The Library for Performing Arts

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center: discover dance, theater, music & recorded sound!

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Zachary Kirsimäe spoke to us about his new composition dedicated to his Estonian grandmother and others of the Estonian diasporic community, including composer Arvo Pärt. Kirsimae, along with others, will perform their compositions at the Library on 5/7. https://t.co/x7kNxi8s7F

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Shout out to all the workers who make the performing arts possible, today on #InternationalWorkersDay. Without them, the performing arts wouldn't be possible.

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Hold on to your butts! We're presenting a free screening of Jurassica Park on 5/2. https://t.co/YAIrzGNMjf

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The Library for the Performing Arts hosts a free staged reading of The Trials of Atlas, a play by @Tallberg's Alan Stoga. The work is an interactive thought experiment puts the audience in the jury seat to decide whether an AI can be guilty of murder. https://t.co/vrh2Wt9g8m

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Online today! Learn about the legacy of tap master Carnell lyons, who brought tap dance to Europe and pioneered his “Paddle & Roll” tap style. https://t.co/ug8YcsFoqY

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Actors Zach Grenier, Andrea Patterson, Chris Henry Coffey, Juliana Francis Kelly, Blake DeLong, Willy Appelman, and Reid Andrés join us for a staged reading of The Trials of Atlas, a free event on 5/5 at the Library for the Performing Arts. https://t.co/vrh2Wt9g8m

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This week, through 4/30, come to the Library for the Performing Arts to participate in @lincolncenter's Declaration Project, where anyone can record short reflections on American ideals and the future of the country. The project will culminate with a performance on 7/1.

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We recently had a sold out house for Sara Rudner on stage with Wendy Perron and Jodi Melnick. Both Perron and Melnick worked with Rudner in different decades, and they spoke her career and the ways in which she challenged the conventions of concert dance.

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The New York Googler Orchestra use Library for the Performing Arts' Orchestra Collection, a fee-based lending library that provides scores and parts for orchestral, choral, operatic and solo vocal works. Learn more about the Orchestra Collection: https://t.co/nlNlZvVEDF

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Johnny Mathis, one of the longest-signed artists in Columbia Records history, with a legendary career spanning several decades since his 1956 debut. Here's an image from our Friedman-Abeles collection.

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Did you know you can check out 16mm prints, or watch them at the Library for the Performing Arts? Elena Rossi-Snook, who manages our Reserve Film and Video Collection spoke to Filmprojection21. https://t.co/E0KyyDOUtz

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Joe Mantello first got the idea to work with Nathan Lane in "Death of a Salesman" 30 years ago, while working on together on "Love! Valour! Compassion!" Read @theatermania's interview with Mantello: https://t.co/9kDB5Rhzwq

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Tomorrow, experience a free magic show at our magic exhibition! Noah Levine brings his magic performance to the Library for the Performing Arts for this one-night only special event. Come to our magic exhibition on 4/22 at 5 and 6:30PM. https://t.co/xeza6QhI4B

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Tomorrow, get a free guided tour of our exhibition on the golden age of magic, Mystery and Wonder: A Legacy of Golden Age Magicians in New York City, happening 4/22. https://t.co/Fl2sIyFThX

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Jeanine Tesori was recently on the Library for the Performing Arts' stage to speak with three of her "muses," Emily D’Angelo, Sutton Foster, and Victoria Clark. They discussed creating work collaboratively, together as composer and performer.

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Watch the announcement of the 2026 Drama League Awards Nominations held at the Library for the Performing Arts today, livestreamed on @BroadwayWorld. https://t.co/KL3rGJvgmE

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Get a free guided tour of our exhibition on the golden age of magic, Mystery and Wonder: A Legacy of Golden Age Magicians in New York City, happening 4/22. https://t.co/Fl2sIyFThX

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Musicalizing the works of Thornton Wilder is not for the faint of heart, writes theater librarian Zachary Cohn, "generations of musical theater writers have crossed swords with Wilder’s plays and been bested."
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Artists, dancers, choreographers, and scholars: apply for this year's Dance Research Fellowship, focused on the life and career of José Limón. Fellows receive a $10,000 stipend, support from a librarian to work in the archive, and more. Deadline: May 15. https://t.co/tcSY0izgzh

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Now online and in person! On 4/16, Rudner joins Wendy Perron and Jodi Melnick to speak about Rudner's career and the ways in which she challenged the conventions of concert dance. https://t.co/Sifmn2R0ke