A Lincoln Center B Lincoln Center Lincoln Center 1 Dear Friends: In the past year, we’ve made significant progress toward Lincoln Center’s mission ofGreat Art for All. That means ensuring that the world’s best performing arts are available to everyone, regardless of age, race, or socioeconomic background. It also means embracing a future in which those incredible masterpieces are accessible anywhere—whether it’s online, on television, at the movies, in schools and libraries, or right here at Lincoln Center. Our progress is evident all around us, from the strength of the talent on our stages to the gorgeous visual artworks throughout Lincoln Center—not to mention the stunning 16-acre campus itself. And it’s also evident throughout NYC, thanks to our growing roster of education and community outreach programs, which are now in all five boroughs. This is an exciting time of unparalleled growth at Lincoln Center. But the most important characteristic shared by all of these initiatives is improved access for our current and prospective audiences. Our newest initiatives to serve this mission include: LC Kids, a year-round family membership program that includes interactive experiences as well as performances and special gatherings for all ages; Boro-Linc, which sends the arts into underserved communities in NYC; and Middle School Arts Audition Boot Camp, which prepares rising eighth graders from low-income neighborhoods to audition for competitive performing arts high schools. As a 21st century performing arts institution, we knew we needed a more prominent digital presence, and we are proud of our accomplishments in the technology area. Today, LincolnCenter.org is itself a work of art. It’s now simpler, faster, and more user-friendly. You can quickly learn about what’s on the calendar for every resident organization on campus and easily buy tickets or join a membership group. We also launched a free mobile app where you can get information on performances and buy tickets directly. Lincoln Center’s livestream initiative also continues to grow. In the first half of 2015, we shared 25 events—up from 12 the entire previous year. Each one had thousands of people tuning in live, from New York City to places like South America, Germany, and Japan. The same programs later earned up to 100,000 additional views on our website and YouTube. We firmly believe that technology is the key to helping art transcend borders. It’s obvious that Lincoln Center has turned its sights to the future, but we never lose sight of the people, performances, and programs that helped us get here. September 24, 2015, was the official inauguration forDavid Geffen Hall, home to the New York Philharmonic and future site of Lincoln Center Legends. As the premiere hall of fame for the performing arts, this space will celebrate the artists, leaders, and philanthropists who have made Lincoln Center the world’s leading performing arts center. It will offer multisensory, interactive, and educational exhibits—while also serving as a central base for the organization’s archives. David Geffen Hall will be prominently featured on our new Digital Campus Tour. A complement to the guided tours that run daily out of the David Rubenstein Atrium, this self-guided option will soon be downloadable—for free—on your smartphone. Visitors can learn all about our campus, its history, its architecture, and most important of all—the art that takes place here. Of course, we could never achieve these goals without support from the philanthropists named in these pages—not to mention all of our dedicated patrons, the city of New York, and the five million visitors who enjoy Lincoln Center annually. We’d like to extend heartfelt thanks to each and every one of these contributors—as well as our exceptional Board of Directors, devoted staff, ten fellow resident organizations, and sensational artists—for being part of the Lincoln Center family. Your support is what keeps us on the cutting edge and drives us to work harder every year to put Lincoln Center at the forefront of the performing arts. We hope you’re excited to continue this journey with us. Sincerely, LC Kids invites families to deepen their engagement with the arts through Katherine Farley Jed Bernstein performances and art-making activities for all ages, all year round. Chairman President Lincoln Center 3 Engaging… Lincoln Center connects people to the finest performing arts from all over the world. But, too often, the audience is limited to those who can afford tickets and travel away from home. That excludes far too many New Yorkers who, for various reasons, may not be able to access transportation or purchase full-price tickets. Lincoln Center strives to engage audience members from all walks of life, whether it’s in their own communities or through low-cost and free programming on campus. Our community engagement programs are constantly expanding to enrich the lives of as many people as we can, especially with the help of city partners like the Department of Education and the New York Public Library. Last June, Boro-Linc sent free performances and art-making Lincoln Center Local’s Silent Disco lights up the night activities into the South Bronx; this year the popular community in Hunter’s Point South Park in Queens. outreach program will travel to all five boroughs of NYC. 4 Lincoln Center Lincoln Center 7 Lincoln Center Local Lincoln Center partners with the Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and Queens Library systems to make high-caliber performing arts programming accessible to residents in all five boroughs. ThroughLincoln Center Local, community partners host performances and artist talk-backs. Partnering libraries also offer free screenings and stream content from Lincoln Center. Another product of Lincoln Center Local is Silent Disco, a free event which began as part of Midsummer Night Swing. In September 2014, Silent Disco traveled to Hunter’s Point South Park in Queens. About 1,200 guests stopped by to enjoy the custom dance floor with views of Manhattan. We now have community partners in all five boroughs and hosted five nights of Silent Disco throughout NYC in 2015. Poet-Linc In partnership with Urban Word NYC and the NYC Youth Poet Laureate Program, Lincoln Center presents Poet-Linc as part of the free programming at the David Rubenstein Atrium. City teenagers collaborate to create and perform new works; the final showcase featured 26 young poets onstage in front of an audience of 300. All participants—which include court-involved youth from Passages Academy and the Boys Town non-secure placement facility in Brooklyn—are published in the annual Poet-Linc anthology. Boro-Linc Launched in March 2015, Boro-Linc partners with cultural organizations, city leaders, and Lincoln Center resident organi- zations to bring family-friendly performances and activities to communities that have been historically underrepresented on our campus. The pilot season took place at the Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education in the South Bronx in June 2015. Boro-Linc will reach all five boroughs by 2016. Family-Linc Family-Linc is an initiative that welcomes low-income families to the Lincoln Center campus. Lincoln Center provides partici- pants with prime seats at popular performances for $10. Families are invited to participate in workshops, backstage visits, and artist talks to deepen their engagement and create unique experiences for them to enjoy together. Community Artist Residencies The Community Artist Residencies program serves homeless families, court-involved youth, and public housing residents in partnership with local agencies such as Women In Need and Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center. Professionals guide participants in transformative experiences with the arts during residencies spanning eight weeks to several months. Last June, Boro-Linc sent free performances and art-making Lincoln Center Local’s Silent Disco lights up the night activities into the South Bronx; this year the popular community in Hunter’s Point South Park in Queens. outreach program will travel to all five boroughs of NYC. 4 Lincoln Center Lincoln Center 7 High school students collaborate with peers and mentors to prepare and perform poems during the Poet-Linc spoken word showcase in the David Rubenstein Atrium. Boro-Linc sends teaching artists and resources from all 11 Lincoln Center resident organizations into NYC communities for free family programs. The Boro-Linc pilot season kicked off in Family-Linc participants meet several times a year for performances, activities, the South Bronx in 2015. and behind-the-scenes access at Lincoln Center. 8 Lincoln Center Lincoln Center 9 Presenting… This year, all of Lincoln Center’s exceptional programming—whether dance, music, theater, or a riveting combination—was accompanied by an increased emphasis on community engagement. Inviting and involving people of all ages, throughout all five boroughs, from all economic backgrounds, has been our foremost agenda. From diversity of content to free concerts, with interactive discussions and family events, we have never madeRenée stronger and Robert strides Belfer in Musicone single Director year Louis to Langrée conducts the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, marking provide Great Art for All. his 13th summer as part of the Lincoln Center family. Great Performers Great Performers—a series that highlights exceptional orchestras, ensembles, and soloists from around the world— presented more than 30 performances from November 2, 2014 to May 10, 2015. The 49th season included groups like the Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig, with conductor Riccardo Chailly, and the Budapest Festival Orchestra, with its music director Iván Fischer, not to mention special guests like Joshua Bell and Emanuel Ax. White Light Festival For the fifth year, theWhite Light Festival provided audiences with transcendent and introspective experiences through music. One highlight of the 2014 White Light Festival was the Berliner Philharmoniker’s performance of Bach’s St.