'세계 공연의 메카' 링컨센터(Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts)는 뉴욕필하모닉, 메트로폴리탄 오페라, 아메리칸발레시어터, 뉴욕시티발레, 체임버뮤직소사이어티, 재즈엣링컨센터, 링컨센터 시어터, 필름소사이어티, 줄리아드스쿨 등이 집합한 문화 컴플렉스다. 2025 링컨센터 오픈하우스가 10월 26일 오전 10시 30분부터 오후 6시까지 열린다.  

 

 

 

 

Lincoln Center Open House

Where You Are the Artist

 

Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 10:30 am- 6:00 pm

 

Join us for Open House, a campus-wide weekend of creativity, community, and exhilarating performances for families and audiences of all ages—all for free. The schedule includes: family-friendly Storytimes at Lincoln Center Theater; a mobile, gravity-defying outdoor circus, Cirque Kikasse; a Come & Sing participatory community choir curated and led by Jeanine Tesori; an operatic storytelling workshop with The Metropolitan Opera; dance workshops from School of American Ballet and New York City Ballet; Jazz at Lincoln Center’s "Who is Thelonious Monk?" event, as part of the Legacies of San Juan Hill Festival; an Instrument Petting Zoo with Chamber Music Society; an immersive VR experience, Collective Body; costume and puppet making; a puppet parade with Green Feather; and so much more!  All are encouraged to come in costumes to celebrate the festivities.

 

 

 

Schedule of Events: October 26, 2025

 

Lincoln Center Theater

#Broadway Storytime

10:30–11:00 am @Vivian Beaumont Theater Lobby

 

Actors are known for the amazing stories they tell onstage, and sometimes they even write their own! Gibson Fraiser, an actor who is also a children’s book author, reads his picture book "Stop and Smell the Cookies" aloud. Families will be able to purchase the book and have it signed. 

 

#Chamber Music Society

Instrument Petting Zoo

10:30 am–1:30 pm @Alice Tully Hall

 

This interactive experience invites guests of all ages to explore string and percussion instruments in a hands-on setting. With guidance from CMS Teaching Artists, participants can try out instruments, ask questions, and discover the sounds and stories behind them. Whether you're a curious beginner or simply exploring, this is a welcoming way to connect with the world of chamber music.

 

#Lincoln Center Theater

Costume Try-On with Lincoln Center Theater

10:30 am–6:00 pm @Hearst Tier 1, David Geffen Hall

 

Costumes are one of the creative tools actors use to become a character. Join LCT’s Teaching Artists to play with costumes and fabric and explore turning into someone (or something) else. You can become a wizard, a robot, or a character of your own invention! All ages are welcome.

 

#Lincoln Center Presents

Puppet-Making Station

10:30 am–6:00 pm @Leon and Norma Hess Grand Promenade, David Geffen Hall

 

At this station, you can design and create your own puppet to participate in the Puppet Parade!

 

#Lincoln Center Presents

Shapes of Us: Visual Art Station

10:30 am–6:00 pm @Hearst Tier 1, David Geffen Hall

 

Inspired by "San Juan Heal" by Nina Chanel Abney, participants can create a collage portrait of their own to honor someone in their communities. This Visual Art Station is guided by Lincoln Center Teaching Artists and is accessible to all ages and abilities.

 

#NYCB / SAB

Children's Workshop with New York City Ballet

11:00–11:45 am @LeFrak Lobby, David Geffen Hall

 

Stretch, twirl, and leap with New York City Ballet during this Children’s Workshop for 12 years of age and under. NYCB artists, with assistance from Advanced Students from the School of American Ballet, will guide participants in a ballet warm-up and playful movement combination, concluding in a performance for accompanying family and friends. No prior dance training needed.

 

#Lincoln Center Presents

Collective Body

11:00 am–6:00 pm @Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall

 

Embark on an interactive, virtual reality experience that invites us to meet ourselves and each other through movement.

 

#Lincoln Center Theater

Broadway Storytime

11:15–11:45 am @Vivian Beaumont Theater Lobby

 

Actors are known for the amazing stories they tell onstage, and sometimes they even write their own! Jessica Love, an actor who is also a children’s book author, reads her picture book "Julián is a Mermaid" aloud. Families will be able to purchase the book and have it signed.

 

#The Metropolitan Opera

Opera-fy It! Fun with The Met Opera

11:30 am–6:00 pm @Music Box, David Geffen Hall

 

Explore the magic of operatic storytelling with teaching artists from The Metropolitan Opera, and opera-ify your own scene with music! 15-minute workshops start every half hour, with a break from 1:30 to 2:30 pm.

 

#Lincoln Center Presents

Brown Girl Dreaming: A Beginning

12:00–1:00 pm @Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall

ASL | CC

 

The first part of Jacqueline Woodson’s National Book Award memoir, Brown Girl Dreaming, is brought to life through narrative, dance, music and song. Brown Girl Dreaming tells the story of Woodson’s early life (moving from Ohio to Greenville, South Carolina to Brooklyn, NY) and her growing love for writing as she bears witness to her family and the world changing around her.

 

#Lincoln Center Presents

Cirque Kikasse: SANTÉ!

1:00–1:45 pm @Outdoors, Hearst Plaza

 

Cirque Kikasse is a breathtaking acrobatic show—an extraordinary mobile circus where trampoline, balances, and juggling meet. Witness the thrill of a one-of-a-kind, mobile circus, where daring acrobatics are performed on top of and around a food truck. Grab a drink or snack throughout the day to take with you on the go! 

 

#Lincoln Center Presents

Green Feather Puppet Parade

2:00–2:30 pm @Outdoors, Josie Robertson Plaza

 

Join Green Feather for a joyous community puppet parade celebrating the vibrant life of the Hudson River, with dancing water flags, music from FunkRust Brass Band, and led by a wondrous Atlantic Sturgeon created by the Jim Henson Creature Shop.

 

#Lincoln Center Presents

“Our Echoes Be Bloom” AR Live Activation

2:30–3:00 pm @Outdoors, Josie Robertson Plaza

 

The wondrous poetry of Mahogany L. Browne blooms to life with a special viewing of her new augmented reality installation, accompanied with live poetry readings.

 

 

 

#Lincoln Center Presents

Cirque Kikasse: SANTÉ!

3:00–3:45 pm @Outdoors, Hearst Plaza

 

Cirque Kikasse is a breathtaking acrobatic show—an extraordinary mobile circus where trampoline, balances, and juggling meet. Witness the thrill of a one-of-a-kind, mobile circus, where daring acrobatics are performed on top of and around a food truck. Grab a drink or snack throughout the day to take with you on the go! 

 

#Jazz at Lincoln Center

Who is Thelonious Monk?

3:00–4:00 pm @Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall

ASL | CC

 

Part of the Legacies of San Juan Festival, Jazz at Lincoln Center presents a vibrant celebration of legendary pianist, composer and former San Juan Hill resident Thelonious Monk. Hosted by DeWitt Fleming Jr., the concert will explore Monk’s legacy with warmth and humor, highlighting his groundbreaking compositions and unique, innovative style that forever reshaped the jazz landscape.

 

#Lincoln Center Presents

Green Feather Puppet Parade

4:00–4:30 pm @Outdoors, Josie Robertson Plaza

 

Join Green Feather for a joyous community puppet parade celebrating the vibrant life of the Hudson River, with dancing water flags, music from FunkRust Brass Band, and led by a wondrous Atlantic Sturgeon created by the Jim Henson Creature Shop.

 

#Lincoln Center Presents

“Our Echoes Be Bloom” AR Live Activation

4:30–5:00 pm @Outdoors, Josie Robertson Plaza

 

The wondrous poetry of Mahogany L. Browne blooms to life with a special viewing of her new augmented reality installation, accompanied with live poetry readings.

 

#Lincoln Center Presents

Come & Sing

5:00–6:00 pm @Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall

ASL | CC

 

Join our 2025 Visionary Artist Jeanine Tesori and some of her favorite music-makers for an interactive and joyful opportunity to explore what makes music so magical. We’ll make infectious beats together with rhythm masters Ayodele Casel (tap dance) and John Clancy (percussion), and we’ll harness the power of our own voices to make beautiful harmonies together, led by composer Ben Wexler. All ages and singing experience welcome!

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