Lincoln Center

Center Introduction

Lincoln Center is a collection of performance venue, this is the world's largest arts venue, can accommodate a total of 18,000 spectators, this area was built in Art 1962-1968 in between, a total cost of 100 million 68 million US dollars, mainly in the Lincoln Center Theater surround three of fountain Square - New York state Theater, Metropolitan Opera House, the main Ai Fuli Fisher Hall, as well as the western periphery Guggenheim Piazza, New York performing Arts Library east of the Juilliard School and Lee Ellis of the concert hall.

Center building

  • Alice Tully Hall (Alice Tully Hall) - has a 1,095-seat concert hall, located within the Juilliard School. Here is the center of Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society and the New York Film Festival, students often Juilliard School in this show. Performing Arts Library: New York Performing Arts Library has the richest theater books, videos, music, and dance data, from mid-1998, the library is closed for a substantial renovation, is expected to reopen in mid-2000, along the front of the library pool, there are many HenryMoore sculptures. Danmu Luo Xu Park: from the middle of the Metropolitan Opera and the New York State Theater, follow the lush forest walk, you can see Danmu Luo Xu Park, at the end of this park is the Guggenheim outdoor music station (Guggenheim Bandshell), similar upright white shell-shaped bandstand is the main meeting place in August every year Lincoln Center outdoor art season.

  • David Geffen Hall (David Geffen Hall) - has a 2,738-seat concert hall, formerly known as "Philharmonic Hall" ( Philharmonic Hall). David Geffen Hall (David Geffen Hall) is the New York Philharmonic, Lincoln Center, the main performer, Mozart concerts and Jazz at Lincoln Center is in the ground, you show content, Ai Fuli Fisher hall at Lincoln Center is the city, after adjusting for many years to strengthen internal audio equipment, has been ranked as world-class performance venue, cellist Yo-Yo Ma is a frequent visitor here. Juilliard School: Juilliard School (JuilliardSchool) is a world-renowned music school drama, has bred many stars, such as: KevinKline, RobinWilliams, PattiLupone et al. 57th Street (57thSt): This is a full of art and fine dining streets, world-famous Carnegie Hall for the 57th Street brightening lot, this street has an old joke is that tourists asked a laptop the old man violin: "? how can we reach it at Carnegie hall," the old man replied: "only constant practice, practice, practice."

  • Metropolitan Opera (The Metropolitan Opera House) - has a 3,900-seat opera house. Metropolitan Opera (MetropolitanOperaHouse) is the Metropolitan Opera and American Ballet Theater in the ground, this building is the main center of Lincoln Center's most eye-catching, five huge glass arched windows revealing the colorful interior decoration brilliant crystal lamp with two giant Chagall hanging paintings, many world-class vocalist such as Jose Carreras, Pa Luo, the empire was in this singing.

  • New York State Theater (The New York State Theater) - has a 2,713-seat Ballet Theater. New York State Theater (NewYorkStateTheater) New York City Ballet and the New York City Opera is in the ground, giant white marble sculpture is the most visible part of the building. Inside and outside the theater has rhinestones and crystal chandelier lamp posts, so the title of "little jewelry box".

Visitor

Lincoln Center, composer Leonard Bernstein (LeonardBernstein) the well-known musical "West Side Story" (WestSideStory), namely in order to for the creation of background, before the completion of the construction of Lincoln Center, the New York slum area but now has become an important stage for the performing arts, it is New York's most coveted residential area. Best time to visit is summer afternoon at Lincoln Center because of Midsummer Night Swing Night (MidsummernightSwing, one of the summer outdoor concert ring) thousands of dancers around the Fountain Square show, in addition, in Ai Fuli fee snow Concert hall daily 1-hour trip to visit, introduce arrangements for theater history and visit the three main hall of the hospital. Upper West Side (UpperWestSide) If you have read Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks starred in "You've Got Mail" (You'vegotmail), are no strangers to the Upper West Side, where the ground is a typical New York yuppie concentration, when the new England style brownstone townhouses through the door, always feel sweet Meg Ryan will open the door suddenly come out from the beginning of 1970, the actor, writer and gay began to migrate to the region, to date, there has been New York is the most coveted residential area, east of central Park Boulevard, west of Riverside Park was (RiversidePark), simple decor and beautiful restaurants, cafes spread around, and magnificent performances with the American Museum of Natural history Lincoln Center for Art gather more upper West Side add to heavyweight status.

cultural heritage

There are many on this street worth visiting, purchasing places, say: (. 45W.57thSt) (. 31W.57thSt) HackerArtBooks, RizzoliBookstore, two the bookstore has a very rich art books, from Egyptian art, the art of Babylon to modern art and other types of books quite diverse styles differ significantly, the former is a treasure trove located upstairs, which is a mess, like a big old bookstall, but the atmosphere was very comfortable, the staff is lovely, elderly gentleman dressed in French will be discussed with the customer, not so much to do business, down more like friends, very elegant interior decoration of Rizzoli, is like a magnificent palace, on display Books like works of art, you can experience the atmosphere of another bookstore. Carnegie Hall (CarnegieHall): able to perform at Carnegie Hall stage, may be all the people playing music of the dream, from 1891, to establish a millionaire Carnegie Hall in New York City since the first large-scale , Temple of music in the Italian Renaissance style, it becomes a myth, and especially the day of the premiere, or personally as directed by the Russian composer Tchaikovsky, performing his own works, at that time, New York's famous Ascot peak hold and to a time-studded crown cover. Who had a solo show here, individuals or groups playing are playing this since a century, affecting music deep and giant characters, from the Italian conductor Toscanini Alto (ArturoToscanini), American conductor Leonard Bernstein (LeonardBernstein ) show, to jazz greats - Duke of Wellington, and even reputed fad music groups - the Beatles, who had a smash hit at the peak, a place at Carnegie hall. Near Carnegie Hall and many typical American theme restaurants, such as: (. 104W.57thSt) MotownCafé, PlanetHolleywood, BrooklynDiner (212W.57thSt.), HardRockCafé (221W.57thSt.) (140W.57thSt.). Russian Tea Room (RussianTeaRoom): If Carnegie Hall is the music of Mecca, the Russian Tea Room that the Temple should be gourmands, this was to be added gorgeous Russian cuisine restaurant offers the best of Russian caviar, pancakes, cooking is not it is the only place to be proud of, extravagance on the decor reveal the flavor of the Russian Empire, red walls, golden bronze, rare paintings, and dark red velvet seats, will be reserved for the missing aristocrat Merry down. Of course, those steady stream of Hollywood stars, opera celebrities Russian Tea Room also to cast a mystery.

Art cradle

Lincoln Center is not only the United States the highest level of artistic activities in the world of art galleries and art in high impact of its specifications but also has a high degree of awareness , outstanding artists around the world are proud to show here. As all artists and the general audience the world's most fascinating music the Holy Land, it is never to money and fame, as measured, they only recognize their own artistic standard, when the world-famous opera goddess Maria Callas in Europe when, her first stop the show to the United States hope in the Metropolitan Opera, but was flatly refused, she this as a humiliation, and later she took ten years to make Lincoln Center accepted her, and whereby the peak of her artistic career.

Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang and Asia Song Teresa Teng, the board has so far become the Lincoln Center for the Performing two Chinese artists. Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang and known around the world through performances here, while his performance was included in the world's three major performing system. In 1980, after the Asian Teresa invited to this song solo concert.

2016 Nian 3 Yue 20 Ri Li Jian at Lincoln Center held his first overseas concert, Li Jian is also the first concert at Lincoln Center Mainland Chinese singer.

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for the development of cross-cultural exchange under the new situation, China and the US to strengthen cooperation in the field of art education, experience the world elite style, experience diverse bright world charm of the city, by the Ministry of culture national Folk literature and Art development Center, People's Republic of China, the China Federation of Arts Education organized by China Federation of arts education, century Canton Union (Beijing) international culture media organizations hosted "Chinese folk art (2013) American exchange performances" campaign, performances will be held in the US Lincoln Center for the Arts February 20, 2013. Travel program will be selected in Beijing, visit the US east and west coasts main cities and a number of the world's elite exchange visit.

Organizer:

The Ministry of Culture National Folk Literature and Art Development Center

China Federation of Arts Education

For support:

central culture management Cadre College

Lincoln Center

international Council of Folklore Festivals organization (CIOFF) China Committee

organizer:

Chinese folk art performances American exchange committee

China Federation of Arts Education

Guanglian century (Beijing) international cultural media organizations

schedule:

time: February 13, 2013 - February 24

Performance time: February 20, 2013

Performance Location: United States Lincoln Center for the Arts

program review:

Ministry of culture national Folk literature and Art development Center is responsible for organizing the assessment expert groups;

· trial: the local organizing committee to declare the recommended program and provide audio video data (program requirements of appendix), unified by a jury trial in Beijing;

· review: before the trip, each performing group to focus on the selection of Beijing, rehearsal;

· final: the jury in the United States and a comprehensive review of the performance of the show, the final selection of all kinds of awards, other times and awarded the honorary

prizes:

· other times prize: Let Gold 2, 3 silver, 4 bronze;.

· outstanding performance Award: group but has not been selected to perform in other times players won an outstanding performance Award prize;

· outstanding heritage award: conductor, instructor, and leader of the delegation Art educators;

· outstanding organization Award: organizational units Offered schools, cultural groups and so on;

or more awards named by the expert group review, the Ministry of culture national folklore Center certificates or medals.

Media report:

China Central Television, China Education Television, China Culture Daily, China Art Newspaper, Xinhua, People, Phoenix and other authoritative media reports and presentations will be given to current exhibitions and activities.

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