Lincoln Center Goes Virtual During Coronavirus Closure

UPPER WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN — Lincoln Center has moved online to keep New Yorkers entertained and learning during the new coronavirus crisis, which has indefinitely shut down its complex and all other performing arts venues in New York City.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts launched "Lincoln Center At Home" this week, an online set up of online classes and virtual performances that can be accessed on its website.

The virtual library, which launched Tuesday morning, will include "pop-up classrooms" every day, homemade performances from artists and an archive of performance footage from across Lincoln Center, officials said.

“We’re excited to share Lincoln Center at Home, which we hope will help bolster the tremendous work being done by parents and educators right now to help kids keep learning,” said President and CEO Henry Timms. “...We hope Lincoln Center at Home will provide families across the country with creative solutions to the difficult moments that we’re all experiencing together.”

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Lincoln Center is one of several New York City institutions that has taken its services online during the coronavirus pandemic, which had infected nearly 15,000 New York City residents as of Tuesday.

The Met Opera, whose opera house is found at Lincoln Center, is also offering access to its past performances online during the crisis.

Here's what the Lincoln Center at Home services have to offer:

• Lincoln Center Pop-Up Classroom
  
  • Tune in to facebook.com/LincolnCenterNYCon Facebook Live every weekday at 10 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) for your daily dose of creativity. Each Classroom will remain available on Facebook after the live broadcast, so families can access whenever is most convenient. Early topics include:
    • Creating expressive puppets from simple at home objects
    • Writing a song with lyrics...and singing it
    • Making woven works of art with recycled material like junk mail and cardboard boxes
    • Dance lessons to get everyone up and moving

• #ConcertsForKids
  • For family audiences, we’re teaming up with a remarkable group of artists who will bring world-class performances and diverse musical perspectives straight from their homes to yours. We're excited to share these short performances recorded by the artists themselves with your family at home, beginning next week! First up are Elena Moon Park, Zeshan B, The Pop Ups, and Sonia De Los Santos. Check our web calendar for new events.

• Archives of Lincoln Center’s resident organizations, including rarely seen footage from decades of Live From Lincoln Center, more recent performances from across campus, and live streams from wherever performances are still happening – empty halls, living rooms, and more. Highlights this week include:
  • Brooklyn Raga Massive in our Offstage series (Tue, 3/24 at 4pm ET)
  • Simple Gifts: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Shaker Village (Fri, 3/27 at 4pm ET)o Joan Soriano’s steel string bachata from the David Rubenstein Atrium (Sat, 3/28 at 4pm ET)