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David H. Koch Theater
Address
20 Lincoln Center
New York, NY 10023
Public Transport
Accessibility
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Box Office
handicapped accessible. -
Parking
Please call 212-874-9021 for reservations if you require a parking space in the “yellow” wheelchair accessible section. The entrance for this section is on Amsterdam Avenue, one hundred feet North of 62nd Street. -
Restroom
handicapped accessible -
Elevator/Escalator
Elevator. -
Entrance
steps leading up to the entrance. Accessible by elevator. -
Water Fountain
handicapped accessible -
Assisted Listening System
Assistive listening devices available for hard-of-hearing patrons. For headsets and loops, see the attendant at the coat check. A major credit card or driver’s license is needed as a security deposit. -
Wheelchair Info
Wheelchair access.
Theater Description
The David H. Koch Theater is a theater for ballet, modern and other forms of dance, part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts located at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and 63rd Street in New York City, United States. Originally named the New York State Theater,[1] the house has been home to the New York City Ballet since its opening in 1964. It also served as home to the New York City Opera from 1964 to 2011. The theater occupies the south side of the main plaza of Lincoln Center, opposite Avery Fisher Hall.The New York State Theater was built with funds from the State of New York as part of New York State's cultural participation in the 1964–1965 World's Fair. The theater was designed by architect Philip Johnson and opened on April 23, 1964. After the Fair, the State transferred ownership of the theater to the City of New York.
The City leases the theater to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., which then has a sublease with City Center of Music and Drama, Inc. (CCMD). The present corporation of CCMD (separate and apart from New York City Center on 55th Street) continues to manage the theater today
