Gallop into 2026 with Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company’s joyful Lunar New Year celebration! Experience dazzling Chinese dance, thrilling world premieres, and vibrant live music inspired by the Horse’s spirit of speed, strength, and freedom. A festive, family-friendly event for all ages. celebrate movement, music, and cultural unity this New Year!

Immerse yourself in Repertorio Español’s stunning adaptation of El Quijote, directed by Jorge Alí Triana and adapted by Santiago García. Witness twelve whimsical mis-adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in a visually rich, masterfully staged production, a must-see for lovers of classic literature and captivating live storytelling.

In celebration of Dominican Heritage Month, Mes de la Patria, Hostos Center proudly presents an extraordinary concert honoring the island’s defining rhythms. From Típico, Merengue, and Bachata to the fierce energy of Dembow, this evening offers an authentic musical journey that brings Quisqueya vividly to life on the Hostos stage.

What if an old Lower East Side apartment, covered with 40 layers of wallpaper, revealed the lives of those who came before? Using puppetry, masks, and live performance, Layer the Walls Part Two peels back three intertwined stories of Jewish, Chinese, and Puerto Rican migrants who helped shape the America we know today.

The play follows three Puerto Rican sisters portrayed by Zulema Clares, Wanda Arriaga, and Mónica Steuer. As they lose parents, status, and wealth, they retreat to their Cristo Street home in Old San Juan. Their conversations explore love, jealousy, time, aging, powerlessness, and the American invasion, revealing pain and restlessness.

Ever wondered how ballerinas dance on their toes or spin without losing balance? This family-friendly program reveals how SAB students train to become dancers. In costume with live music, students perform excerpts from The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and The Sleeping Beauty, and invite children to learn steps from their seats.

Unbossed & Unbowed is an immersive solo show about Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman to run for U.S. president. Set against mid-20th-century America, it blends storytelling, music, and visuals to explore justice, power, and resilience, inspiring audiences to reflect on leadership and systemic change.

Monarcas is a moving collection of short stories honoring the resilience, sacrifices, and vital contributions of Mexican immigrants in the United States. Named for the monarch butterfly, one of the world’s most inspiring migrants, the piece reflects a powerful journey across North America and a vision of a world without borders.