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Mei Semones
Mei Semones joins Japanese and English lyrics to guitar music that moves between jazz, bossa nova and indie pop. Her Lincoln Center debut is a chance to hear the Brooklyn songwriter's Animaru-era sound live.
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Good things in New York, for free
Free-entry places and exhibitions. Conditional museum discounts have their own rules.
Free-entry places and exhibitions. Conditional museum discounts have their own rules. This is our growing New York selection. Follow each listing for checked practical information and the official source.
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Emilia y Pablo
Chilean duo Emilia y Pablo bring their blend of Latin American folk and flamenco to their US debut. Guitars, voices and visuals connect musical traditions from across Spanish-speaking cultures.
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LOL: Laughing Out Lonely
Countertenor Morten Grove Frandsen plays multiple roles in a solo opera about loneliness and online life. Its text draws on young people's social-media posts, giving this Danish work an unusually contemporary point of entry.
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Moving Body – Moving Image
Moving Body–Moving Image explores migration through films built around movement and dance. Curated by Gabri Christa, this edition includes work by Carrie Mae Weems and Alesandra Seutin, with further programme details still to come.
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claire rousay & Martyna Basta / Keith "Giant Claw" Rankin & Julek ploski
Two Polish-American collaborations share an Unsound bill. claire rousay and Martyna Basta present hotel room, while Keith Giant Claw Rankin and Julek ploski bring their audiovisual work CONTROL FREAK.
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suhREEtah
Kentucky rapper suhREEtah makes her Lincoln Center debut after finding a wider audience through jazz-inflected performance clips. Her work connects music, movement and the experience of growing up Black in Appalachia.
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Morning Meditation
Aja Grant and Coulou lead a family-friendly sound bath and guided meditation. Synthesizers, guitar and trumpet provide a live setting for a quieter participatory visit to Lincoln Center.
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Come & Sing: Climate Songs
Join a community choir session built around climate-themed songs, led by Ben Bram. No singing experience is needed: the programme includes new commissions associated with Climate Sing and a shared rendition of Take Me Home, Country Roads.
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The Universal Language of Jazz
Wynton Marsalis and the Metropolitan Opera's Peter Gelb discuss the ways jazz crosses artistic boundaries. Materials from the performing-arts library's collections help connect the conversation to musical history.
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Topaz Jones
Topaz Jones marks ten years since Arcade with a performance connecting hip-hop, funk and soul. The New Jersey rapper, producer and filmmaker brings his multidisciplinary approach to the Atrium.
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Orchestra in Miniature
Members of the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center step into smaller combinations for an evening of chamber duets. A post-concert conversation adds a closer look at the musicians behind the larger ensemble.
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Gerardo Contino
Cuban bandleader Gerardo Contino leads a ¡VAYA! dance night inspired by the Latin music of San Juan Hill. Afro-Caribbean and jazz influences give the evening a link to the area's musical past.
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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
A Halloween screening sends Jason Voorhees into the New York of 1989, accompanied by a new live soundtrack from DJ 2-Tone Jones. Costumes are encouraged for this horror-film edition of Beats, Rhymes & Sights.
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Día de Muertos Celebration
A community ofrenda and a live set by Guachinangos bring Día de Muertos to the Atrium. Visitors can contribute copies of photographs or messages while music connects son jarocho, cumbia and other Latin American traditions.
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Voices of a People's History
Readings and live music revisit historian Howard Zinn's work through voices from theatre, comedy and music. Announced participants include Wallace Shawn, Jessica Hecht, Arian Moayed, Hari Kondabolu and Staceyann Chin.
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ALBA Musik: Contemporary Flamenco
ALBA Musik places flamenco singing, guitar and dance in conversation with contemporary songwriting. Bárbara Martínez and Albert Alabedra lead the New York collective through a programme rooted in the form's traditions.
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The Precipice
Miranda Ferriss Jones presents The Precipice, a musical fairy tale about sisters resisting forces that would diminish their identities. Laura Benanti joins a cross-generational, predominantly female creative ensemble for its New York premiere.
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Luisito Gómez & Calle 107
Luisito Gómez & Calle 107 bring a New York salsa sound to the ¡VAYA! dance floor. Original music and reinterpretations share the programme, with vocalists Ordanis Castillo, Marvin Moscoso and Jason Martinez.
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Music and Creativity
Make a graphic score with New York Philharmonic musicians and teaching artists, then hear it take shape in sound. This collaborative workshop welcomes participants without musical experience and connects drawing, listening and composition.
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THE JAZMINES: a rage play – and for legal reasons, a parody
Jasmine Sharma's satirical play follows brown artists competing for a place in American theatre. Music by Xander Browne and direction by Asmeret Ghebremichael support a story about ambition, relationships and their costs.
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Create-athon: Mural Making, Graffiti Style
Graffiti artist DAZE leads teens and young adults through tags, designs and collaborative mural making. Individual contributions come together on one larger canvas, offering a practical introduction to working as an artistic collective.
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THE DANISH GIRL in Concert
Breaking the Binary Theatre presents the first public concert material from The Danish Girl musical. Nora Brigid Monahan's book and lyrics meet Alex Parker's score in a Transgender Day of Remembrance programme.
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Ju Percussion
Taiwan's Ju Percussion Group marks forty years with music by its resident composers. The ensemble combines theatrical presentation with percussion traditions from East and West for an energetic return to Lincoln Center.
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Thought Daughter Live with Tatiana Frank
Tatiana Frank brings her Thought Daughter online series into a live variety-show format. Stand-up, crowd work and guests expand her comedy about everyday situations and the expectations attached to gender.