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Lead support for Summer for the City Community Programming is provided by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)
Major support for Summer for the City is provided by Chase
NewYork-Presbyterian is the Official Hospital of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Contemporary Dance is made possible by the Pasculano Collaborative for Contemporary Dance - Lynne and Richard Pasculano, Founding Donors
United Airlines is the Supporting Airline of Lincoln Center Presents
Steinway & Sons is the Preferred Piano Partner of Lincoln Center
Major support for Lincoln Center Presents and Summer for the City is provided by the Mellon Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, MOVADO Group Foundation, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc., and Howard Gilman Foundation
BAAND Together Dance Festival is made possible by CHANEL
Additional support is provided by Park Lane New York and Lyft
Endowment support is provided by the Blavatnik Family Foundation Fund for Dance, The Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Foundation, Oak Foundation, and PepsiCo Foundation
We are grateful to our Board of Directors for their leadership and generous support in making our work possible
Operation of Lincoln Center’s public plazas is supported in part with public funds provided by the City of New York
Programs are made possible, in part, with public funds provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor, Mayor of the City of New York, the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council
Thanks to Our Supporters
Lead support for Summer for the City Community Programming is provided by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)
Major support for Summer for the City is provided by Chase
NewYork-Presbyterian is the Official Hospital of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Contemporary Dance is made possible by the Pasculano Collaborative for Contemporary Dance - Lynne and Richard Pasculano, Founding Donors
United Airlines is the Supporting Airline of Lincoln Center Presents
Steinway & Sons is the Preferred Piano Partner of Lincoln Center
Major support for Lincoln Center Presents and Summer for the City is provided by the Mellon Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, MOVADO Group Foundation, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc., and Howard Gilman Foundation
BAAND Together Dance Festival is made possible by CHANEL
Additional support is provided by Park Lane New York and Lyft
Endowment support is provided by the Blavatnik Family Foundation Fund for Dance, The Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Foundation, Oak Foundation, and PepsiCo Foundation
We are grateful to our Board of Directors for their leadership and generous support in making our work possible
Operation of Lincoln Center’s public plazas is supported in part with public funds provided by the City of New York
Programs are made possible, in part, with public funds provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor, Mayor of the City of New York, the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council
How to Get Tickets to Summer for the City
There are three ways to get tickets to Summer for the City at Lincoln Center, depending on the venue and the programming. Please refer to the dedicated event page of the show you’d like to attend to confirm ticketing options.
Free General Admission
For free events, over half the venue capacity is aways available for General Admission. Just show up; no tickets needed! Entry to most Summer for the City performances and events is available for FREE via General Admission—first-come, first-served. Learn more »
Free Fast Track
In addition to General Admission, we’re offering a FREE Fast Track option for the majority of Summer for the City events held at Hearst Plaza, The Dance Floor, the David Rubenstein Atrium, and other select venues. Fast Track reservations are available every Monday at noon for that week's events!
• By booking Fast Track for events ahead of time, guests can access the Fast Track line at the venue which gives them priority entry to that event.
• While event admission is not guaranteed, Fast Track ticket holders will have priority over the General Admission line up until 10 minutes before show time (please note: show time for social dances on The Dance Floor is the start of the dance lesson). We recommend arriving an hour before show time to ensure entry into the event.
• Please check the event's dedicated web page to confirm if Fast Track is available for the performance you'd like to attend.
• Lincoln Center Members get automatic access to every Fast Track line, no reservation required!
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A majority of indoor events held at David Geffen Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the David H. Koch Theater are available on a Choose-What-You-Pay basis; day-of general admission will not be offered for these shows. Select the ticket value that's right for you, knowing your contribution helps expand access for all. Find Choose-What-You-Pay shows here »
Box Office Hours
Call CenterCharge at 212-721-6500 from Monday–Friday 10:00 am–6:00 pm (EST).
Book in-person at the Alice Tully Hall box office (Broadway and 66th Street) or the David Geffen Hall Welcome Center from Monday–Saturday 10:00 am–6:00 pm and Sunday noon–6:00 pm.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
From June 10–August 8, Lincoln Center’s outdoor spaces transform through designs by Artist-in-Residence and Summer for the City Visual Director Clint Ramos, welcoming visitors to come together, move, and share unforgettable artistic experiences under the open sky. Complementing our state-of-the-art indoor concert halls and venues, this year unveils an entirely new outdoor design inspired by the summer’s focus on dance. The campus itself becomes choreography—inviting you into a landscape of movement, light, and discovery.
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Lincoln Center Access-A-Ride stops are at 20 Lincoln Center Plaza and 1881 Broadway. This is a public transit service operated by the MTA, for people with disabilities. For more information, please visit the Access-A-Ride website.
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Fast Track at Summer for the City
Bookmark this page (LincolnCenter.org/FastTrack) and revisit all summer long to book your Fast Track tickets every Monday at noon for that week's events.
In addition to General Admission, we’re offering a FREE Fast Track option for the majority of Summer for the City events held at Hearst Plaza, The Dance Floor, the David Rubenstein Atrium, and other select venues. If Fast Track is no longer available, you're still in luck! Over half the venue capacity is aways available for General Admission. Just show up!
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What does it mean to be an American today? That is the question posed by curator, pianist, and producer Lara Downes in Declaration: Songs of Democracy, Voices of Hope, featuring world premieres by three major composers. Valerie Coleman presents Life, a work for solo piano; Arturo O'Farrill offers Liberty; and Christopher Tin closes with The Pursuit of Happiness. These latter two compositions are performed by the American Composers Orchestra, under the baton of Eric Jacobsen. In addition, Downes has gathered a select collective of artists performing iconic, beloved songs that represent the fullness of the American experience. Her guests include renowned vocalists Ekep Nkwelle and Aoife O’Donovan; jazz bassist Christian McBride; versatile singer/songwriter Carrie Rodriguez; breakout bluegrass star Wyatt Ellis; cabaret powerhouse Migguel Anggelo; Late Show bandleader Louis Cato; Tuskegee University’s historic Golden Voices Concert Choir, and more! Featuring Terrance McKnight of WQXR, New York's Classical Music Radio Station.
Before and after the show, stop by the Hauser Digital Wall in the David Geffen Hall lobby for a display of video portraits captured during Downes' travels across America with The Declaration Project.
Creative Team
James Blaszko, Director
James Blaszko is a first-generation American director and creative producer. After staging and translating Sapphira Cristál’s maxi challenge-winning performance of “O mio babbino caro'' for RuPaul’s Drag Race on MTV, as well as directing her popular music video of the same aria, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts commissioned Blaszko to open their 2024 Summer for the City Festival with Soundcake, starring Cristál, Monét X Change, and Thorgy Thor. He has directed several other concert works and special events including Tamar-kali’s Freedom is a Constant Struggle (Lincoln Center), We Count (Harare International Festival of the Arts), Puccini and Verdi Play Ball (Tulsa Opera), and Ride of the Valkyries! (Boston Lyric Opera) narrated by David Hyde Pierce. Most recently, Blaszko served as Lena Waithe’s creative producer on her sold-out playwright and stage acting debut, trinity at Baltimore Center Stage, and The Peculiar Patriot by Liza Jessie Peterson at New York Theatre Workshop.
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Katherine Freer, Multimedia Artist
Katherine Freer is a multimedia artist, creative technologist, filmmaker, and educator whose artistic practice lives at the intersection of story, technology, and civic engagement. Recent Credits Include: Reconstructing (Under the Radar), Diary of a Tap Dancer (American Repertory Theater), and We Are Your Robots (Theatre for a New Audience). She is a proud member of Wingspace Theatrical Design and United Scenic Artists Local USA 829, a core collaborator with All My Relations Collective, a collaborating artist with The TEAM, Head of the Integrated Media at the University of Texas at Austin and Associate Director of Texas Immersive Institute.
Christopher Gilmore (he, him), Lighting Designer
Resident Lighting Designer of Fort Greene Orchestra (2024-current), Broken Theater(American Modern Opera Company, Aarhus, DK), “Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual” 2026 Tour (ongoing) and “American Railroad” 2025Tour (Silkroad Ensemble), Luke Hickey’s A Swing Suite(New Victory Dance Festival 2025, current tours with Dorrance Dance),Book of Soundsand ZarabandaVariations(AMOC*’s Lincoln Center Festival 2025), “El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered” (AMOC*:2023 Tour, St. John The Divine 2023-24), Boston Ballet School: Next Generation 2023(Boston Ballet), Ensemble Connect Up Close: Through Movement (Carnegie Hall), CAGE (AMOC*). Associate: The Black Clown (Opera Philadelphia and currently touring), “An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma” 2026 Tour (Sound Postings), The Seasons(Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Philadelphia), A a | a B: B E N D(Pomegranate Arts: Northrop Auditorium UMN, TO Live), Taylor Mac’s Bark ofMillions(Pomegranate Arts: BAM, CalPerformances), Only an Octave Apart (Spoleto Festival USA, Gate Theatre Dublin), LaBoheme (BLO, OP), Harawi (AMOC* US and Europe Tour), Broken Theater (AMOC*: CPA, OZ Arts Nashville, La MaMa), Trevor: A New Musical(Stage42). Proud graduate of Emerson College.
Rick Jacobsohn, Sound Designer
New York based engineer and producer Rick Jacobsohn has established a multifaceted career in the recording studio and live performance venues. Recent commercial projects include work with many notable artists including Carlos Simon, Kevin Puts, Anna Clyne, Marin Alsop, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Du Yun, and Claire Chase. He is the original sound designer for Mason Bates The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar, and Karim Suylaman’s UnHolyWars. Since 2007, Rick has been the producer and engineer for The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. From 2016 through 2022, he also produced and engineered a portion of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s weekly broadcasts on WRTI as well as their entire 2020 Digital Stage season. In addition Rick has mixed live sound on numerous productions for orchestras including Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Atlanta Symphonies as well as AMOC, The Atlanta Opera, The Calgary Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Philadelphia, San Francisco Opera, The Santa Fe Opera, and The Seattle Opera.
Declaration: Songs of Democracy, Voices of Hope
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