The Baddest Speechwriter of All is an upcoming 2026 short documentary film co-directed by Stephen Curry and two-time Academy Award winner Ben Proudfoot, premiering on Netflix on December 8, 2026.
The film offers an intimate look at the life and Civil Rights Movement legacy of Dr. Clarence B. Jones, who served as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s trusted lawyer, political adviser, and speechwriter.
The Baddest Speechwriter of All – Official Trailer
A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world.
Brooklyn Musiem of Art
The show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop.
1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time.
The Met Fifth Avenue
Ten of Paul Taylor’s dances lay the foundation to the bold three-week Season, including dances not seen at the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in over ten years: ARABESQUE, …BYZANTIUM, SPINDRIFT, and 3 EPITAPHS; with World premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, and a New York premiere by celebrated choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Rounding out the Season are the Company premieres of Robert Battle’s compelling work, NO LONGER SILENT, which The New York Times hailed as, “… arguably Mr. Battle’s strongest piece…,” and the eagerly anticipated revival of dance icon Alwin Nikolais’ visually stunning TENSILE INVOLVEMENT.
New York State Theater
The program includes state and YEAR, two acclaimed works by Andrea Miller originally commissioned through a creative partnership with A.I.M by Kyle Abraham. Together, these works embody the fearless experimentation and restless imagination that have defined GALLIM for nearly two decades.
Joyce Theater
Ten of Paul Taylor’s dances lay the foundation to the bold three-week Season, including dances not seen at the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in over ten years: ARABESQUE, …BYZANTIUM, SPINDRIFT, and 3 EPITAPHS; with World premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, and a New York premiere by celebrated choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Rounding out the Season are the Company premieres of Robert Battle’s compelling work, NO LONGER SILENT, which The New York Times hailed as, “… arguably Mr. Battle’s strongest piece…,” and the eagerly anticipated revival of dance icon Alwin Nikolais’ visually stunning TENSILE INVOLVEMENT.
The Season features live music performed by Orchestra of St. Luke’s, under the baton of Music Director David LaMarche.
A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world.
Brooklyn Musiem of ArtThe show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop.
1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time.
The Met Fifth AvenueTen of Paul Taylor’s dances lay the foundation to the bold three-week Season, including dances not seen at the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in over ten years: ARABESQUE, …BYZANTIUM, SPINDRIFT, and 3 EPITAPHS; with World premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, and a New York premiere by celebrated choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Rounding out the Season are the Company premieres of Robert Battle’s compelling work, NO LONGER SILENT, which The New York Times hailed as, “… arguably Mr. Battle’s strongest piece…,” and the eagerly anticipated revival of dance icon Alwin Nikolais’ visually stunning TENSILE INVOLVEMENT.
New York State Theater
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A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world.
Brooklyn Musiem of ArtThe show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop.
1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time.
The Met Fifth AvenueTen of Paul Taylor’s dances lay the foundation to the bold three-week Season, including dances not seen at the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in over ten years: ARABESQUE, …BYZANTIUM, SPINDRIFT, and 3 EPITAPHS; with World premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, and a New York premiere by celebrated choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Rounding out the Season are the Company premieres of Robert Battle’s compelling work, NO LONGER SILENT, which The New York Times hailed as, “… arguably Mr. Battle’s strongest piece…,” and the eagerly anticipated revival of dance icon Alwin Nikolais’ visually stunning TENSILE INVOLVEMENT.
Welcome to the 33rd season of summer movies in Bryant Park! Bring a blanket and a friend, and grab your spot on the lawn to watch a feature film on the big screen under the stars. The lawn opens at 5pm and films begin at 8pm.
Bryant Park
Everyone’s favorite yoga program returns for summer 2026! From May 27 through September 16, join us for classes Tuesday mornings on the Upper Terrace, and Wednesday evenings on the lawn.
Bryant Park Yoga presented by Halara is free to the public. Bring your mat and water and enjoy one hour of yoga with New York City’s top instructors.
Bryant ParkA pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world.
Brooklyn Musiem of ArtThe show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop.
1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time.
The Met Fifth AvenueTen of Paul Taylor’s dances lay the foundation to the bold three-week Season, including dances not seen at the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in over ten years: ARABESQUE, …BYZANTIUM, SPINDRIFT, and 3 EPITAPHS; with World premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, and a New York premiere by celebrated choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Rounding out the Season are the Company premieres of Robert Battle’s compelling work, NO LONGER SILENT, which The New York Times hailed as, “… arguably Mr. Battle’s strongest piece…,” and the eagerly anticipated revival of dance icon Alwin Nikolais’ visually stunning TENSILE INVOLVEMENT.
A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world.
Brooklyn Musiem of ArtThe show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop.
1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time.
The Met Fifth Avenue
Bryant Park Yoga Everyone’s favorite yoga program returns for summer 2026! From May 27 through September 16, join us for classes Tuesday mornings on the Upper Terrace, and Wednesday evenings on the lawn.
Bryant Park Yoga presented by Halara is free to the public. Bring your mat and water and enjoy one hour of yoga with New York City’s top instructors.
Bryant Park
Ten of Paul Taylor’s dances lay the foundation to the bold three-week Season, including dances not seen at the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in over ten years: ARABESQUE, …BYZANTIUM, SPINDRIFT, and 3 EPITAPHS; with World premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, and a New York premiere by celebrated choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Rounding out the Season are the Company premieres of Robert Battle’s compelling work, NO LONGER SILENT, which The New York Times hailed as, “… arguably Mr. Battle’s strongest piece…,” and the eagerly anticipated revival of dance icon Alwin Nikolais’ visually stunning TENSILE INVOLVEMENT.
“Technically and creatively… at the forefront of American contemporary ballet” (The Ballet Herald), Complexions Contemporary Ballet returns for its homecoming season under the direction of Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. This two-week engagement features three dynamic programs, including world premieres by Rhoden, 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Tommie-Waheed Evans, and Co-Associate Artistic Director Jillian Davis. In a special one-night-only tribute, Suite de Lavallade honors the legendary Carmen de Lavallade, featuring Desmond Richardson, former Dance Theatre of Harlem principal Christina Johnson, former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater principal Sarita Allen, and music by Björk. The program also includes the beloved Testament, featuring traditional African American Spirituals including "The Lord's Prayer" and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot."
Joyce Theater
A dance and wellness classes design for Older Adults taught by Walter Rutledge
204 W 134th St, New York, NY 10030
A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world.
Brooklyn Musiem of ArtThe show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop.
1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time.
The Met Fifth AvenueTen of Paul Taylor’s dances lay the foundation to the bold three-week Season, including dances not seen at the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in over ten years: ARABESQUE, …BYZANTIUM, SPINDRIFT, and 3 EPITAPHS; with World premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, and a New York premiere by celebrated choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Rounding out the Season are the Company premieres of Robert Battle’s compelling work, NO LONGER SILENT, which The New York Times hailed as, “… arguably Mr. Battle’s strongest piece…,” and the eagerly anticipated revival of dance icon Alwin Nikolais’ visually stunning TENSILE INVOLVEMENT.
“Technically and creatively… at the forefront of American contemporary ballet” (The Ballet Herald), Complexions Contemporary Ballet returns for its homecoming season under the direction of Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. This two-week engagement features three dynamic programs, including world premieres by Rhoden, 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Tommie-Waheed Evans, and Co-Associate Artistic Director Jillian Davis. In a special one-night-only tribute, Suite de Lavallade honors the legendary Carmen de Lavallade, featuring Desmond Richardson, former Dance Theatre of Harlem principal Christina Johnson, former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater principal Sarita Allen, and music by Björk. The program also includes the beloved Testament, featuring traditional African American Spirituals including "The Lord's Prayer" and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot."
Joyce Theater
A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world.
Brooklyn Musiem of ArtThe show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop.
1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time.
The Met Fifth AvenueA dance and wellness classes design for Older Adults taught by Walter Rutledge
720 Nereid Ave, Bronx, NY 10466
“Technically and creatively… at the forefront of American contemporary ballet” (The Ballet Herald), Complexions Contemporary Ballet returns for its homecoming season under the direction of Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. This two-week engagement features three dynamic programs, including world premieres by Rhoden, 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Tommie-Waheed Evans, and Co-Associate Artistic Director Jillian Davis. In a special one-night-only tribute, Suite de Lavallade honors the legendary Carmen de Lavallade, featuring Desmond Richardson, former Dance Theatre of Harlem principal Christina Johnson, former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater principal Sarita Allen, and music by Björk. The program also includes the beloved Testament, featuring traditional African American Spirituals including "The Lord's Prayer" and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot."
Joyce Theater
Ten of Paul Taylor’s dances lay the foundation to the bold three-week Season, including dances not seen at the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in over ten years: ARABESQUE, …BYZANTIUM, SPINDRIFT, and 3 EPITAPHS; with World premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, and a New York premiere by celebrated choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Rounding out the Season are the Company premieres of Robert Battle’s compelling work, NO LONGER SILENT, which The New York Times hailed as, “… arguably Mr. Battle’s strongest piece…,” and the eagerly anticipated revival of dance icon Alwin Nikolais’ visually stunning TENSILE INVOLVEMENT.
New York State Theater at Lincoln Center
A pioneer in the use of new technologies, Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space, its relationship to clothing and its environment, and its future in a rapidly changing world.
Brooklyn Musiem of ArtThe show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop.
1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time.
The Met Fifth AvenueTen of Paul Taylor’s dances lay the foundation to the bold three-week Season, including dances not seen at the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in over ten years: ARABESQUE, …BYZANTIUM, SPINDRIFT, and 3 EPITAPHS; with World premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, and a New York premiere by celebrated choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Rounding out the Season are the Company premieres of Robert Battle’s compelling work, NO LONGER SILENT, which The New York Times hailed as, “… arguably Mr. Battle’s strongest piece…,” and the eagerly anticipated revival of dance icon Alwin Nikolais’ visually stunning TENSILE INVOLVEMENT.
New York State Theater at Lincoln Center
“Technically and creatively… at the forefront of American contemporary ballet” (The Ballet Herald), Complexions Contemporary Ballet returns for its homecoming season under the direction of Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. This two-week engagement features three dynamic programs, including world premieres by Rhoden, 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Tommie-Waheed Evans, and Co-Associate Artistic Director Jillian Davis. In a special one-night-only tribute, Suite de Lavallade honors the legendary Carmen de Lavallade, featuring Desmond Richardson, former Dance Theatre of Harlem principal Christina Johnson, former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater principal Sarita Allen, and music by Björk. The program also includes the beloved Testament, featuring traditional African American Spirituals including "The Lord's Prayer" and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot."
Joyce Theater
Ten of Paul Taylor’s dances lay the foundation to the bold three-week Season, including dances not seen at the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in over ten years: ARABESQUE, …BYZANTIUM, SPINDRIFT, and 3 EPITAPHS; with World premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, and a New York premiere by celebrated choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Rounding out the Season are the Company premieres of Robert Battle’s compelling work, NO LONGER SILENT, which The New York Times hailed as, “… arguably Mr. Battle’s strongest piece…,” and the eagerly anticipated revival of dance icon Alwin Nikolais’ visually stunning TENSILE INVOLVEMENT.
New York State Theater at Lincoln Center
