Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Saturday, September 26, 2026.
Motion designers including Saad Moosajee, Danaé Gosset and Vallée Duhamel share their work at Roulette, turning Saturday afternoon into a look inside moving-image craft.
Patrick Bresnan’s New College documentary screens with a PEN America discussion featuring campus voices, moderated by Jonathan Friedman after the 1pm show.
Michael Cruz Kayne tries a new full hour at Union Hall, giving this early show a sustained shape beyond the usual rotating stand-up lineup.
Flying Lotus, ∈Y∋, Olof Dreijer and Black Dice lead OUTLINE at Knockdown Center; the updated doors time is 6:30 p.m.
Thana Alexa brings ONA to the Jazz Gallery, folding live looping and electronics into a vocal-led ensemble with keys, guitar and percussion.
The Charlatans share Brooklyn Steel with Frankie Rose, linking Manchester guitar pop with a New York opener; doors at 7, show at 8.
Melis Aker’s new play begins previews at WP Theater: a teenager’s search for her missing brother spirals through a dangerous online experiment.
Lee Chang-dong and actor Sul Kyung-gu join the Paris for a Q&A after the restored film’s reverse journey through one man’s life and Korean history.
Erik Hall brings Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians and Ten Holt’s Canto Ostinato to National Sawdust through performance and a spatial-audio installation.
Água de Moringa and Mariana Baltar bring Arcos do Choro to Lincoln Center’s Atrium, celebrating Brazilian choro and lyricist Aldir Blanc.