The David Rubenstein Atrium (Lincoln Center Atrium) is Lincoln Center’s main ticket office.
It presents free concerts including many Latin artists. Thursday shows are more musical. Friday shows are more a dance party. ¡Vaya! is a Latin dance party. Saturday shows are more family-oriented.
David Rubenstein Atrium Tickets
Shows are free and there are no tickets, but entry is first-come, first-serve, so go early.
David Rubenstein Atrium
61 West 62nd St
(at Columbus Ave)
Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Subways
(1)(2) to Lincoln Center
(1)(2) to 59th St – Columbus Circle
(A)(C)(B)(D) to 59th St – Columbus Circle
David Rubenstein Atrium News
Latin Culture at the David Rubenstein Atrium
Boukman Eksperyans, Haitian Folk Rock
Thursday, August 29, 2019
DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM, Lincoln Center
September 2022
Sonia Manzano (Maria on Sesame Street) talks about her career with BronxNet host Rhina Valentin “La Reina del Barrio” (the Queen of the Barrio) on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 7:30pm. Free. 🇵🇷
The Steve Oquendo Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Pachanga and Salsa on Friday, September 23, 2022 at 7:30pm. Free. 🇩🇴🇵🇷
San Juan Hill was the Black and Puerto Rican neighborhood that got torn down to build Lincoln Center. It was once NYC’s largest Black community.
San Juan Hill Day: Connecting at the Seams is an experimental oral history dance workshop for people who lived on San Juan Hill, led by Lincoln Center teaching artists Renee Flemings and Yvonne Winborne. It’s followed by a performance by Sydnie L. Mosley Dance with emcee support from Mahogany L. Browne, Lincoln Center’s inaugural poet-in-residence. It’s at the David Rubenstein Atrium in Lincoln Center on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Workshop 5:30pm. Performance 7:30pm. lincolncenter.org 🇵🇷
May 2022
Quintero’s Salsa Project plays Venezuelan Salsa for dancing on Fri, May 6 at 7:30pm. FREE. 🇻🇪
April 2022
Aurora y Zon del Barrio, led by former music journalist and current El Barrio Ambassador Aurora Flores, plays Puerto Rican Salsa for dancing, featuring Fania All-Star Nicky Marrero and Cuatro player Prodigio, on Fri, Apr 1 at 7:30pm. FREE. 🇵🇷
Ajna Dance Company celebrates Autism Acceptance Month by teaching South Asian Dance for special teens and young adults on Sat, Apr 2 at 7:30pm. FREE. 🇮🇳
The ReelAbilities Disability Film Festival screens a movie on Sat, Apr 9 at 7:30pm. FREE.
Rolling Stone reporter Julyssa Lopez talks with Linda Briceño, Carlos Chirinos Ph.D., Jaime Lozano and Sofia Rei about the changing American Songbook on Wed, Apr 13 at 7:30pm. FREE. lincolncenter.org 🇦🇷🇲🇽🇻🇪
Colombian harp virtuoso Edmar Castañeda plays his newest Jazz album “Family” on Thu, Apr 14 at 7:30pm. FREE. lincolncenter.org 🇨🇴
Les Ballet Afrik raps, DJs and dances for the Universal Hip Hop Museum at the Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center on Fri, Apr 29 at 7:30pm. FREE.
March 2022
Nona Hendryx, Linda Diaz, Martha Redbone, Lama El Homaïssi & J. Hoard sing for celebrated author Howard Zinn (“The People’s History of the United States”) on Thu, Mar 10 at 7:30pm. FREE. 🇺🇸
Orquesta Broadway celebrates its 60th Anniversary with Cuban Charanga (flute, strings & percussion) for dancing on Fri, Mar 11 at 7:30pm. FREE. 🇨🇺
Spanglish Dream has musical theatre team Florencia Cuenca and Jaime Lozano telling their stories through song on Sat, Mar 12 at 11am. FREE. 🇲🇽
Lundú plays Latin Alternative based on Afro-Peruvian folk traditions on Wed, Mar 16 at 7:30pm. FREE. 🇵🇪
All-woman band Ladama sings Latin Alternative in Spanish, Portuguese and English on Sat, Mar 19 at 11am. FREE. 🇧🇷🇨🇴🇻🇪🇺🇸
Sofia Rei premieres her Argentine Folk-influenced Latin Alternative album “Umbral” on Thu, Mar 24 at 7:30pm. FREE. 🇦🇷
Past
These are some of the artists who have played The Atrium: