Lincoln Center in the Lower East Side of Manhattan has announced they will be welcoming Big Umbrella Festival come April. The festival will feature a weekend of free programming designed specifically for diverse audiences of all ages—welcoming kids, teens, adults, and their families.
The Festival, now celebrating 5 years, will feature a multitude of fun, family activities spanning the NYC campus. The giant, awe-inspiring maze installation in Damrosch Park, Architects of Air’s Daedalum. Theatre Motus’s intimate and adaptive TREE: A World in Itself, in which performers tailor the experience to each individual audience member. The Festival continues Lincoln Center’s ongoing commitment to making the performing arts accessible for all.
The Big Umbrella Festival aims to share unique approaches to sensory-based, interactive, and intimate artistic experiences with audiences with autism and other developmental disabilities. There will be a wide array of engaging and entertaining events across campus, meant for all ages.
Included Events:
The ReelAbilities Film Festival (April 6 & 9)
Barrowland Ballet’s Playful Tiger (April 12-14)
Theatre Motus’s TREE: A World in Itself (April 12-14)
Architects of Air’s Daedalum (April 6-7, 10-14, and 17-21)
Piano concerts in the David Rubenstein Atrium from award-winning recording artist and personality Lachi (April 13)
For more information on The Big Umbrella Festival at Lincoln Center, click here.
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