Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Lauren Snouffer, Dashon Burton & Taylor Raven Among Headlines of Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City 2026

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced its Summer for the City 2026 festival, running June 10 through August 8. Here is a look at the classical vocal and choral highlights. A Juneteenth celebration, “Oh Sankofa,” curated by Carl Hancock Rux, features choral performance alongside music, dance, and storytelling honoring Black American cultural traditions. Performance Date: June 19, 2026 {…}

Jun 14, 2023

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to Reimagine Amsterdam Avenue Side of Campus

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) is formulating an organizational framework to collaborate with local communities and segments of New York City. The center envisions a significant transformation of its Amsterdam Avenue Campus to enhance its inclusivity. The proposed initiative entails merging the free arts program with civic service. LCPA has scheduled a diverse range of events at venues {…}

Apr 15, 2022

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts names New Chief People Officer

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has named Melique Jones as its Chief People Officer. In her new position, Jones will work to “develop the organization’s internal culture—leading on talent, learning and career development, and ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values lived throughout the organization.” Jones will take over her position beginning on May 9, 2022. “The opportunity {…}

Sep 28, 2021

David Rubenstein Donates $10 Million to Lincoln Center for Performing Arts

David Rubenstein has donated $10 million to Lincoln Center for Performing Arts. Per a press release, the donation aims to expand the arts and civic engagements initiatives, specifically at the Atrium that features his name. The David Rubenstein Atrium has featured artists from around the world and commissioned over 45 original works. It has also been used as a polling {…}

Aug 4, 2021

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Names Shanta Thake as Chief Artistic Officer

(Photo credit: Gregory Kramer) Shanta Thake will take the helm as Lincoln Center’s first Ehrenkranz Chief Artistic Officer, replacing Jane Moss who held the position of Artistic Director for 26 years before stepping down in 2020. The new position replaces that of Artistic Director. With Lincoln Center entering a new phase of artistic endeavors, Thake will oversee several high-visibility projects {…}

Jun 18, 2020

Lincoln Center Cancels Fall Performances and Festivals, Aims for February Reopening

As theaters across the country remain closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced that they will be canceling all fall events in its 2020-21 Great Performers Series, as well as this year’s David Rubenstein Atrium Season and White Light Festival. Currently, the Great Performers Series is canceled through January 26. The series {…}

Sep 10, 2019

Allison Allen Appointed Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts’ New Chief People Officer

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced that Allison Allen has been appointed the new Chief People Officer. She joined the team on Sept. 3, 2019. The newly-created position will, according to the press release, “lead all human resources functions with a core focus on implementation of LCPA’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) plan,” as well as “act as {…}

Jul 17, 2019

Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts Appoints Chief Communications And Marketing Officer

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced Leah C. Johnson’s appointment as Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, a newly created position which aims to “unite all of LCPA’s strategic communications and marketing functions,” according to the press release. A Harvard College graduate, Johnson holds “rich and wide-ranging experience as a communications strategist, independent board director, and entrepreneur [spanning] the worlds {…}