Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts hosts world-renowned resident organizations, and presents its own events. It’s New York City’s home for classical arts in fall, winter, and spring. Summer for the City welcomes the world to Lincoln Center in summer with incredibly diverse, mostly free events.
Latin Culture at Lincoln Center
These are Lincoln Center Presents and guest presenter productions. Many Lincoln Center productions are presented at the David Rubenstein Atrium. We cover resident organizations and Lincoln Center venues in their own posts.
Resident Organizations
- Chamber Music Society
- Film at Lincoln Center *
- Jazz at Lincoln Center *
- Juilliard School
- Lincoln Center Theater
- Metropolitan Opera *
- New York City Ballet
- New York Philharmonic
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- School of American Ballet
* Thank you for sponsoring Latin Film and Latin Music in New York City.
Lincoln Center Venues
- Alice Tully Hall
- Damrosch Park has a bandshell.
- David Geffen Hall is Lincoln Center’s home for classical music and the New York Philharmonic.
- David H. Koch Theater is Lincoln Center’s home for dance and the New York City Ballet.
- David Rubenstein Atrium ticket office hosts free dance parties, concerts, and family educational events all year long.
- Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center swings nightly.
- Hearst Plaza has a reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Center Theater.
- Josie Robertson Plaza is the main plaza.
- Metropolitan Opera House is the home of the Metropolitan Opera and American Ballet Theatre.
- Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse hosts intimate performances.
- Vivian Beaumont Theater is the home of the Lincoln Center Theater.
Lincoln Center Tickets
Theaters have their own ticket offices. The main ticket office is the David Rubenstein Atrium across Columbus Ave from the main plaza.
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Square, Manhattan
CenterCharge (212) 721-6500
Subway
(1) to 66th St – Lincoln Center
Social Media
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About Lincoln Center
Most Latin culture begins in the poorest community. Lincoln Center was built on San Juan Hill, an African American, Puerto Rican, and Caribbean community. “The Jungles” was a hard, but wildly creative place. It still is. You have to be very good to make it here, but if you can, you can make it anywhere.
The famous Broadway show and movie, “West Side Story” was about life in San Juan Hill that was redeveloped into Lincoln Center in 1964.
Recent Latin Programming
SEPTEMBER
African American Step Dance (Tap Dance)
Step Afrika! celebrates 30 years of African American storytelling, drum, song, and dance with a family presentation; at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center; on Friday, September 20, 2024 at 2pm and 8pm. $20 suggested, but choose-what-you-pay. 🇺🇸
African American and Slovak Jazz
Multiple Grammy-winning jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding mixes it up with the Slovak Alan Bartuš Trio featuring Robert Hurst & Jeff “Tain” Watts Aron, and David Hodek featuring James Francies, at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center; on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 7pm. 🇺🇸 🇸🇰
JULY
New York Dance Festival
BAAND Together Dance Festival 2024 brings five of New York City’s leading dance companies: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispánico, Dance Theatre of Harlem and New York City Ballet; to dance ballet, modern, and contemporary; at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center; from Tuesday-Saturday, July 30 – August 3, 2024. Tickets on sale May 16, 2024. $35 or choose-what-you-pay as low as $5. Hurry, it sells out immediately. lincolncenter.org 🇺🇸 🇨🇺 🇫🇷 🇲🇽 🇵🇷
JUNE
Summer Performing Arts Festival
The 3rd Summer for the City 2024 summer performing arts festival features hundreds of free multicultural performing arts on the theme of “Life, Liberty, and Happiness,” including the new Lincoln Center Night Market, at Lincoln Center in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, from June 12 – August 10, 2024. FREE or Choose-What-You-Pay. lincolncenter.org 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇦🇺 🇧🇷 🇰🇾 🇨🇱 🇨🇴 🇩🇴 🇪🇨 🇫🇷 🇭🇹 🇮🇶 🇮🇹 🇨🇮 🇯🇲 🇯🇴 🇲🇱 🇲🇽 🇳🇬 🇵🇸 🇵🇪 🇵🇭 🇵🇷 🇿🇦 🇸🇩 🇹🇹 🇻🇪 🇿🇼