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    Syncopated Stages: Black Disruptions to the Great White Way

    Syncopated Stages: Black Disruptions to the Great White Way
    The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, United States

    Although the common nickname for Broadway, “the Great White Way,” refers, historically, to its dazzling lights, the phrase also suggests the ways in which many histories of New York theater center white artists. Black artists, though, have been important shapers of musical theater in the United States before the electric light was ever used on […]

  • Chair Yoga

    Chair Yoga
    New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 West 64th Street (at Central Park West), New York, NY, United States

    The New York Society for Ethical Culture is delighted to introduce a new weekly wellness program at the Society: Chair Yoga led by experienced instructor Sara Jane Wellock. Trained in India in 2009, Sara brings a deep, compassionate approach to teaching and a gift for meeting students exactly where they are. Her classes are gentle, […]

    $10 – $15

  • Exhibition/ Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States

    Exhibition/ Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States
    American Folk Art Museum 2 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023, New York, United States

    Mounted during the celebration of the United States semi quincentennial, Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States draws from the American Folk Art Museum’s rich collections to explore links between vernacular art and the construction of an American sense of self. Introducing visitors to the concept of “folk” as a category developed in conjunction […]

    Free

  • Exhibition/ Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists

    Exhibition/ Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists
    American Folk Art Museum 2 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023, New York, United States

    Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists takes a critical look at the historical definition of the “self-taught artist” in the United States from the early twentieth century to today. The exhibition examines how artists without academic training have depicted, conceptualized, and identified themselves on their own terms. In doing so, it aims at challenging reductive, […]

    Free

  • Rush Hour Performance

    Juilliard Station 130 West 66th Street, New York, United States

    FREE; no tickets required

    Free

  • Journey Through Jazz: Overtures to Africa The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

    Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway at 60th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, United States

    The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, under the music direction of drummer Domo Branch, presents Overtures to Africa, a concert that delves into the profound influence of African culture on jazz, highlighting the works of legends such as Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and Max Roach. Domo Branch, known for his dynamic drumming and […]

    $20 – $100

  • Journey Through Jazz: Overtures to Africa The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

    Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway at 60th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, United States

    The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, under the music direction of drummer Domo Branch, presents Overtures to Africa, a concert that delves into the profound influence of African culture on jazz, highlighting the works of legends such as Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and Max Roach. Domo Branch, known for his dynamic drumming and […]

    $20 – $100

  • A Night in Budapest: Liszt and Bartók

    Alice Tully Hall 1941 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

    This program’s four stars of Hungarian music, from the ultra-Romantic Franz Liszt to the ground-breaking György Ligeti, reveal the breadth, color, and infectious energy of their country’s music and folk culture. Closing the performance is Ernő Dohnányi’s first published work, composed around age 17, of which Brahms said that he “could not have done it better” […]

    $33 – $73

  • ¡VAYA! Típica Novel

    David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center 1887 Broadway (Between West 62nd and West 63rd Streets), New York, NY, United States

    Formed in NYC over 60 years ago, Típica Novel is a celebrated ensemble rooted in traditional Cuban charanga orchestration (flute, violins, and rhythm section) with a distinctly contemporary salsa sound. The band's 1967 debut album, Do the Boogaloo with Orquesta Novel, immediately announced the eclectic and talented group as a force within the salsa movement. […]

    Free

  • Journey Through Jazz: Overtures to Africa The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

    Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway at 60th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, United States

    The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, under the music direction of drummer Domo Branch, presents Overtures to Africa, a concert that delves into the profound influence of African culture on jazz, highlighting the works of legends such as Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and Max Roach. Domo Branch, known for his dynamic drumming and […]

    $20 – $100