The Rhythm Reset

Come together to celebrate tap, America's original vernacular dance form, as we explore its Afro-diasporic roots and lineage in this inspiring workshop led by dancers from Music from the Sole, Brazilian artist Ana Tomioshi and American artist Sterling Harris. Learn the basics of body percussion and build a short poly-rhythmic percussive piece featuring Afro-Brazilian rhythmic patterns. Bring your ... More >>

Jul 5 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Big Umbrella Festival Silent Disco

The Big Umbrella Festival centers our audiences by sharing unique approaches to multi-sensory, interactive, and engaging artistic experiences, designed with and for neurodiverse audiences. This summer, the celebrated festival returns as a free day-long campus takeover full of relaxed spaces with multi-sensory experiences, performances, installations, and workshops specifically welcoming ... More >>

Jul 5 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

NYLaughs

Comedy goes underground at Jaffe Drive on July 9, as NYLaughs celebrates women in comedy with a special tribute to the powerhouse ladies behind Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary. Expect big laughs, trailblazing humor, and a night of comedy as legendary as the women who made it all happen! Join us for an unforgettable evening with SNL writer KC Shormina and four other incredible women ... More >>

Jul 9 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Deaf/Signing Queer Event

I am organizing an event for Deaf and signing queer people to meet and chat with each other. Queer Deaf, HoH, CODA, interpreters, ASL students, etc, are all welcome at the event! Please email nycsigningqueer@gmail.com with any questions.

Jul 12 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Rome Is Falling

The American Modern Opera Company (AMOC*), a leading force among today's most innovative and visionary interdisciplinary ensembles, presents the New York premiere of Rome is Falling, conceived and composed by AMOC* bassist Doug Balliett. Rome is a zany lesson on the absurdity of what can happen when influential people lose power. In his ever-prescient, ever-joyful way, Balliett brings audiences of ... More >>

Jul 13 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

JUBILEE, a work in progress reading

Set on the day after the Emancipation Proclamation, JUBILEE joyfully asks what the world might become when all people are truly free. Drawing inspiration from Scott Joplin’s 1910 ragtime opera TREEMONISHA, it's a magical, hilarious, and timely fable about a young woman who leads her community out of adversity and into a new way of being. Tickets are on sale now at fishercenter.bard.edu and ... More >>

Jul 13 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Deaf Talent Creative Lab® (3rd Edition)

Deaf Talent Creative Lab®️ 3rd Edition. Creating pathways to employment for Deaf/Disabled Adult Creatives in the Film/TV Industry. July 14-28, 2025 $850 Per Person Deadline, May 31, 2025 Payment Plan Accepted. Space is limited! •Scriptwriting Lab •Pitch Sessions •48-Hour Film Challenge •Acting •Directing Atlanta, GA Stone Mountain Park Georgia State University ... More >>

Jul 14 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Echoing of Tenses

AMOC* presents Anthony Cheung’s the echoing of tenses, a large-scale song cycle for tenor, violin, piano/keyboard, and pre-recorded sounds, that sets the texts of seven prominent, intergenerational Asian-American poets. These poets perform their words live within the production, sharing reflections on memory, cultural and personal identity, family, migration, and loss. the echoing of tenses was ... More >>

Jul 16 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

NYLaughs

NYLaughs curates a carnival of comedy for Brazil Week at Lincoln Center on July 16, headlined by Rafi Bastos! Joining him is a vibrant lineup of South American voices, including Colombian Pedro Gonzalez, Colombian-Canadian-American Santi Espinosa, Brazilian Jade Catta-Preta, and Luz Pazos straight out of the Andes. Get ready for a night of laughs, rhythm, and unforgettable comedy from Brazil and ... More >>

Jul 16 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

New Victory Dance: Program A

Swing into summer with New Victory Dance, the annual mini-festival of NYC dance curated specifically for kids! MCed by New Victory Teaching Artists, each program showcases a diverse lineup of acclaimed NYC-based dance companies—three per program, nine in total—and features a choreographer Talk-Back with a chance to dance from your seat. It’s your family date with dance!

Jul 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm

Deaf Talent Creative Lab® (3rd Edition)

Deaf Talent Creative Lab®️ 3rd Edition. Creating pathways to employment for Deaf/Disabled Adult Creatives in the Film/TV Industry. July 14-28, 2025 $850 Per Person Deadline, May 31, 2025 Payment Plan Accepted. Space is limited! •Scriptwriting Lab •Pitch Sessions •48-Hour Film Challenge •Acting •Directing Atlanta, GA Stone Mountain Park Georgia State University ... More >>

Jul 17 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

B A T U Pre-Show Touch Tour

Participate in Summer for the City’s Brazil Week at the Atrium with an interactive performance for families: B A T U from Artefactos Bascos. Young people become artists as they’re invited to paint, dream, glue, and build a unique analog and artistic world in a collective happening with other participants. Created by multidisciplinary artist, performer, art historian and graphic designer Ieltxu ... More >>

Jul 19 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Dancing Across Borders

The vibrant artistry of Brazil comes to Summer for the City for a star-studded week of Brazilian concerts and programs that showcase the country’s diversity, depth, and creative excellence. Conceived in collaboration with Janete Da Silva, founder of the Silva Dance Company, this panel discussion highlights how Brazilian artists are reshaping ballet’s future, exploring the role of identity in ... More >>

Jul 19 @ 5:00 pm - 6:10 pm

Symphony of Choice: A Crowd-Composed Concert

In the mood for a little Brahms or Beethoven, sprinkled in with some new discoveries? The choice is yours! Our popular “crowd-composed concert” is back and you get to decide what you will hear. Use text-to-vote during the concert to choose from a menu of repertoire that previews the Festival Orchestra’s summer season. The evening’s program is in your hands!

Jul 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Liniker

Born in the countryside of São Paulo, the bold and groundbreaking superstar, singer-songwriter Liniker is proving that you don't have to choose between changing the world or charting hits. Honored as an "Immortal" by the Brazilian Academy of Culture, cast in a star role in the Amazon Prime Video series Manhãs de Setembro, and winner of the Latin GRAMMY for Best Portuguese Language Popular Music ... More >>

Jul 19 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Reading of Unproduced Musical in the Archive

Join us for a reading of an unproduced work, curated by the Library’s Billy Rose Theatre Division, and see theater history brought to life! ASSISTIVE LISTENING AND ASL | ASL interpretation and real-time (CART) captioning available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing accessibility@nypl.org or email access@lincolncenter.org

Jul 23 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Waitress: The Musical in ASL by Deaf Broadway

Although the show starts at 8pm, we will be offering an ASL gathering starting at 5:00pm! In just five short years, Deaf Broadway has become synonymous with authentically Deaf musical theater. The organization was founded during the 2020 pandemic in response to artistic director Garrett Zuercher's experience with the state of Deaf access to performances of lyrically complex musicals, which too ... More >>

Jul 23 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Marcus Russell Price Presents The Funniest Humans I Know Vol. 6

When the photographer and filmmaker Marcus Russell Price is behind the lens, a picture often captures a thousand laughs. As an accomplished director for specials by Nimesh Patel and Keith Robinson, as well as a capturer of candid shots for Hollywood artists like Hannibal Buress, Amy Schumer, Sam Jay, and John Mulaney, Price's keen eye snaps the split second moments before and after a joke lands ... More >>

Jul 23 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

NYPL Dance Theater Workshop Exhibition - Guided Tour

Take a tour of Room to Move: Dance Theater Workshop, and explore the history of the legendary space that launched the careers of iconic dance artists. ASL interpretation and real-time (CART) captioning available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing accessibility@nypl.org or access@lincolncenter.org

Jul 24 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

NYPL Reading Rhythms Public Reading Party

Bring your favorite book, play, musical score (or borrow one of ours) at a Reading Rhythms’ reading party hosted by The Library for the Performing Arts. ASL interpretation and real-time (CART) captioning available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing accessibility@nypl.org.

Jul 24 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

504:The Musical, A Neuro-inclusive Concert

504: The Musical, by Abbie Goldberg and Mason McDowell, is a fictionalized account of the 1977 San Francisco sit-in that led to civil rights for disabled people. This ensemble piece focuses on the relationships between the protesters—including a protective mother and her Deaf son, loving but polarized brothers, a budding romance between a closeted protester and the lead community organizer, a ... More >>

Aug 3 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

2025 Westside Experiment, a summer theater program at IRT Theater

IRT’s Westside Experiment is an acting laboratory that airs Deaf and hearing students with working theater artists to learn about their craft and create an original piece of theater together. Interpreters are provided, making the program accessible for both Deaf and hearing. Led by Lead Teachers Jules Dameron (he/him) & Treshelle M. Edmond (she/her)

Aug 11 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Mozart's Don Giovanni - a rock opera June 6 - August 26

Mozart’s Don Giovanni – A Rock Opera is a thrilling adventure of the irresistible bad boy who lives fast, loves hard, and laughs in the face of danger… until his past comes back to haunt him. A classic tale of desire, morality, and karma, the world’s greatest opera will seduce you with this brand new production, sung in English with a thought-provoking, hilarious libretto, backed by a ... More >>

Aug 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Back to School

New York City Black Deaf Advocates, Inc. is hosting a Back-to-School Cookout event on August 30, 2025, from 10 AM to 5 PM. Admission is free for parents with children, while individuals attending without children will be charged $5. BBQ food and drinks will be provided. The games will be provided for everyone. Please RSVP if you would like a bookbag for hearing parents with deaf or hard ... More >>

Aug 30 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Signing Supper

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Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm