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Big Umbrella Festival returns! Tickets on sale now
Annually each spring, the Big Umbrella Festival welcomes kids, teens, and adults for a dynamic series of programming, designed with and for neurodiverse audiences. The 2025 festival will span three weeks in April, offering distinct events and activations each weekend. Explore the calendar here »Upcoming events
March 31 at 7:30 pm
Lincoln Center Visionary Artist: Rubén Blades
Maestra Vida
Rubén Blades with members of the New York Philharmonic
Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with New York Philharmonic
March 31 at 7:30 pm
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Don't miss the U.S. premiere of Blades’ large-scale musical work, a soaring, genre-defying urban drama centered on the Latin American lived experience.
MUSIC
SALSA
ORCHESTRAL
April 01 at 4:00 pm
April 02 at 7:00 pm
Legacies of San Juan Hill
Jazz, Afro-Caribbean Music, and the Sounds of San Juan Hill
Lincoln Center Presents
April 02 at 7:00 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium
Join us for a program celebrating the cross-cultural musical innovation of San Juan Hill.
MUSIC
SOCIAL DANCE
SWING
April 03 at 1:00 pm
Lincoln Center Moments
Building Bridges with Claudia Acuña
Lincoln Center Presents
April 03 at 1:00 pm
Virtual on Zoom
Singer songwriter Claudia Acuña explores how the shared energy of music connects us across languages. For individuals with dementia and their caregivers.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
MUSIC
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Be inspired by musicians who defy expectations
American Songbook: Singer Outsiders, curated in collaboration with Tamar-kali and Kathleen Hanna, uplifts women and nonbinary musicians who have shaped the modern landscape of music and continue to drive conversations on gender, identity, and empowerment. This spring series features a bold lineup of powerhouse voices from across the punk, pop, jazz, classical, R&B, and theater worlds—including Tarta Relena, Los Sara Fontan, and Cocanha; Gossip; Ana Tijoux; A Tribute to The Slits, and more—all for free or Choose-What-You-Pay.
Catch international premieres on the New York stage
In collaboration with the New York Philharmonic, Rubén Blades' large-scale musical work Maestra Vida—a soaring, genre-defying urban drama centered on the Latin American lived experience—will be presented in the U.S. for the very first time. The U.S. premiere of the UK’s most celebrated Hip-Hop dance theater company, Boy Blue, brings movement at its most fluid, distilled, and skilled with Cycles. A contemporary circus company celebrates human interconnectedness in the New York premiere of Backbone, a thrilling event for all ages!
Celebrate 15 years of FREE events at the Atrium
The David Rubenstein Atrium has offered 15 years of dynamic, free programming—opening our world to culture that addresses today’s most pressing issues and explores our common humanity. To celebrate the occasion, we're bringing back fan-favorites and welcoming Lincoln Center debuts to light up the stage this season! Featured events include: Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché film screening, Pascuala Ilabaca, a Brooklyn Maqam and Haza Party, and comedy show and dance party Don't Text Your Ex.Be the first to know!
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Fast Track reservations open Mondays at noon
In addition to General Admission, we’re offering a FREE Fast Track option for most Lincoln Center Presents events—giving you priority access. Bookmark this page »Free at the Atrium
April 4
American Songbook
April 5
Celebrating Women in Hip-Hop
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