MetLiveArts

Fanfare Series

Fanfare pop-up musical performances herald the opening of the first of The Met’s renovated musical instrument galleries. 

Theater of the Resist

2017–18 Quartet in Residence:
Aizuri Quartet

The critically acclaimed and fast-rising Aizuri Quartet is the MetLiveArts 2017–18 Quartet in Residence, offering thought provoking and elegantly balanced charismatic performances.

Eiko Otake: A Body in Places—The Met Edition

Japanese-American activist and movement artist Eiko Otake creates three new editions of her timebending ongoing work, A Body in Places, designed specifically for the Museum's iconic spaces.

Farewell My Concubine

The Shanghai Peking Opera presents this classic tale of love and suicide in a dramatic one-hour performance starring Shi Yihong, in The Met's intimate Astor Court.

Faustin Linyekula: Banataba

Art from the Kingdom of Kongo in The Met's galleries, a shifting political landscape, and the tumultuous history of Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula's homeland all serve as muses for this insightful and provocative dancer.

Feast of India

Food writer Yotam Ottolenghi returns with another lavish banquet inspired by the vibrant and evocative colors of India, with the legendary Madhur Jaffrey, the global authority on Indian cuisine, and a menu curated by celebrated chef, Floyd Cardoz.

2017–18 Artist in Residence:
Andrea Miller and Gallim Dance

Gallim Dance—led by choreographer, founder, and artistic director Andrea Miller—is Artist in Residence at The Met for the 2017–18 season, creating new works designed to interact with the Museum's galleries and great spaces.

Odyssey: A Youth Opera

From bloodthirsty monsters to enticing sirens, this all-new one-hour opera retelling Homer's epic tale features visuals from The Met's extensive collection of Greek art and artifacts. A hero's journey for all ages.

Ryoji Ikeda: supercodex [live set]

Ryoji Ikeda returns to The Met with a wildly innovative new stage show, "supercodex," a beeping, pulsating, cacophonous mix of techno sound and multimedia art exploring the difference between "data of sound" and "sound of data."

Thelonious Monk at 100

Celebrating Thelonius Monk with a uniquely global perspective: from Min Xiao Fen's Blue Pipa to GRAMMY Award-winning Arturo O'Farrill's Latin inflected approach, artists from around the world pay unexpected homages to this American genius.