For one night next week, every seat in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center costs $10. Tuesday, Nov. 3, is opening night of the Paul Taylor Dance Company's 2026 New York season, and the company has priced the entire house at ten dollars for that 7 p.m. performance before the regular three-week run continues through Nov. 22.

What is on the program

Ten of Paul Taylor's own dances form the core of the season. Four of them have not been performed at the Koch Theater in more than ten years: Arabesque, set to Debussy; ...Byzantium, to music by Edgard Varèse; Spindrift, to Schoenberg; and 3 Epitaphs, danced to early New Orleans jazz in costumes by Robert Rauschenberg. The rest of the Taylor repertory includes Esplanade, Brandenburgs, Airs, Cloven Kingdom, Last Look, with a set and costumes by Alex Katz, and Piazzolla Caldera.

There are new works too. Resident choreographer Lauren Lovette's 30 Incoming, set to music by The Books, has its world premiere on Nov. 5. Resident choreographer Robert Battle's A Starling, set to music by John Mackey, has its world premiere at the company's gala on Nov. 4. Pam Tanowitz's Messengers, Maidens and the End of Something Else, danced to Schubert, gets its New York premiere on Nov. 8.

Two more pieces enter the company's repertory this season: Battle's No Longer Silent, to music by Erwin Schulhoff, and a revival of Alwin Nikolais's Tensile Involvement, for which Nikolais designed the music, set, costumes and lighting himself.

The Orchestra of St. Luke's plays live throughout, conducted by the company's music director, David LaMarche.

Dates to know

  • $10 Night: Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. Every seat is $10. Tickets went on sale Oct. 7.
  • Taylor Gala: Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m., honoring designers Santo Loquasto and Jennifer Tipton and James Roe of the Orchestra of St. Luke's, with A Starling, Tensile Involvement and Brandenburgs on the program.
  • Family Express matinees: Nov. 14 and 21, 75-minute performances put together for audiences of all ages.
  • Closing: Sunday, Nov. 22.

Cheaper ways in after opening night

The $10 night is not the only discount. Students can show a valid ID at the box office on the day of a show for an available seat at $10, limit two per person. Anyone 40 or younger can register through the company's 20 Under 40 program for $20 tickets. Buying two programs takes 10 percent off and three or more takes 25 percent off, on seats in the $49 to $179 range, and groups of eight or more save 30 percent on most seats. A $4 theater facility fee applies to every ticket, plus an $8 convenience charge for phone and online orders.

The company warns that tickets are sold only through the Koch Theater box office, in person, online at boxoffice.dance or by phone at 212-496-0600.

Getting there

The David H. Koch Theater is on Lincoln Center's main plaza, off Columbus Avenue between West 62nd and 65th streets. The 1 train stops at 66 St-Lincoln Center, and the A, B, C and D trains stop at 59 St-Columbus Circle.

The season runs Nov. 3 through 22. The full calendar, with which dances play on which nights, is on the company's New York season page and the Koch Theater's event page.

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