The donation from two philanthropists will support performances, commissions and young artists, at a time of uncertainty for the dance industry.
The donation from two philanthropists will support performances, commissions and young artists, at a time of uncertainty for the dance industry.
The donation from two philanthropists will support performances, commissions and young artists, at a time of uncertainty for the dance industry.
Dance has long been a precarious industry in New York. It can be difficult for dance troupes to find rehearsal and performance space in one of the world’s most expensive markets, and dancers often struggle to make a living.
Lincoln Center is hoping to help change that. The center announced on Monday that it had secured a $50 million gift that will go toward performances and commissions, and to support young artists.
The donation, from the philanthropists Lynne and Richard Pasculano, is the largest Lincoln Center has ever received for programming initiatives. Lincoln Center hopes the gift will help revive the city’s dance industry after the coronavirus pandemic, which strained the finances of many arts groups, and hit the dance world particularly hard.
“This gift will be catalytic, transformative,” said Mariko Silver, Lincoln Center’s president and chief executive. “It will enable us to really bring forward contemporary dance as a long-term art form at Lincoln Center.”
The center said in a statement that the initiative, called the Pasculano Collaborative for Contemporary Dance, would “expand the global dance community’s home at Lincoln Center, collaborating with industry colleagues to complement the vibrant work happening across New York City.”
The center is home to the renowned New York City Ballet as well as the Juilliard School, which has a dance division. But it lacks a signature modern dance program, though it presents troupes from around the city and the world.
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