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2026-27 Series & Festivals

Encounter the arts through a curated series or festival, each thoughtfully crafted around a theme, artform, historical moment in time, or audience. Whether you return to a favorite legacy program or discover something entirely new, we hope you leave feeling inspired by the arts—with a fresh perspective and connection to the world around you.

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Lincoln Center Contemporary Dance Festival

This January, the Lincoln Center Contemporary Dance Festival returns to celebrate New York City-based choreographers presenting boundary-pushing works, including two New York premieres and two commissions by the Pasculano Collaborative for Contemporary Dance.

Legacies of San Juan Hill Festival

This year’s festival celebrates how community creates culture, exploring how the reciprocal influence of the diverse communities of San Juan Hill fostered extraordinary artistic innovation.

Featured Performances

Feel the power of live performance when you experience global contemporary artistry on our biggest stages, all for FREE or Choose-What-You-Pay!

Kids, Teens, and Families

A joyful and inclusive series of music, dance, storytelling, and hands-on creativity for young audiences and their families, with sensory-friendly and relaxed events throughout the season.

Lincoln Center Visionary Artist: Wynton Marsalis

Lincoln Center honors one extraordinary artist whose impact and vision embody the transformative power of the arts across disciplines.

Festival of Firsts

The fifth annual Festival of Firsts showcases performers boldly exploring new artistic territories. Experience this only-in-New York series of premiere performances, U.S. debuts, album debuts, and career milestone sets.

Unsound New York

The boundary-defying Unsound Festival returns to Lincoln Center with genre-blurring performances that reimagine sound through bold experimentation and global artistry.

American Songbook

The 2027 American Songbook season will once again be curated by Lincoln Center Artist-in-Residence Clint Ramos, a world-renowned, Tony Award-winning designer, creative director, and producer. More to be announced soon!

¡VAYA!

From salsa and charanga to Latin jazz, bachata, boogaloo, and more, ¡VAYA! is meant to make you move. Whether you're bopping your head or spinning around on the city's most exciting dance floor… ¡pa'lante!

Under the Radar at Lincoln Center

This January, Under the Radar returns with a signature selection of more than 25 new theatrical productions with performances across the city, including at Lincoln Center.

At the Atrium

All year long, the David Rubenstein Atrium is your home for FREE and groundbreaking music, theater, family shows, dance, comedy, and interactive experiences—highlighting the voices of local and international artists.

Big Umbrella Festival

From April 2–24, 2027, the celebrated festival returns for a multi-week series of performances, workshops, relaxed spaces, and interactive artistic experiences specifically welcoming neurodivergent audiences and their families.

Lincoln Center Immersive

Encompassing excitingly fresh augmented reality experiences, the Lincoln Center Immersive series invites participants to expand their perception of reality and space, offering creative work that serves as an entry point into a hidden realm.

The Art of Wellbeing

Art engages the mind, body, and spirit with guided meditations and movement-based lessons accompanied by live music. Designed and presented in collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian.

Lincoln Center Moments

A free, welcoming performance series created for individuals with dementia and their caregivers, offering intimate artistic experiences in a supportive setting.

Passport to the Arts

A free and inclusive introduction to the performing arts, this series welcomes children, teens, and adults with disabilities and their families to experience concerts, workshops, and events across Lincoln Center.

Livestreams

Watch select Lincoln Center performances from anywhere with free livestreams all season long—complete with closed captions and on-demand access.

Young Artist Pipeline

A free training program for sixth and seventh graders, Young Artist Pipeline nurtures emerging talent through foundational arts education, creative exploration, and pathways to NYC’s screened arts high schools.

Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center

The Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center comes together each summer during Lincoln Center's Summer for the City to celebrate and share iconic works of classical music in dialogue with new and rediscovered music.

Ticketing Overview

To make the arts more accessible, all tickets for Lincoln Center Presents events are Free or Choose-What-You-Pay. Play your part by selecting the ticket value that’s right for you, knowing your contribution helps expand access for all. Please refer to the dedicated event page of the show you’d like to attend to confirm ticketing options.

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All tickets to select shows are available on a Choose-What-You-Pay basis. Select the ticket value that's right for you, knowing your contribution helps expand access for all.

Free General Admission Events

Many performances and events, including all programming at the David Rubenstein Atrium, are available for FREE via General Admission—first-come, first-served. Advance reservations are not required for these events; just show up! While we'll do our best to accommodate as many guests as possible, we cannot guarantee admission. Look for the “FREE” label on calendar listings and show pages, or select the “Free” calendar filter to search for a wide range of free programming.

Free Fast Track Option

All Lincoln Center Presents events at the David Rubenstein Atrium offer a Fast Track reservation option, giving priority entry into events. Reservations for Fast Track will open every Monday at noon for that week's events and can be reserved on this page. Please check the event's dedicated web page to confirm if Fast Track is available for the performance you'd like to attend.

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1. Book online from the event's dedicated web page.
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Lincoln Center's Summer Forum: Moving the Field Forward, is a five-day celebratory convening specially designed for teaching artists and educators. This is your opportunity to grow and connect with fellow professionals—both local and international—for LCE's signature immersive workshops, experiential labs, performances, social networking events, and Summer for the City dance party. It is our hope that you leave Summer Forum with fresh ideas to propel your creative vision forward; innovative, new tools to incorporate into your practice; and new friends and colleagues for years to come. Stay tuned for more details about speakers, performers, and events coming soon!

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Featured Presenters & Facilitators

Rachael Jacobs (Associate Professor in Creative Arts Education at Western Sydney University)
Rachael Jacobs is an Associate Professor of arts education at Western Sydney University in Australia. Working in teacher education programs, she has a research program dedicated teacher-artistry, and anti-racism education through the arts. Rachael is a dancer, choreographer, and theatremaker. She facilitates art projects in community settings all over Australia, mostly working in migrant and refugee communities. She is also a community activist, aerial artist, South Asian choreographer and runs her own intercultural dance company. Rachael has been heavily involved in ITAC (International Teaching Artists Collaborative) as a teaching artist for the IDGs (Inner Development Goals) and a facilitator of climate justice projects in South West Sydney. She completed the Lincoln Centre’s Leadership Forum in 2019.

Yonglun Liu (Teaching Artist from Singapore, International Teaching Artist Collaborative [ITAC] Chair)
Yonglun Liu is a Singapore-based artist, arts administrator, and educator committed to building inclusive and transformative spaces through the arts. He currently serves as the Chair of the International Teaching Artist Collaborative (ITAC), a global network supporting socially engaged artists and arts educators, and is also the General Manager of the Singapore Drama Educators Association (SDEA).Yonglun has led and supported numerous initiatives that bring drama and theatre into schools and communities. Since 2017, he has collaborated with fellow artists to form arts-based interest groups for adults and children with disabilities, ranging from Playback Theatre ensembles to string groups. He is the co-founder and current leader of Harmony Community Choir and MoOnbeams Theatre, which provide inclusive platforms for creative expression.He believes strongly that everyone, regardless of ability, deserves equal opportunities to explore and engage in the arts. Outside of his professional work, Yonglun also pursues the art of jazz guitar.

Richard Mannoia (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Vice President of Education)
Mannoia brings nearly 30 years of experience at the intersection of arts education, curriculum design, and large-scale program development. A former teaching artist, Richard has built his career on the conviction that the arts are not peripheral to student development, but central to it. As Senior Managing Director of K–12 Programs at Juilliard, he designed and scaled initiatives reaching 50,000+ students and 1,000+ educators across 28 countries, and launched a digital platform expanding access to arts education globally. His collaborative work spans Carnegie Hall, the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Harvard Project Zero. Richard's approach integrates rigorous curriculum design, practitioner-centered professional development, and ongoing research, always oriented toward the artistic and personal capabilities young people need to navigate and shape their lives.

Madeleine McGirk Rutherford (ITAC, Director)
Bringing expertise in education, theatre and filmmaking, Madeleine (she/her) is the Founding Managing Director of the International Teaching Artists Collaborative (ITAC), where she has led the building of over 5,000 members in the world's first global network of participatory artists who work in schools and communities. She specialises in arts for social transformation projects in different settings, with an emphasis on creating new and unlikely partnerships. Madeleine’s background is in designing creative engagement programming both inside and outside of traditional learning spaces, using arts as a tool for cross-sector-topic exploration. Madeleine serves as Artistic Director for the Inner Development Goals Summit, Co-Chair of Healing Arts Scotland, and has been invited to speak about the role of Teaching Artistry and creative engagement in multiple high profile spaces including UNESCO, the World Health Organisation, the Scottish Parliament, and beyond.

Jean E. Taylor (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Senior Director of the Teaching Artistry Program)
Taylor works extensively with LCE’s Teaching Artist faculty, designing and hosting Summer Forum, co-facilitating the Teaching Artist Development Labs and collaborating on international consultancies. Jean represented LCE at the International Teaching Artist Conferences (ITAC) in Oslo, Brisbane, Edinburgh, New York, Seoul, and Auckland, NZ. Recently Jean piloted an Intergenerational Co-Mentoring project, with co-mentor Zoey Peacock Jones, together they launched The Office of Kindness, an interactive clown-inspired installation offering whimsy as a remedy for life’s daily dilemmas. Jean teaches Theatrical Clown for The New School College of Performing Arts. Her approach to theatrical clown has been published in Movement for Actors, Allworth Press. She is a board member for The Maxine Greene Institute for Aesthetic Education and AHAS (Archive for Health, Art & Spirit) and serves on the Leadership Committee for ITAC.

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UPCOMING SHOWS

Thursday, September 10 at 1:00 pm

Virtual on Zoom

Thursday, September 10 at 7:30 pm

Friday, September 11 at 8:00 am

Friday, September 11 at 7:00 pm

Saturday, September 12 at 7:30 pm

Wednesday, September 16 at 11:00 am

Wednesday, September 16 at 1:00 pm

Thursday, September 17 at 7:30 pm

Friday, September 18 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, September 19 at 7:30 pm

Headlining performance by Britton & The Sting

Wednesday, September 23 at 7:30 pm

Legends - The Prince & D’Angelo Experience

Thursday, September 24 at 7:30 pm

With David Suzuki

Friday, September 25 at 7:30 pm

With David Suzuki

Saturday, September 26 at 11:00 am

Saturday, September 26 at 7:30 pm

Arcos do Choro

Sunday, September 27 at 7:30 pm

or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

Thursday, October 1 at 1:00 pm

Virtual on Zoom

Thursday, October 1 at 7:30 pm

Friday, October 2 at 5:00 pm

A Weekend of Contemporary Portuguese Arts

Friday, October 2 at 6:00 pm

(A Show and Tell of Memories and Mementos)

Saturday, October 3 at 12:00 pm

A Weekend of Contemporary Portuguese Arts

Saturday, October 3 at 2:30 pm

Featuring the Young People's Chorus of New York City and the Guangzhou Experimental Choir

Tuesday, October 6 at 6:00 pm

Lincoln Center Presents In collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian

Wednesday, October 7 at 7:30 pm

Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 pm

Friday, October 9 at 7:30 pm

Friday, October 9 at 7:30 pm

Mathis Picard

Saturday, October 10 at 11:00 am

Fun Forgotten Firsts from History with Mick Sullivan

Wednesday, October 14 - Multiple times

Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian