Wed Jul 24 –
Thu Jul 25 		6:00
KRONOS at 40

Mark Dendy Dance & Theater Projects: Ritual Cyclical (world premiere)

The plaza will burst with elegant movement thanks to eighty dancers celebrating ADF's 80th and Kronos' 40th anniversaries.
Hearst Plaza
Wed Jul 24 7:30
KRONOS at 40

Red Hot + FELA LIVE! (world premiere)

featuring Tony Allen and Superhuman Happiness

with Baloji, Abena Koomson, Kronos Quartet, Sahr Ngaujah, Sinkane and Kalmia Traver of Rubblebucket

Musical Director: Stuart Bogie


Superhuman Happiness: Music from How to Survive a Plague (world premiere)

A powerful all-star tribute to legendary Afrobeat pioneer, plus the concert premiere of music from the score of the Oscar-nominated film.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Thu Jul 25 7:30
KRONOS at 40

My Brightest Diamond


Emily Wells


Kronos Quartet with special guest Mariana Sadovska: Chernobyl.The Harvest (U.S. premiere)

Art song gets earthy and edgy, spotlighted by three distinctive women’s voices.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Fri Jul 26 –
Sun Jul 28 		11:30,
3:30,
4:30
KRONOS at 40

Found Sound Nation

This mobile production team records audience members to turn spontaneous sonic expressions into catchy tracks for future download.
Josie Robertson Plaza
Fri Jul 26 6:00
KRONOS at 40

Chinese American Arts Council: Romance of the Iron Bow

An engaging rendition of a classic Chinese musical theater piece bursting with cheeky humor, riveting movement, and stunning costumes.
Hearst Plaza
Fri Jul 26 7:00
KRONOS at 40

Magda Giannikou

Popular Greek songs and vintage dance ditties roll out of a laterna, a traditional open-air instrument.
Josie Robertson Plaza
Fri Jul 26 7:30
KRONOS at 40

Kronos Quartet

with Magda Giannikou “Strophe in Antistrophe” (world premiere) and Vân-Ánh Võ (East Coast debut of collaboration with Kronos Quartet)


The Gloaming

The acclaimed string quartet focuses on global connections. The allstar Irish supergroup brings traditional music into the future.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Sat Jul 27 12:00
KRONOS at 40
Family Day presented by Disney

Brooklyn Youth Chorus



Play Along Concert with Kronos Quartet and Craig Woodson


Face the Music's Pannonia Quartet


Elena Moon Park & Friends: Rabbit Days & Dumplings

Asian folk songs for kids, DIY instruments, contemporary classical music, and graceful interpretations of vocal works by young performers.
Hearst Plaza
Sat Jul 27 5:00
KRONOS at 40
Family Day presented by Disney

OzoKidz

Dan Zanes & Friends: Tribute to Lead Belly

Ozomatli's family-friendly, high-energy, border-crossing off-shoot. The kids music superstar Zanes pays tribute to the folk-blues icon.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Sat Jul 27 8:00
KRONOS at 40
Family Day presented by Disney

Ozomatli

LA's culture-mashing collective takes the stage for a hard-hitting set set of alt.Latin hip hop and rock, funk, salsa, cumbia, and more.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Sun Jul 28 6:00
KRONOS at 40

Parades: Jacob Garchik's The Heavens, Asphalt Orchestra

Simultaneous parades by Garchik's "atheist trombone shout choir" and Bang on a Can's iconoclastic mobile band.
Josie Robertson Plaza
Sun Jul 28 6:30
KRONOS at 40

Kronos Quartet

works by Amon Tobin (East Coast premiere), Dan Deacon (world premiere), Jherek Bischoff (world premiere), Yuri Boguinia (world premiere) Bryce Dessner, and more.


Special guest appearances by Jherek Bischoff and Dan Deacon


Asphalt Orchestra plays The Pixies: Surfer Rosa (world premiere)


Jacob Garchik's The Heavens

Kronos premieres new works by electronic vanguardists. Asphalt rearranges an alt-rock classic. Garchik leads a trombone choir.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Mon Jul 29 6:30

Scott Kettner: Maracatu de Baque Virado: A Living and Changing Tradition

Nation Beat's leader gives a multi-media presentation on the unique history and contemporary expressions of Northeast Brazil's maracatu.
Bruno Walter Auditorium
Wed Jul 31 6:30

Festival au Désert —Caravan for Peace:

Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa (NY debut)


Imharhan (NY debut) / Tartit


Mamadou Kelly (NY debut)

Ensembles highlight the hypnotic sounds of Saharan desert blues, Tuareg trance and Moroccan grooves.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Thu Aug 1 6:00

A Tale of Two Nations: open rehearsal with Maracatu Nação Estrela Brilhante and Nation Beat

An open rehearsal with the powerful percussionists and dancers from the Northeastern Brazil carnival champions and their NY counterparts.
Josie Robertson Plaza
Thu Aug 1 7:30

Kyle Abraham & Abraham.in.Motion: Pavement


The Living Word Project: Marc Bamuthi Joseph's Word Becomes Flesh

Two powerful hip-hop infused performance pieces grapple with issues of history, masculinity, and shifting identities.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Fri Aug 2 7:00

A Tale of Two Nations: Maracatu Nação Estrela Brilhante and Nation Beat (U.S. premiere)


Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles

A collaboration between Northeast Brazil's leading carnival champions and their NY disciples with the legendary Mardi Gras Indians.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Sat Aug 3 12:00

La Casita

Afropop and Afro-Cuban drumming. MCs and edgy vocalists. Slam poets and traditional truth-tellers.
Hearst Plaza
Sat Aug 3 7:00

El Gusto (U.S. debut)


ZviDance: Dabke

El Gusto reunites Algeria’s top Muslim and Jewish musicians while ZviDance uses dance to highlight tribal and national identities.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Sun Aug 4 3:00

La Casita

Afropop and Afro-Cuban drumming. MCs and edgy vocalists. Slam poets and traditional truth-tellers.
Teatro Pregones, The Bronx
Sun Aug 4 1:00
Heritage Sunday: The S(e)OUL of Korea

Sounds of Korea, Sue Yeon Park, Artistic Direction; Ensemble Sinawi; New York Korean Traditional Marching Band

The Center for Traditional Music and dance spotlights the exquisite arts of Korea.
Hearst Plaza
Sun Aug 4 7:00

Sacred Drums

Rejoice in the beauty of a cross-cultural celebration presented with the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Wed Aug 7 7:30

Rubén Blades

Salsa superstar and one of Latin music’s most revered trailblazers, spokespeople, and music makers.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Thu Aug 8 6:30

No BS! Brass Band

Sternum-rattling…hot, irrepressible blast of brass and canyon-like grooves.
Josie Robertson Plaza
Thu Aug 8 7:30

Dance Heginbotham with the Raymond Scott Orchestrette (world premiere of Manhattan Research, plus Twin and throwaway)


Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9

An evening of technically rigorous and theatrical choreography along with a futuristc dive into the roots of New Orleans jazz.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Fri Aug 9 6:30

Vau de Vire Society


Hungry March Band

Edgy steam-punk underground circus accompanied by raucous brass anarchists celebrating Gemini & Scorpio's tenth anniversary.
Josie Robertson Plaza
Fri Aug 9 7:30

Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra


Rosin Coven

The sexy and brash rock goddess shares the bill with the Edwardian pagan lounge ensemble celebrating Gemini & Scorpio's tenth anniversary.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Sat Aug 10 1:30
30th Annual Roots of American Music

Hurray for the Riff Raff


Martha Redbone Roots Project


Trixie Whitley

Swamp pop, Native American mountain sounds, and a blend of vintage country and new soul.
Hearst Plaza
Sat Aug 10 6:00
30th Annual Roots of American Music

Rockin' Rockabilly Revue


Jason Isbell


Nick Lowe

A celebration of Americana with country crooners, rockabilly, Southern soul, and early rock 'n' roll.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Sun Aug 11 5:00

Bobby Rush


Allen Toussaint


Brian and Eddie Holland, moderated by Harry Weinger


Como Mamas (NY Debut)

A soulful season closer filled with funky blues, intimate sets by New Orleans' and Motown's finest songwriters, and traditional gospel.
Damrosch Park Bandshell

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