THE AMPH
The Tune Up
Suzan-Lori Parks’ new series blending short plays, music and high-voltage performance.
Radiolab Live
Big questions, wild ideas, and the joy of curiosity.
Arthur Russell: The Platform on the Ocean
The music of multi-hyphenate icon Arthur Russell echoes throughout the Island in a marathon event curated by Thomas Bartlett.
Summer Legacy Ball
Brought to you by icon and activist Qween Jean, this two-night extravaganza is a celebration of ballroom culture, personal expression and finding your community.
Seven Scenes
In this new evening of dance and live music, two boundary-breaking duos—choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber, and composer/musicians Caroline Shaw & Danni Lee Parpan (known together as Ringdown)—collide, converse, and create.
Galas
When playwright Charles Ludlam invented the iconic opera singer at the center of his ridiculous comedy Galas, he likely never imagined a real prima donna in the role.
THE GLADE
Eugene Onegin
New York City’s first listen to a new bluegrass take on Tchaikovsky’s classic opera, based on the novel by Pushkin.
Papi Juice
Brooklyn’s favorite party stars throw eight of their signature events with accompanying performances.
The Lights
A world premiere choral song cycle setting of poetry by Ben Lerner, in his first collaboration with composer Matthew Aucoin
Radiolab Presents: Terrestrials
Big questions, wild ideas, and the joy of curiosity.
Jeremy Denk & Conor Hanick
A week of recitals by two acclaimed pianists, who join forces to perform virtuosic pieces for one piano and four hands, including works by Ives, Ravel and Liszt.
Shape Note Singing
Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sam Amidon brings historical harmony to the big city, with a participatory singalong channeling the country’s oldest vocal tradition.
PAST EVENTS
The Counterfeit Opera
A new take on the legendary satire that has criticized corruption and picked on politicians for centuries.
No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin
Part devotion, part defiance — Meshell Ndegeocello’s Grammy-winning album arrives at Little Island as a live experience that blurs the line between concert, ritual and tribute.
Curated by Amy Sherald
The renowned painter hosts her favorite musicians on the Island for performances.
The Case of the Stranger
Writer, Performer, and Tony-Nominated Director Whitney White arrives on Little Island for a free, public showing of her new and original song cycle.
Curated by Standing on the Corner
The Gospel at Colonus
The epic myth of Oedipus is reborn as a Pentecostal ritual that remakes prophecy as testimony and brokenness as transcendence.
Curated by Cécile McLorin Salvant
Cécile curates evening performances of jazz music with a series of guests to be announced. SLP & The Joyful Noise
An evening of song from Suzan-Lori Parks and her indomitable band.
Ladies of Jazz
Aisha Jackson curates and performs a celebration of iconic women in jazz.