Lincoln Center's LC Kids Announces 16-17 Season

Lincoln Center's LC Kids program-which welcomes children and families to the world's leading performing arts center with world-class performances and free events-announces its 2016-17 season, including 10 ticketed productions from five different countries. Following the success of its inaugural season last year, LC Kids expands its offerings with a wide-ranging line up, filled with theater, dance, stories, music, and free parties on the plaza.

"On any given night, the arts are alive as audiences head to Lincoln Center for an amazing performance," said Jonathan Shmidt Chapman, Associate Director, Programming and Production. "Now, even the youngest of audiences get to experience a wide range of world-class performance just for them on our campus. We have significantly expanded our 2016-17 season to offer more presentations to families and children of all ages, sure to amaze and inspire the next generations of arts lovers and continue to make Lincoln Center an exciting destination for all."

Ticketed events from September through May offer presentations for children of all ages (recommendations on shows below). Major highlights include the expansion of programs for ages 2-5; the return of the sold-out Meet Me at the Fountain interactive promenade adventure, commissioned by Lincoln Center and premiered last spring; as well as the second original commission for Trusty Sidekick Theater Company for young audiences on the autism spectrum. In addition, LC Kids will engage in an unprecedented collaboration with BAMkids to present In a Pickle, an original work by Oily Cart and the Royal Shakespeare Company inspired by Shakespeare for young audiences and those with special needs. LC Kids will also host productions from five different countries to delight, entertain and inspire.

LC Kids will present more than 20 free events over the next year, highlighted by the continuing monthly series at the David Rubenstein Atrium with up close performances with leading musicians for young audiences from across the country, and story times with acclaimed children's book authors in partnership with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This year also marks the expansion of LC Kids Artists at the Atrium, which adds a second performance on the first Saturday of each month. Both series will kick off with a joint event on September 17, featuring the Grammy Award-winning Tim Kubart and the Space Cadets, joined by astronaut Chris Hadfield reading his children's book The Darkest Dark. Other notable artists this season include The Verve Pipe, Gustafer Yellowgold, and Sonia de los Santos. The popular LC Trick-or-Treat and LC Kids Spring Fling events return, letting kids party on Lincoln Center's plazas.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) serves three primary roles: presenter of artistic programming, national leader in arts and education and community engagement, and manager of the Lincoln Center campus. A presenter of more than 3,000 free and ticketed events, performances, tours, and educational activities annually, LCPA offers 16 series, festivals, and programs, including American Songbook, Avery Fisher Career Grants and Artist program, David Rubenstein Atrium programming, Great Performers, Legends at Lincoln Center: The Performing Arts Hall of Fame, Lincoln Center at the Movies, Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Awards, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Lincoln Center Vera List Art Project, Midsummer Night Swing, Mostly Mozart Festival, White Light Festival, the Emmy Award-winning Live From Lincoln Center, which airs nationally on PBS, and Lincoln Center Education, which is celebrating 40 years enriching the lives of students, educators, and lifelong learners. As manager of the Lincoln Center campus, LCPA provides support and services for the Lincoln Center complex and the 11 resident organizations: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center Theater, The Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, School of American Ballet, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. For more information, visit LincolnCenter.org.

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