori & Brian Crawley’s 'Violet'. Photo by Lawrence Sumulong.

Create-athon: Moving Music: With the New York City Ballet. Photo by Lawrence Sumulong.

New creations

In this week's free lineup at Lincoln Center Presents, new creations are at the helm. Discover two world-premiere operas by Latine artists inti figgis-vizueta and Miguel Farías in the Atrium. Looking to create something yourself? Come to this week's Create-athon and sew your own plush toy.

Get in the FAST TRACK line for free

Free Fast Track tickets give you priority entry to events at the David Rubenstein Atrium until 10 minutes before showtime. Fast Track reservations open every Monday at noon for that week's events.


This week at Lincoln Center Presents:

headshots of Jeanine Tesori, Karen Valby, and Marcia Sells

Swans of Harlem

A Conversation on Carrying Legacy Forward

Thursday, April 30 at 6:30 pm
List Hall, The Metropolitan Opera  
FREE: Registration Recommended

This panel discussion explores Karen Valby’s The Swans of Harlem, which chronicles the untold stories of five Black ballerinas of Dance Theatre of Harlem.

 Closed captioning available on personal devices via a QR code

Presented in collaboration with The Metropolitan Opera

a headshot of Miguel Farias and four musicians standing with their instruments

FUTUROS: New Ideas in Composition

Mirror, Mirror by Miguel Farías

Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium 
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track

Join for a world premiere opera by Venezuelan-Chilean composer Miguel Farías, inspired by the work of Chilean novelist and performer Pedro Lemebel.

Presented in collaboration with New Latin Wave

man in dramatic lighting holding an instrument

Oscar Dudamel y su Orquesta

Friday, May 1 at 7:30 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium + Livestream
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track

The renowned Venezuelan bandleader, trombonist, and father of the New York Philharmonic's Music & Artistic Director, Gustavo Dudamel, leads his orchestra in an evening of salsa music and dance.

 Captioning available for the livestream of this event 

Presented in collaboration with the New York Philharmonic

a person with long, dark hair and red-rimmed glasses

FUTUROS: New Ideas in Composition

mad scramble for crumbs by inti figgis-vizueta

Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium 
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track

Witness this world premiere by a composer who reconciles historical aesthetics and experimental practices with trans and Indigenous futures.

Presented in collaboration with New Latin Wave

a group of people busy at a table with crafts

Create-athon: Monsters Everywhere!

With The New York Sewing Center

Sunday, May 3 at 1:00 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium 
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track

Make and design your own collectible creature or dress up your favorite little friend with new fits at this hands-on workshop for all ages.

Step into the Webby Award-winning Lincoln Center Immersive

On view until May 18

crowd on Josie Robertson Plaza

"SAFE SPACE" by Miles Regis

Josie Robertson Plaza is home to a hidden realm where digital artworks spring to life, transforming Lincoln Center's iconic buildings into canvasses for vibrant art, poetry, and video– and it just won a Webby Award! 

Explore three augmented reality (AR) artworks along the facades of the halls, including archives from The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, artwork by Miles Regis, and poetry by Artist-in-Residence Mahogany L. Browne—for free from your smartphone.

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