Lincoln Center Out of Doors
Three weeks of free music and dance are held on the plazas of Lincoln Center from July 27 to August 14 in the 41st year of this summer festival. A subtheme of the programming is the 28th Annual Roots of American Music Festival.
The locations of Lincoln Center Out of Doors include Damrosch Park Bandshell, the central Josie Robertson Plaza (with fountain), the Paul Milstein Pool/Hearst Plaza in front of the New York Pubic Library for the Performing Arts, the David Rubenstein Atrium on Broadway, between 62nd and 63rd Streets, and Broadway Plaza, outside Alice Tully Hall on the corner of Broadway and 65th Street.
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Out of Doors Festival: Chinese American Arts Council Martial Arts Society: From Chinatown With Love
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
ManhattanFri, Aug 12, 2011
On the ground and in the air, the extraordinary CAAC Martial Arts Society demonstrates the breathtaking virtuosity and explosive athleticism of traditional Chinese sword, spear and knife fighting. In the traditional Face Changing style, as one face or mask disappears, another rises up to replace it, like magic. More -
Out of Doors Festival: Metropolis Ensemble: The Martial Arts Trilogy led by Tan Dun
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
ManhattanFri, Aug 12, 2011
This chamber orchestra turns its attention to the kinetic music of Oscar-winning composer Tan Dun, who will conduct his Martial Arts Trilogy, a multimedia concert culled from music inspired by three popular Chinese films: Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zhang Yimou’s Hero, and Feng Xiaogang’s The Banquet. More -
Out of Doors Festival: Abigail Washburn with Sid Selvidge & Sons of Mud Boy
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
ManhattanSat, Aug 13, 2011
Roots of American Music producer Spike Barkin starts the day with an onstage talk with the pioneering alumni of Sun Records, whose stories and recollections are a historical treasure trove. The performance that follows features gifted banjoist and singer-songwriter Abigail Washburn, soulful folk-rocker Sid Selvidge, and the sons of "Mud Boy" Dickinson. More -
Out of Doors Festival: Ebony Hillbillies
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
ManhattanSat, Aug 13, 2011
As one of the last black string bands in the U.S., the New York-based Ebony Hillbillies keep a legacy alive with a rootsy, homegrown style that was a key element in the genesis of all-American music: jazz, blues, bluegrass, rockabilly, rock and roll, and country. More -
Out of Doors Festival: Tribute to Sun Records
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
ManhattanSat, Aug 13, 2011
Sixty years after Elvis broke through to bobbysoxers, Memphis’s Sun Records still lays claim to early rock and roll’s most enduring iconography, from blue suede shoes to men in rockabilly black. More -
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
ManhattanSun, Aug 14, 2011
Join an intimate conversation with music business pioneer Al Bell, who transformed soul through his leadership of Stax Records, and blaxploitation film pioneer Melvin van Peebles. The North Mississippi Allstars’ Cody and Luther Dickinson will talk with Sid Selvidge about their father, the legendary producer and musician. More -
Out of Doors Festival: Steve Cropper and Friends: Tribute to the 5 Royales
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
ManhattanSun, Aug 14, 2011
Performance features Steve Cropper and friends in a tribute to the 5 Royales (New York debut) with Bettye Lavette, Ellis Hooks, and Dylan Leblanc; The Bar-Kays, North Mississippi Allstars Duo, and Big Sam's Funky Nation. More