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Lincoln Center’s approach to accessibility mirrors our commitment to transform performing arts spaces to be more inclusive of our audiences’ identities and access needs by design, not as an afterthought or add-on. As part of our wider commitment to accessibility and inclusion, we recognize that access needs must be integrated in the creative process, that the work on our stages reflects our differences and interconnectedness, and that we are creating a space where everyone feels welcome.
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Big Band Holidays
Jazz at Lincoln Center
December 22 at 2:00 pm
Sensory-Friendly Performance: George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®
New York City Ballet
January 05 at 1:00 pm
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Lincoln Center Presents
January 16 at 7:30 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium
SWEDISH FOLK
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Lincoln Center Presents
January 17 at 8:00 pm
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
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Access Ambassadors
Access Ambassadors is designed to support career readiness skills for students with disabilities. Through weekly lessons and on-site shifts at Lincoln Center, students learn concrete job skills through real-world experience supporting guests. Access Ambassadors share their experience at Lincoln Center's work-based learning program here »Access programs
Relaxed Performances
We welcome guests to come as they are and be their full selves at Lincoln Center. Open to all, but designed for people with autism, sensory and communication disorders or learning disabilities, relaxed performances offer modifications to social and sensory environments. This structure can also be beneficial for people who are neurodivergent, families with young children and anyone who finds traditional performance protocols do not work for their needs. Learn more »Passport to the Arts
Designed for children, teens and adults with disabilities and their families, Passport to the Arts provides a welcoming, accessible, and cost-free introduction to the performing arts at Lincoln Center. Families are invited to attend performances, interactive workshops, and virtual events from resident organizations across Lincoln Center. Learn more »Lincoln Center Moments
Lincoln Center Moments is a free performance-based program specially designed for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Join us as we bring Lincoln Center's unparalleled artistry to an intimate and supported setting with in-person and virtual creative events. This program is free of charge and registration is required. Learn more »Verbal description and touch tours
Designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision to explore an artwork through touch and discussion. Contact [email protected].Big Umbrella Festival
Big Umbrella Festival welcomes kids, teens, and young adults for a weekend of programming, designed with and for neurodiverse audiences. Learn more here »Helpful resources
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Accommodations
Lincoln Center’s approach to accessibility mirrors our commitment to transform performing arts spaces to be more inclusive of our audiences’ identities and access needs by design, not as an afterthought or add-on. We recognize that access needs must be integrated in the creative process, that the work on our stages reflects our differences and interconnectedness, and that we are creating a space where everyone feels welcome. A range of accommodations is provided for all performances, no request necessary.
If you have any questions or requests, contact us via email at [email protected] or by phone at 212-875-5375.
Accessible Features
Accessible Entrances and Seating
All Lincoln Center venues have accessible entrances, accessible seat locations and accessible restrooms. To reach the Josie Robertson Plaza, take the ramp adjacent to the main staircase along Columbus Avenue, or the elevator by the Lincoln Center Theater on 65th street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues.
Wheelchair accessible locations are available for all Lincoln Center performances. Wheelchair loans may also be requested at most venues.
At most venues, ushers will check mobility devices when patrons reach their seats, and will return devices upon request, during breaks in the performance, and at the performance end.
Most accommodation and purchasing queries can be addressed by box office personnel at the theater you are visiting, by online ticketing directly from the presenter’s website, or by contacting Lincoln Center’s Guest Experience line at 212-875-5456.
Large Print & Braille Programs
For Lincoln Center Presents events with programs, alternate format in braille and large print are available. Inquire with an usher or by visiting the guest services desk upon arrival at the venue.
Service Animals
Service animals are welcome at Lincoln Center.
Assistive Listening Systems
Assistive listening devices with headsets and neck loops are available for all amplified performances. In addition, David Geffen Hall, the Vivian Beaumont Theater and the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater are equipped with induction loops. David Geffen Hall also has loops available at the box office windows, coat check and media wall.
Access Concierge Service
As part of our continued commitment to making Lincoln Center accessible and inclusive, we are excited to offer a new service to our guests who request additional assistance. Access Reps, trained to support guests with disabilities, provide 1:1 support for individual guests and their party.
Guests attending performances at David Geffen Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Clark Studio Theater, Samuel Rehearsal Studio, the Stanley Kaplan Penthouse or any outdoor venues may request in advance:
• An Access Rep to meet them upon arrival on campus, escort them throughout the performance space and assist them with any of their requested accommodations. Access Reps can supply and push guests in a wheelchair, provide sighted guide technique, or simply escort and assist.
• Check in at intermission, see if the guest needs anything, answer questions/receive feedback
• Assistance with departure from the performance venue
Inquire about this service when purchasing a ticket through the Lincoln Center Box Office or CenterCharge. Guests who already have their tickets can email [email protected] for further information. Please note that this service should be requested at least 7 business days prior to the performance, and assistance is based on staff availability.
Accommodations at Select Performances
The following accommodations are available at select performances and events. Guests can visit the Lincoln Center Presents calendar, select “Filters”, then “Accommodations” to find upcoming events with American Sign Language interpretation, audio description, and captioning. Check each individual event page to learn more about available accommodations.
We recognize that the list below is not exhaustive and that accommodations are never a “one size fits all” solution. Please contact the Access Team by email at [email protected] or by phone at 212-875-5375 to discuss your specific access needs or accommodations so that we may explore other accommodations we may be able to offer. While there is no deadline for notice, please reach out as soon as you know that you plan to attend a program so that we may have enough time to identify the best options to fill your request.
American Sign Language
American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation communicates the spoken word and sounds of an event into the visual-gestural language used by the Deaf+ and signing communities.
Captioning
Captioning displays text for all spoken words, lyrics and sounds in real time.
• Closed Captioning (CC) is available to view on personal phones or devices, via a QR code. Note you must bring your own device connected to wifi to access live captions.
• Open Captioning (OC) displays text on stage, viewable to audiences without use of a device.
Audio Description
Audio description provides live description through receivers and headsets so that guests who are blind or have low vision can fully participate in the experience.
Seat Cushions
For all events in the Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall and at Alice Tully Hall, seat cushions are available to borrow from the Guest Experience Podium. Cushions are 19 inches wide by 17 inches deep, with 3 inch height.
Access Programming Series
Passport to the Arts
Designed for children, teens and adults with disabilities and their families, Passport to the Arts provides a welcoming, accessible, and cost-free introduction to the performing arts at Lincoln Center.
To learn more about Passport to the Arts, you can visit our web page.
Lincoln Center Moments
Lincoln Center Moments is a free performance-based program specially designed for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Join us as we bring Lincoln Center's unparalleled artistry to an intimate and supported setting.
To learn more about Lincoln Center Moments, you can visit our web page.
Relaxed Performances
Relaxed Performances are open to all, but designed for people with autism, sensory and communication disorders or learning disabilities. The artistic integrity of the piece remains unchanged, however modifications to social and sensory environment may be made. This structure can also be beneficial for people who are neurodivergent, families with young children and anyone who finds traditional performance protocols do not work for their needs.
For more information about upcoming relaxed performances, please visit our Relaxed Performances web page.
Getting Here and Getting Around
Lincoln Center’s campus is on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, between West 62nd and 65th Streets and Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues.
Campus Map and Accessible Entrances Download Here »
Arriving by Subway
The nearest accessible subway stations are the West 66th Street station (1 train) and the 59th Street-Columbus Circle station (A, B, C, D, or 1 trains).
For Jazz at Lincoln Center performances, take the A, B, C, D or 1 trains to 59th Street-Columbus Circle.
Arriving by Bus
The M5, M7, M10, M11, and M104 bus lines all stop within one block of Lincoln Center campus and Jazz at Lincoln Center. All MTA New York City buses are equipped with ramps.
Pick-Up and Drop-Off
Guests can be picked-up/dropped-off on public streets according to traffic signage. However, there are also several designated areas for your convenience.
The Jaffe Drive pick-up and drop-off area is located on Columbus Avenue at West 65th Street. Enter from Broadway (southbound traffic). The clearance for vehicle drop off is nine feet. Access from concourse level for the Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center Theater, and the parking garage. Take elevators up to plaza level for Josie Robertson Plaza (Revson Fountain), David H. Koch Theater, David Geffen Hall, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and Claire Tow Theater.
Access-A-Ride
Access-A-Ride is a public transit service operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority for people with disabilities. For more information, visit their website. Designated Access-A-Ride stop located at 20 Lincoln Center Plaza (Columbus Avenue between west 63rd and West 65th Streets)
For David Geffen Hall, David H. Koch Theater, and Josie Robertson Plaza: 20 Lincoln Center Plaza (Columbus Avenue between West 63rd and West 65th Streets)
For the David Rubenstein Atrium: 1881 Broadway
For the Metropolitan Opera House and Concourse: Access-A-Ride is unable to go onto the Concourse level where accessible entrances for these venues are located. To access these venues, call Access-A-Ride bookings 24 to 48 hours prior to the trip and speak to a supervisor.
For The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: 111 Amsterdam Avenue between West 64th and West 65th Streets
Parking
Lincoln Center’s Main Campus Parking is open 24/7 and can be accessed from 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, at the corner of 63rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, or on 65th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway (this entrance is open everyday 7:00 AM – Midnight). Designated accessible parking spaces are located in the yellow section of the garage and accessible from any garage entrance.
Access from the concourse level for:
• Metropolitan Opera House
• Lincoln Center Theater
Take elevators up to plaza level for:
• Josie Robertson Plaza (Revson Fountain)
• David Geffen Hall
• David H. Koch Theater
• The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
• Claire Tow Theater
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Central Parking Systems Garage is located at 345 West 58th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues.
To reserve parking, call 212-721-6500 or visit the Parking Reservations website.
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Big Umbrella Festival for Families
Sunday, September 18 from 11:00 am–2:00 pm
There are two ways to access this event:
1. Advance Reservation, opening at noon on Tuesday, August 16, offers you guaranteed access to the festival and allows us to stay in touch prior to the event.
2. General Admission will also be available for this event. First-come first-served, just show up!
Learn more about the ticketing options here.
There are three additional family time slots for Big Umbrella Festival on September 17 and 18 if this window isn't convenient. See other time slots here.
Lincoln Center welcomes young audiences with autism and other developmental disabilities and their families to Big Umbrella Festival, featuring live performances, interactive …
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You will have access to all of the below live performances and installations—both timed events and drop-in activities. Please note: the indoor performances have limited capacity and are first-come, first-served.
Check in starts thirty minutes before the first performance, at the Registration Table by the fountain at Josie Robertson Plaza. The entrance is on 63rd Street and Columbus Avenue in Manhattan.
Schedule for Sunday, September 18 from 11:00 am–2:00 pm
11:00 am–11:45 am
Dancing Wheels Company
INDOORS at the Clark Studio Theater
Under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Mary Verdi-Fletcher, the Dancing Wheels Company is recognized as the first and foremost professional physically integrated dance company in America uniting the talents of dancers both with and without disabilities. The highly skilled ensemble of stand-up and sit-down (wheelchair) dancers will perform energetic dance excerpts, lead teaching demonstrations, and share their own personal stories to explore the diversity of dance, disability, and accessibility and feature works from the company’s diverse repertory.
12:00 pm–12:45 pm
WeBop Family Jazz Party: New Orleans Jazz Jam
INDOORS at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
Presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Join us for an imaginary trip to the birthplace of jazz as we swing and sway to the joyful sounds of the Big Easy! We’ll parade in a traditional New Orleans “second line”, dance to upbeat tunes like “Happy Feet Blues,” scat sing like the incomparable Louis Armstrong, and much more. Le bon temps roule! This fun, interactive concert will engage the whole family. Let the good times roll and enjoy an afternoon of music, movement, and imagination!
1:00 pm–1:45 pm
Omnium Circus
OUTDOORS at Damrosch Park
Omnium Circus was founded on the belief that full inclusion and representation in the arts leads to self-actualization, increased tolerance, and a better society. It's the first comprehensively inclusive and accessible circus performing arts company in the nation, bringing together a diverse cast of extraordinary talent from all over the globe. Multitalented and multi-abled, our stars transport audiences into a world of jaw-dropping spectacle and wonder, motivating them with extraordinary feats of human accomplishment and the astounding potential of the human spirit.
Drop-in activities and installations: Pick and choose from the programming below and explore them on your own time.
Softy
OUTDOORS at Josie Robertson Plaza
Installation Design by Bryony Roberts Studio
Softy transforms the main plaza at Lincoln Center into a soft and interactive environment. Responding to the Revson Fountain and circular lines of the plaza, the project introduces colorful outdoor cushions that radiate out from the center, offering a range of social and sensory conditions. The cushions create concentrated areas for play and socializing around the fountain as well as more private areas around the edges for restorative moments, providing a quiet and soothing area away from the crowd.
Word Play by Ecosistema Urbano
OUTDOORS at Hearst Plaza
Hearst Plaza will be transformed into a spontaneous playground by this participatory art installation where by using letters, young people and their families will be able to experiment and create messages sharing their personal thoughts and ideas with the world. This is not only an installation, but also an experience. A way of connecting to those around you and beyond. An interactive activity that engages you physically, and mentally, and artistically. A framework for young people to engage with the arts, express themselves and share their thoughts, dreams and expectations about the future.
Pneumaphone
OUTDOORS at The Deck at Damrosch Park
Presented in collaboration with Logos Foundation
Pneumaphone is a collection of pneumatically driven soundsculptures: flutes, single reeds, lips, reeds, double reeds, mirlitons, water organs, and bladder membranes make up the individual voice of each pneumaphone. By sitting, lying, rolling or rocking on pillows, participants take part in music-making as the air from the pillows travels through the musical instrument.
Visual Art Stations
OUTDOORS at Hearst Plaza and Damrosch Park
Create your own artwork based on inspiration from nature and the world around us at one of our visual arts stations guided by Lincoln Center teaching artists. You can choose to display your creations at our Big Umbrella Gallery for the weekend or take them home with you. The visual arts stations will be accessible to all ages and abilities and will be available throughout the festival.
Pre-Scribble Family Workshop
OUTDOORS at Josie Robertson Plaza
Inspired by Bluelaces Theater Company’s Scribble, Lincoln Center teaching artists will facilitate an interactive pre-performance workshop for all ages and abilities. Please join us for a joyful, accessible art-making experience.
Scribble
INDOORS at the David Rubenstein Atrium
Bluelaces Theater Company, Emily Bruner & Leigh Poulos (Project Leads/Co - Directors)
Join us at the David Rubenstein Atrium for an inclusive intergenerational dance party and let loose with friends—old and new. Inside Scribble, our Doodle Masters will populate the walls with imagery inspired by you as our DJs spin a mix of your requests. Scribble is a celebration of connection, self-expression, and the universal language of art. Come make your mark!
Big Umbrella Festival Campus Map Download Here »
Big Umbrella Festival for Families
Sunday, September 18 from 11:00 am–2:00 pm
There are two ways to access this event:
1. Advance Reservation, opening at noon on Tuesday, August 16, offers you guaranteed access to the festival and allows us to stay in touch prior to the event.
2. General Admission will also be available for this event. First-come first-served, just show up!
Learn more about the ticketing options here.
There are three additional family time slots for Big Umbrella Festival on September 17 and 18 if this window isn't convenient. See other time slots here.
Lincoln Center welcomes young audiences with autism and other developmental disabilities and their families to Big Umbrella Festival, featuring live performances, interactive …
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The activities and performances are at various locations throughout our outdoor and indoor campus.
Accessibility
All events are Relaxed Performances, designed to be inclusive for guests with a range of sensory needs. Accommodations include:
Visual Guide, in English and Spanish, detailing directions, arrival instructions, and venue amenities with images.
All events are located on accessible routes and will include accessible entrances, restrooms, and seating.
Assistive listening devices with headsets and neck loops are available at all performances.
American Sign Language interpretation available for most performances and upon request.
Captioning available for some performances and upon request.
Audio description available for film events and upon request.
Chill out spaces are available, as well as noise-reducing headphones and fidgets at all event spaces.
If you require any additional accommodations, please contact [email protected] or 212-875-5375.