Center for Traditional Music and Dance

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The Center for Traditional Music and Dance works to preserve and present the performing arts traditions of New York’s immigrant communities through research-based educational programming, public performance and community partnerships. Founded in 1968, the Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) assists New York City’s immigrant communities to preserve the vitality of their distinctive performing arts traditions and promotes cross-cultural understanding by sharing these art forms with audiences across the city. Nationally renowned for programs that combine research, documentation, presentation and education, CTMD assists immigrant communities in passing traditions to new generations. Formerly known as the Balkan Arts Center and the Ethnic Folk Arts Center, the Center for Traditional Music and Dance has worked closely with dozens of diverse communities over the past forty years in creating a number of leading ensembles, festivals and community-based cultural organizations. Each year, CTMD serves thousands of New Yorkers through a full calendar of programs that provide unique opportunities to experience and participate in the City’s rich cultural traditions.

This commemoration has become a sanctuary for regrouping, reconnecting, and renewing our strength to meet the challenges...
08/13/2026

This commemoration has become a sanctuary for regrouping, reconnecting, and renewing our strength to meet the challenges ahead! A day you don't want to miss!

CTMD is proud to be a sponsor of JetLag, the US’s leading festival for post-Soviet diasporian art. An amazing three-days...
08/12/2026

CTMD is proud to be a sponsor of JetLag, the US’s leading festival for post-Soviet diasporian art. An amazing three-days of music, dance, visual arts, poetry, and happenings galore, the festival is now at a beautiful new site in Fort Ann in Upstate NY. For more information go to the festival website.

Annual Open-Air Music & Arts Festival in Upstate New York.

Join Ercan Alkan and Avi Ackermann for an evening featuring the mystical, traditional sounds of the Turkish bağlama on A...
08/11/2026

Join Ercan Alkan and Avi Ackermann for an evening featuring the mystical, traditional sounds of the Turkish bağlama on August 15th!
This concert features the bağlama, a long-necked, seven-stringed lute sacred in the Alevi religion of Anatolia. Traditionally played by wandering aşık bards, the bağlama is still played in Alevi ritual to accompany the mystical deyiş poems they composed centuries ago.

Join Ercan Alkan and Avi Ackermann for an evening featuring the mystical, traditional sounds of the Turkish bağlama.

We are proud to collaborate with See See Records on their highly regarded music series From Zayton to New York to presen...
08/10/2026

We are proud to collaborate with See See Records on their highly regarded music series From Zayton to New York to present several concerts this summer featuring New York-based immigrant artists! We invite you to an hour-long showcase of mystical Alevi deyiş poems featuring Ercan Alkan, a master of the Turkish bağlama, with a Q&A following the performance!

An hour-long showcase of mystical Alevi deyiş poems featuring Ercan Alkan, a master of the Turkish bağlama, with a Q&A following the performance! August 15, Saturday 3:00 PM @ Beef Up Noodle 352 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10010 Tickets: $20 (Link to Eventbrite below) A co-production by CTMD and See See...

The annual Commemoration of Bwa Kayiman in Prospect Park, Brooklyn—organized by Haitian visual artist, revered community...
08/09/2026

The annual Commemoration of Bwa Kayiman in Prospect Park, Brooklyn—organized by Haitian visual artist, revered community elder, and long-time Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees collaborator Deenps “Granbwa” Bazile is happening on August 15th!

The annual Commemoration of Bwa Kayiman in Prospect Park, Brooklyn—organized by Haitian visual artist, revered community...
08/07/2026

The annual Commemoration of Bwa Kayiman in Prospect Park, Brooklyn—organized by Haitian visual artist, revered community elder, and long-time Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees collaborator Deenps “Granbwa” Bazile—sustains our cultural memory, carries forward the spirit of resistance and honors the collective care that ignited the Haitian Revolution.

Mark your calendars, August 15th we will have an hour-long showcase of mystical Alevi deyiş poems featuring Ercan Alkan,...
08/06/2026

Mark your calendars, August 15th we will have an hour-long showcase of mystical Alevi deyiş poems featuring Ercan Alkan, a master of the Turkish bağlama, with a Q&A following the performance!

An hour-long showcase of mystical Alevi deyiş poems featuring Ercan Alkan, a master of the Turkish bağlama, with a Q&A following the performance! August 15, Saturday 3:00 PM @ Beef Up Noodle 352 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10010 Tickets: $20 (Link to Eventbrite below) A co-production by CTMD and See See...

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32 Broadway, Ste 1314
New York, NY
10004

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