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Sounds of America
Four years after This is America took its first steps, Gandelsman brings the full anthology to the American Wing’s galleries.
Emery Kerekes
November 1, 2024
A figure in bold, colorful makeup and elaborate costuming stands holding a platter with donuts. Their white dress is ruffled, and they're wearing a headdress made of pink flowers.
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Catalyst Quartet: “Bassline Fabulous” with Machine Dazzle | MetLiveArts
In December 2022, as part of their Met residency, Catalyst Quartet presented an immersive dive into Bach’s behemoth Goldberg Variations.
June 10, 2024
Photo showing members of an orchestra in concert. Musicians are seated, dressed in black, and playing string and wind instruments.
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Tan Dun—Symphony of Colors: Terracotta and Triple Concerto: Hero
The Met commissioned a new work from composer Tan Dun, “Symphony of Colors: Terracotta,” based on music from his opera The First Emperor.
May 21, 2024
Profile view of Farah Siraj smiling, while sitting with a guitar in front of a microphone.
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Farah Siraj: Diggi Ya Rababa | MetLiveArts
Named Jordan's “Musical Ambassadress,” Farah Siraj’s unique idiom melds influences from Arabian music, flamenco, and jazz.
Farah Siraj
March 25, 2024
Two members of Alsarah & the Nubatones in performance. The figure on the left is singing, while the figure on the right plays guitar.
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Alsarah & the Nubatones:
Nuba Noutou | MetLiveArts

Founded in 2011, Alsarah & the Nubatones have dubbed their sound “East African retro-pop.”
Alsarah & the Nubatones
March 18, 2024
Emel Mathlouthi in performance, standing in front of a microphone with arms outstretched.
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Emel Mathlouthi: Fi Kolli Yawmen | MetLiveArts
Emel Mathlouthi's viral anthem of the Arab Spring earned her the title “voice of the Tunisian revolution.”
Emel Mathlouthi
March 8, 2024
Cécile McLorin Salvant performing in the Unicorn Tapestries room at The Met Cloisters.
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Cécile McLorin Salvant at The Met Cloisters: Dame Iseut
In July 2023 MetLiveArts welcomed three-time GRAMMY®-winning jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant for an exclusive recording session in the Unicorn Tapestries Room at The Met Cloisters. For Salvant, also a skilled textile artist, the tapestries have been a source of inspiration.
November 16, 2023
Cécile McLorin Salvant performing in the Unicorn Tapestries room at The Met Cloisters.
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Cécile McLorin Salvant at The Met Cloisters: D’un feu secret
In July 2023 MetLiveArts welcomed three-time GRAMMY®-winning jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant for an exclusive recording session in the Unicorn Tapestries Room at The Met Cloisters
November 13, 2023
Dancers from Ballet Hispánico perform at the courtyard level of the Robert Lehmann Wing at The Met Fifth Avenue.
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Ballet Hispánico: Buscando a Juan
For this MetLiveArts commission, Ballet Hispánico Artistic Director and CEO Eduardo Vilaro reacts to the ideas presented in the exhibit Juan de Pareja: Afro-Hispanic Painter with Buscando a Juan (“Looking for Juan”) and explores the “sancocho”—literally, mixed soup—of cultures and diasporas.
September 19, 2023
A woman stands on stage wearing a matching brown tunic and pants. Her arms are raised over her head with her palms pressed together.
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Bijayini Satpathy: Dohā
In her fifth and final performance as 2021-2022 MetLiveArts Artist in Residence, the incomparable choreographer and dancer Bijayini Satpathy built on her prior explorations of movement and art with an evening-length performance for the stage of the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium. The new work, entitled “Dohā,” navigates the relationship between prayer and play, moving away from the Odissi dance form’s customary theistic depictions to highlight the bhāva—emotional experience—of prayer as an embodied human act. Within the discipline of ritualized prayer, Satpathy embraces play and playfulness as an essential part of the individual’s search for the divine.
May 29, 2023