Library for the Performing Arts, Living Library, Summer at the Library: Library Silent Disco: Decades Party 1965-2025

In 1965, the Library for the Performing Arts opened its doors to a vast archive and treasure trove of performing arts history, spanning dance, theater, music, and even film. We celebrate the Library’s 60th anniversary with a Silent Disco party that highlights music from the Library’s archive from each decade of its existence. This evening's exclusive DJ, the legendary producer and owner of the eclectic music label and culture hub Peace Bisquit, Bill Coleman, heats up The Dance Floor.

For 60 years, the Library for the Performing Arts has provided a hub for artists, scholars, and lovers of dance, music, theater, and the performing arts at-large. In celebration of the Library's 60th anniversary, Summer for the City presents a series of events for all ages, including film screenings, storytimes, reading parties, dance recitals, exclusive tours of the Library's treasures, participatory workshops, play readings, pop-up shops, concerts, silent discos, and more! You’re invited to experience the cultural legacy of New York from an expert's perspective and explore the vast collection of one of the country's greatest arts libraries. Learn more.

How to Attend

There are two ways to access this free event:
1. General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up!
2. Fast Track, opening the Monday before the event at noon.  Click here to learn more and reserve.

Please visit Lincoln Center's Summer for the City event page for more details.