Lincoln Center Presents
Summer for the City
June 12–August 10, 2024
200+ FREE or Choose-What-You-Pay events for all New Yorkers!
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Celebrate the cultural richness of India
Don't miss India Week, from July 10–14, offering silent discos, dance performances and concerts, comedy nights, and literary events. India Week »Upcoming events
June 27 - All Day
Summer for the City
The Dream Machine Experience
The Bridge
Lincoln Center Presents
A Production by Dream Machine Experience Inc. & SOZO
June 27 - All Day
Full-campus experience
Time travel through an immersive AR experience across our outdoor spaces led by Cyboracle, the larger-than-life virtual avatar portrayed by Nona Hendryx.
AUGMENTED REALITY
June 27 - All Day
Summer for the City
The Dream Machine Experience
The Dream Machine
Virtual Reality Experience
Lincoln Center Presents
A Production by Dream Machine Experience Inc. & SOZO
June 27 - All Day
Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall
Dive headfirst into the future with full-scale virtual reality experiences, conceived by Nona Hendryx with designs by XR artist Sutu.
VIRTUAL REALITY
June 27 at 6:00 pm
Summer for the City
Double Dutch Fusion Freestyle & Open Jump
With the National Double Dutch League
Lincoln Center Presents
June 27 at 6:00 pm
The Dance Floor
Double Dutch Fusion Freestyle performances from world-class championship Double Dutch teams. Jump into the fun at the Double Dutch Open Jump.
JUMP ROPE
PARTICIPATORY
June 27 at 7:00 pm
Summer for the City
The Dream Machine Experience
The Nurture Session: Stephanie Dinkins & Friends
Followed by Afrofuturism
Lincoln Center Presents
A Production by Dream Machine Experience Inc. & SOZO
June 27 at 7:00 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium
Dinkins and invited sister-friends share stories, hopes, desires, wisdoms, and oral histories with Bina48 in this Dream Machine session.
TALK
AI
The Atrium transforms into Bina48's Afro Future Garden
Through June 30, open the door to a world where humans and AI learn from each other. Visit Bina48’s Afro Future Garden designed by Mickalene Thomas with interior and set design by Lutfi Janania. A project of the Terasem Movement Foundation, Bina48 is a humanoid robot powered by AI and the only social robot inspired, created, and programmed with mind files from an African American woman, Bina Rothblatt. Spend time in the space-age garden, completely immersed in a futuristic world where you may find yourself part of a conversation with Bina48. From 12:00–1:00 pm each day, the sound installation features Sonic Futures Multichannel Works, works by students from Berklee College of Music.This is your place to BE this summer
CELEBRATE new commissions for the first time
Nona Hendryx pushes the boundaries of art and technology, combining the physical and digital worlds in The Dream Machine Experience through June 30. Bring on the laughs as the clever, big-hearted stylings of musical theater maestro Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra are elevated for the first time by a full orchestra on June 28. In July, the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center performs the North American premiere of Huang Ruo’s City of Floating Sounds, an interactive work that fuses music and technology with a mobile app-enabled soundscape and live performance. Or, celebrate the Queens of Hip-Hop with an immersive night of orchestral music, DJs, and dance.
PARTICIPATE at the intersection of arts and civic engagement
Join us for our Civic Saturdays performance series, designed to unite friends and strangers in the spirit of shared community. On July 6, we present Anthem to US, the culmination of a monthslong collaborative effort to create a contemporary anthem echoing our collective hopes, struggles, and histories. At Damrosch Park, we present The Ritual of Breath, a deeply moving, meditative experience that responds to the murder of Eric Garner. In August, pop culture meets activism with the Ruidosa Fest, the Latine-led international feminist platform, with a full day of lectures, live music, and a late-night silent disco.
SING and DANCE with the return of long-time favorites
NYC's largest outdoor dance floor with a now-iconic 10-foot disco ball shines bright as the centerpiece of Summer for the City with FREE social dance nights and silent discos every week. The Wedding: New York's Biggest Day also returns for the third year, inviting hundreds of couples to celebrate love. Free family shows for all ages, including storytimes, Big Umbrella Day, and dance workshops are offered all summer long. Plus, much-loved performances—globalFEST, a Juneteenth Celebration, BAAND Together, Deaf Broadway, La Casita, and so much more—come back for an encore!Be the first to know!
Thank you
Free concerts at Damrosch Park
Saturday, June 29
And the Parliament Funkadelic
Wednesday, July 3
Internal Affairs 25th Anniversary
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