Fine and Performing Arts Facilities

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts' 2,310-seat Concert Hall is the borough's premier performance space. Critics have called it "acoustically perfect." With a modern 2,400-square foot stage and a hydraulic orchestra pit, the Center presents outstanding classical, popular, and folk/ethnic dance, music, and theatre companies from around the world. Special, culturally diverse community celebrations enhance the Center's offerings. The Center has also served as the site of numerous public programs and debates of national interest. Lehman students are offered discounted tickets for most events, as well as opportunities to work as ushers and apprentice stagehands. Examples of artists who have recently performed at the Center include El Gran Combo, Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company, Smokey Robinson, Jimmy Cliff, Trinity Irish Dance Company, Nickelodeon's Blues Clues Live, and the gospel musical "Your Arms Too Short to Box With God."

Lehman Stages

Lehman Stages is a performance and rehearsal facility at Lehman College, comprised of the Lovinger Theatre, the Studio Theatre, the Student Experimental Theatre (or "SET"), and the Dance Lab @ Lehman.

Part of the Bronx for over two decades, the facilities that comprise Lehman Stages have served as an invaluable cultural resource for the Bronx and the larger New York City community. Lehman Stages is dedicated to the creation and presentation of performing arts programming of all disciplines, with a special focus on education and cultural diversity. Lehman Stages aspires to be an artistic touchstone for emerging artists of all backgrounds and a training facility for the College's theatre and dance program. The facilities also provide low-cost rehearsal, performance, and conference space for arts, civic, and government organizations throughout the metropolitan area.

Recital Hall

The Music Building features a 135-seat Recital Hall (MU-306), which is used by students and faculty throughout the academic year, along with individual practice rooms for music majors, minors, and other Lehman students. The large Hearth Room (MU-330) accommodates ensembles such as the Lehman College and Community Band, the Lehman College and Community Chorus, the Latin Jazz Ensemble, and the Celia Cruz Bronx High School Concert Band. The Recital Hall and Hearth Room host a variety of free, public events, including student, faculty, and guest recitals, master classes, and workshops. Recent events have featured performances by the Lehman Chamber Players, Jazz Ensemble, and Afro-Caribbean Percussion Ensemble, as well as guest artists such as the Concordian Dawn Early Music Ensemble, and the Jazz Power Community Workshop. All events are free and open to the public.

Lehman College Art Gallery

The Lehman College Art Gallery is located in the Fine Arts Building designed by renowned architect Marcel Breuer. The Gallery presents innovative contemporary art in two striking exhibition spaces. Education is an integral component of exhibition programming and provides the basis for the Gallery's outreach - from young students to senior citizens. New technologies offer a means of reaching audiences internationally as well as locally and provide creative new venues for artists. The Gallery's website, featuring Bronx Public Art, highlights an extraordinary collection of public art from the WPA to contemporary projects.