Lincoln Center Theater, now in its 28th year, is one of New York's favorite not-for-profit theaters, with productions at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont and Mitzi E. Newhouse Theaters, and other theaters on and off Broadway. In June 2012, LCT opened the Claire Tow Theater, its newest stage at Lincoln Center and the new home of LCT3 — a programming initiative established in 2008 that is devoted to producing the work of new artists as well as building new audiences.
Latin GRAMMY Award-winning Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet is one of the most compelling tango ensembles on the scene today. Originally debuted on the Lincoln Center campus in 2015, Giraudo's collective finds inspiration among the legacy of tango nuevo icon Astor Piazzolla, in the sparkle of American jazz, and in European classical traditions, combined into an exciting, contemporary sound that Downbeat Magazine calls "an opulent listening experience." Giraudo's compositions are powerful and emotional, moving the genre into new territories. The quartet impresses the listener with a sense of innovation while retaining the lush, sweeping beauty that is tango's hallmark. As a bassist, Giraudo has performed with Rubén Blades, Paquito D’Rivera, and the New York Philharmonic, but it's alongside his quartet bandmates—Nicolás Danielson (violin), Rodolfo Zanetti (bandoneón), and Ahmed Alom (piano)—that he shines his brightest. Don't miss the band that will change your presumptions about tango forever in a performance with special appearances by dancers Mariana Parma and Leonardo Sardella!