The New York edit
Recently added recommendations. New here does not mean newly opened.
This is our growing New York selection. Follow each listing for checked practical information and the official source.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chile's Silencio Blanco brings paper puppets to life in an interactive performance about play and childhood. Everyday materials become expressive characters, making this a thoughtful choice for a family theatre outing.
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.
Violinist Nemanja Radulović and Double Sens bring their chamber-orchestra approach to Beethoven and Bach. The programme reworks the Kreutzer Sonata for strings and includes Bach's Chaconne and a reconstructed violin concerto.
The American Classical Orchestra explores Romantic-era writing on period instruments. Berwald's Second Symphony joins Weber and Beethoven's Fourth in a programme that gives a less frequently heard symphony a prominent place.
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.
Ithaca College's students take over Alice Tully Hall for an evening spanning wind ensemble, orchestra, choir and jazz. It is a broad introduction to the next generation of performers and music educators.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rain is a gentle sensory performance for babies and their carers, combining cello, voice and movement. The environment is designed specifically for lap or crawling babies, rather than walking toddlers.
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.
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.
Add a restaurant stop to your New York plans: Chambers is an address for contemporary cooking.
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.
Contemporary cooking at Atera, with the exact address ready for your city route.
Él y Ella follows two Mexican artists building a life in New York through a Spanglish musical score. Four multi-instrumentalists move between mariachi, cumbia, ranchera, corrido and norteña traditions.
