That's a Wrap: A Look Back at the 2015–16 Season of #MetLiveArts

Members of David Dorfman Dance perform during The Met Breuer's opening-weekend celebration. Photo by Stephanie Berger

«A thrilling, vibrant, and jam-packed season of MetLiveArts just came to a close, one which saw some of the Museum's most immersive performances yet. As summer sets in, we usually like to reflect on our season, and a great way to look back at these breathtaking experiences is through the moments captured by the MetLiveArts team on Instagram. Whether they were captured backstage, in rehearsal, or in the tech booth, these posts get you right inside the performances.»

All were hashtagged with #MetLiveArts and #MetMuseumPresents, so there are plenty more to see, including some incredible posts by our audience members and Met visitors. Be sure to join us next season and tag your own photos when you experience something unexpected, beautiful, and entertaining in the galleries and in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium.

Reid Farrington's The Return

The Return premiered at The Met in July 2015 and instantly drew visitors into the Venetian Sculpture of the Renaissance gallery. A MetLiveArts commission, The Return combined animation technology and continuous live performance to tell the story of Tullio Lombardo's shattered sculptural masterpiece, Adam (ca. 1490–95), and its 12-year restoration process.

#mocap #adamrestored #metmuseum #graceraineyrogersauditorium #metmuseumpresents

A photo posted by kwabenantim (@kwabenantim) on Jul 10, 2015 at 4:07pm PDT

Instagrammed by Kwabena Slaughter, Associate GM for Production and Technical Operations

The Met also created a time-lapse video to show the process of constructing the full-motion capture studio on the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium stage.

Video by Thomas Ling

Sonic Blossom

One of the most emotionally charged performances of the season was artist Lee Mingwei's Sonic Blossom. Presented free with Museum admission, this program offered visitors the opportunity to be serenaded to one of five Schubert lieder in the Asian Art and the Modern and Contemporary Art galleries. This video below will take you right into one of the final rehearsals.

Final dress rehearsal for @metmuseum presentation of Lee Mingwei's interactive performance work: Sonic Blossom. Beginning This #metfriday you can happen upon this work for #Free! In The Met's Modern/Contemporary and Asia Galleries. singers from Manhattan School of Music will approach Museum visitors at random and perform a Schubert lied. It's a beautiful experience .. Running for 11 short days. #getinvolved #dontsayididnttellyou #art #metmuseumpresents #asianart100 #work

A video posted by disco__ (@disco__) on Oct 27, 2015 at 6:06pm PDT

Instagrammed by Marsha Reid, Assistant Manager for Artistic Planning

Tan Dun's Water Passion

In November 2015, Tan Dun's Water Passion was brilliantly staged in The Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing. The performance featured a soprano (Elizabeth Keusch), bass-baritone (Stephen Bryant), violinist (Alexandrina Boyanova), cellist (Felix Fan), three percussionists (David Cossin, Ian Antonio, Michael Lipsey), and two choruses (Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir), but let's not forget the 17 transparent, illuminated bowls of water.

#lifeatthemet #metmuseumpresents #metlivearts #tandun #waterpassion

A photo posted by Alethea Brown (@litab321) on Nov 14, 2015 at 5:30pm PST

Instagrammed by Alethea Brown, Assistant Coordinator for Ticketing

David Dorfman Dance

When The Met Breuer opened in March 2016, MetLiveArts marked the joyous occasion with site-specific performances by one of the most exuberant dance companies, David Dorfman Dance. The choreography floated through the air to fill The Met Breuer's outdoor space.

#daviddorfmandance rehearsing for #openingday of #metbreuer tomorrow March 18. Performances all day. #metlivearts

A video posted by @limor_tomer on Mar 17, 2016 at 4:13pm PDT

Instagrammed by Limor Tomer, General Manager, Concerts & Lectures

Audible Cloisters: Guitar Marathon

A guitar pilgrimage through The Met Cloisters in May drew record crowds and filled the contemplative spaces and galleries with a variety of guitar artists. Staged in the Fuentidueña Chapel, Langon Chapel, Pontaut Chapter House, Early Gothic Hall, and The Trie Café, everything from the classical to the electric guitar was performed. The energy of the audience, the nearly perfect weather, and the virtuoso performances made for an unforgettable New York City afternoon.

Noveller in the Trie #metlivearts

A photo posted by @merylc22 on May 14, 2016 at 1:03pm PDT

Instagrammed by Meryl Cates, Press Officer, MetLiveArts

To purchase tickets to any upcoming MetLiveArts event, visit www.metmuseum.org/tickets; call 212-570-3949; or stop by the Great Hall Box Office, open Monday–Saturday, 11 am–3:30 pm.