Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is hosting live multidisciplinary artistic commissions, performances, workshops and more, beginning in July 2021 as part of Restart Stages. The events will be held at 10 sites constructed on the Lincoln Center campus. Select Restart Stages events also will be live-streamed on Lincoln Center and partner organization digital platforms.
Highlights include:
Disability Pride Month celebrations throughout July with virtual and in-person performances and workshops to commemorate the 31st Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Premiere of new commission You Are Here, a sculpture, sound, and performance installation conceived by Andrea Miller
First live public performance of The Baptism with Carl Hancock Rux, Meshell Ndegeocello, The Resistance Revival Chorus, and imagery by Carrie Mae Weems to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the passing of the civil rights leaders John Lewis and C.T. Vivian
Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell kicks off Lincoln Center Theater’s concert-cabaret series
Premiere of Faces of The Hero, a transatlantic visual arts exhibition in partnership with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, presented in both New York City and Athens through the Stavros Niarchos Foundation – Lincoln Center Agora Initiative
The New York Philharmonic, led by Music Director Jaap van Zweden, performs works by Carlos Simon, Mozart, and Stravinsky
The public premiere of a new work composed by Iraqi American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Amir ElSaffar with Raga Maqam
Silent Discos on The GREEN with DJs Nico DiMarco, Mar Y Sol, and more
First in-person Activate event, Soul Science Lab’s Make a Joyful Noize
Sneak preview screening of Ailey, a new documentary about renowned choreographer Alvin Ailey, presented by Film at Lincoln Center, Dance on Camera Festival, and NEON
The Memory of Water, a new performance with Sunken Cages and Migiwa “Miggy” Miyajima in partnership with The Asian American Arts Alliance
Chamber Music Society’s Summer Evenings Outdoors concludes this month with evenings of Beethoven and Dvořák, and Haydn, Mendelssohn, and Schumann
Three special Concerts for Kids performances including an interactive, bilingual musical history of Latin bugalú with members of Spanglish Fly
Mimi Lien’s The GREEN and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’ Outdoor Reading Room both open daily
Throughout the month of July, audiences can access The GREEN, the participatory public art installation on Josie Robertson Plaza, and spend a few reflective moments with a book at the Outdoor Reading Room, created by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. New Yorkers may also come across surprise Pop-Up performances in full swing on The GREEN and across campus.
Additional programmatic details, including upcoming events for August, will be announced in the coming weeks. All seating for Restart Stages is located on accessible routes and can be removed to make space for mobility devices.
Check RestartStages.org for updates.
Free tickets to all events can be reserved through the TodayTix Lottery, Official Ticketing Partner of Restart Stages, or through Lincoln Center Guest Services
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