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November 21 at 7:30 pm

FUTUROS, New Ideas in Composition

The Ivalas String Quartet

Performs Angélica Negrón

Lincoln Center Presents

November 21 at 7:30 pm

David Rubenstein Atrium

The Graduate Resident String Quartet at Juilliard will perform a retrospective selection of works for strings by one of the leading voices of her generation.

MUSIC

EXPERIMENTAL

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November 22 at 11:00 am

Kids, Teens, and Families

+ERBA: A Forest in the City

By Compagnia TPO

Lincoln Center Presents

November 22 at 11:00 am

Clark Studio Theater

An interactive family show, inviting children to use their bodies as paintbrushes to create an imaginary city where nature and humans coexist in peace.

KIDS AGES 4+

FAMILY

DANCE

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November 22 at 2:00 pm

Kids, Teens, and Families

+ERBA: A Forest in the City

By Compagnia TPO

Lincoln Center Presents

November 22 at 2:00 pm

Clark Studio Theater

An interactive family show, inviting children to use their bodies as paintbrushes to create an imaginary city where nature and humans coexist in peace.

KIDS AGES 4+

FAMILY

DANCE

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November 22 at 7:30 pm

¡VAYA!

Sebastian Natal & The Orchestra

A Mi Estilo

Lincoln Center Presents

November 22 at 7:30 pm

David Rubenstein Atrium

With a candombe, plena, salsa, and timba repertoire, Sebastian Natal & The Orchestra offers a musical tour through the ages!

MUSIC

SOCIAL DANCE

SALSA

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See yourself at Lincoln Center

Discover transformative new work and U.S. premieres

Contemporary and classical traditions reflect New York's cultural diversity in never-before-experienced premieres at Lincoln Center. David Lang's poor hymnal, a concert-length work written for the GRAMMY-winning chamber choir The Crossing, has its New York premiere this December. Get swept up in the world of Carmen like never before with La Carmencita, a fresh take on Bizet's classic from the innovative new opera company, The Opera Next Door. 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.

Celebrate 15 years of FREE programming 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, from across genres, to light up the stage this season! Featured events include: Hip-Hop Movie Night, Jaime Lozano, Migguel Anggelo, Spotlight: Bounce House burlesque show, and so many more.

Revel in Latine and global artists on the New York stage

This year, we're honoring the incomparable Rubén Blades, one of the most successful vocalists and songwriters in music and salsa history, with performances across the campus. The New Latin Wave returns with FUTUROS, presenting composers in new music, experimental, and neo-classical fields for four nights only at the Atrium. On January 12, globalFEST returns to David Geffen Hall for another full-theater takeover, populating all the floors and venues of the building with soul-stirring performers from across the planet and around the corner.

Free at the Atrium

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November 21

The Ivalas String Quartet

FUTUROS, New Ideas in Composition

November 22

Sebastian Natal & The Orchestra

A Mi Estilo

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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.

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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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Lincoln Center Visionary Artist: Rubén Blades

Each season, Lincoln Center honors one extraordinary artist whose impact, vision, and values embrace the transformative power of the arts across many of the disciplines represented on campus. Beginning October 2024, we celebrate the living legend, Rubén Blades, one of the most distinguished musicians of our time.

A prolific composer, recording artist, actor, and former Minister of Tourism and presidential candidate in his native Panama, the 23-time GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Award winner and Latin GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductee revolutionized Latin music by making it a vehicle for stories that center social justice and the lived experiences of people across Latin America. His musical innovations are celebrated worldwide, expanding the definitions of what Afro-Cuban music can be. Recognized for his work across genres, Blades has appeared in over 50 films and has garnered three Emmy nominations and an ACE AWARD as best actor in a movie or mini-series.

Lincoln Center’s season-long celebration features an exploration of Blades’ Brazilian music influences in a performance with Brazil’s Boca Livre and the Editus Ensemble with Jazz at Lincoln Center; the U.S. premiere of his large-scale musical work Maestra Vida, a soaring, genre-defying urban drama centered on the Latin American lived experience, performed with the New York Philharmonic; a display at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts tracing his artistic journey entitled From Panama to New York: The Musical Journey of Rubén Blades; and screenings of his 1985 breakout film performance Crossover Dreams with Film at Lincoln Center and his 2018 documentary Rubén Blades Is Not My Name.

Upcoming Events

March 30 at 7:30 pm

Lincoln Center Visionary Artist: Rubén Blades

Maestra Vida

Rubén Blades with the New York Philharmonic

Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with New York Philharmonic

March 30 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

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March 31 at 7:30 pm

Lincoln Center Visionary Artist: Rubén Blades

Maestra Vida

Rubén Blades with 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.