Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization
Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization
Wednesday 23 September 2026 | 7PM - 12AM Public Records, 233 Butler Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
LayeRhythm builds community through play, cultural education, preserving street dance, transforming creative relationships, and supporting emotional and social well-being.
During UNGA Healing Arts Week, join LayeRhythm for 7 To Live: a night consisting of two 7-to-Smoke battles - each in a distinct dance style - set to live music, interspersed with DJ sets to keep the party going. LayeRhythm's band plays live as dancers go to work, bringing the energy of street dance battles to a concert setting.
Doors (7PM), Show (8:30PM)
"[LayeRhythm is a] brew of partying and performing [...] If dancing with others is an intimate act, LayeRhythm makes it communal.” The New York Times
LayeRhythm Productions, Inc. (LPI) highlights freestyle dance and music voices under-recognized in the mainstream performing arts landscape while providing entertainment, building community through play, educating audiences in cultural history, preserving the legacy of street & club dance forms, transforming individuals’ relationship to music & dance and supporting emotional & social well-being. LayeRhythm is dedicated to risk-taking improvisation and interactive audience engagement through performances and educational events.
Since 2015, LayeRhythm (LR), founded and led by Artistic Director Mai Lê Hô, has hosted recurring monthly interactive street/club dance and music events across NYC venues like Meridian 23, Nublu, and Public Records. The company has also performed at renowned spaces including Jacob’s Pillow, 92NY, USC Kaufman, NYU Skirball, Judson Church, and the Guggenheim, among others. LR was presented by institutions such as Works & Process, Lincoln Center, SummerStage, and the NY Public Library for the Performing Arts. Residencies and honors include the CUNY Dance Initiative at Brooklyn College (2021–2022) and Baruch College (2023–2024), and a nomination as National Dance Institute’s Helen Stambler Neuberger Artist-in-Residence (2022–2023). LR has partnered with 92NY, Ladies of Hip-Hop, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, USC Visions & Voices, and others. Its educational and professional development work has been supported by Hunter College, NDI, USC Kaufman, Harris Theater, NYU Game Center, the Brooklyn Arts Council, and more.
