Interesting. Unusual. Uniquely NYC. Highlights of this week’s top virtual events include Angel Otero’s Present Memory, New York Philharmonic at Home, ABT’s Virtual Season and more. Get the NYC-ARTS Top Five in your inbox every Friday and follow @NYC_ARTS on Instagram or @NYCARTS on Twitter to stay abreast of events as they happen.

American Ballet Theatre OffStage: A 2020 Virtual Season
American Ballet Theatre
Manhattan
Mon, May 11, 2020 - Sat, Jul 04, 2020
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) will present a full season of programming to viewers and fans around the world with "American Ballet Theatre OffStage: A 2020 Virtual Season." As the global health crisis has forced ABT artists out of the theater and into their homes, these online offerings will carry the artistry of ABT into homes everywhere with a slate of daily activities timed to align with ABT’s previously planned New York 80th Anniversary Spring Season, ...

New York Philharmonic at Home
New York Philharmonic
Manhattan
Thu, May 07, 2020 - Thu, May 28, 2020
The New York Philharmonic announces its schedule of broadcasts for May 2020. On select weekdays, the New York Philharmonic will post video of a past performance on Facebook and YouTube. Premieres are meant to simulate the experience of a live concert to foster a sense of community among classical music fans worldwide; the broadcasts will be available on-demand afterward. Many broadcasts will include an interview with the soloist and Alec Baldwin — Philharmonic Radio Host / Board Member ...

Angel Otero: Present Memory
Lehman Maupin Gallery
Manhattan
Wed, May 13, 2020 - Sat, May 30, 2020
"Present Memory" is an online-only, bilingual presentation of new works by Angel Otero created in upstate New York in a new studio he recently opened. For Angel, this period of quarantine has propelled a new body of work. With this presentation, the gallery aimes to provide unique insight into the way Angel builds his paintings, moving beyond the physical process and making visible the years of material he has accumulated. Though known as a painter, ...

CMS Front Row
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Manhattan
Sun, May 17, 2020 - Sun, Jul 05, 2020
Please join Chamber Music Society this Sunday, May 17 at 5:00 pm EDT for the launch of "CMS Front Row," a new at-home concert series comprised of two unique online chamber music experiences. The Artist Series, eight weeks of Sunday evening HD concerts, spotlights Michael Brown, Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung, Gloria Chien, Gilbert Kalish, Cho-Liang Lin, Anne-Marie McDermott, David Shifrin, and Arnaud Sussmann. Hosted by Co-Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han, each broadcast begins ...

The Encounter Online
St. Ann’s Warehouse
Brooklyn
Fri, May 15, 2020, 2:00 pm - Fri, May 22, 2020, 5:00 pm
St. Ann’s Warehouse has partnered with Complicité to host a stream of the company’s smash hit "The Encounter," created and performed by Simon McBurney. The show will be avaiable for a week, from Friday, May 15, at 2pm EST through Friday, May 22, at 5pm EST. Inspired by "Amazon Beaming," a novel by Petru Popescu, "The Encounter" is what happens when an American photojournalist, Loren McIntyre, gets lost deep in the Brazilian rainforest while searching for the mystical Mayoruna ...
American Ballet Theatre OffStage: A 2020 Virtual Season
890 Broadway
new york N.Y. 10003
2124773030
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) will present a full season of programming to viewers and fans around the world with "American Ballet Theatre OffStage: A 2020 Virtual Season." As the global health crisis has forced ABT artists out of the theater and into their homes, these online offerings will carry the ...
New York Philharmonic at Home
Avery Fisher Hall
New York N.Y. 10023
2128755656
The New York Philharmonic announces its schedule of broadcasts for May 2020. On select weekdays, the New York Philharmonic will post video of a past performance on Facebook and YouTube. Premieres are meant to simulate the experience of a live concert to foster a sense of community among classical music fans worldwide; the ...
CMS Front Row
70 Lincoln Center
new york N.Y. 10023
2128755788
Please join Chamber Music Society this Sunday, May 17 at 5:00 pm EDT for the launch of "CMS Front Row," a new at-home concert series comprised of two unique online chamber music experiences. The Artist Series, eight weeks of Sunday evening HD concerts, spotlights Michael Brown, Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung, ...
The Encounter Online
45 Water Street
brooklyn N.Y. 11201
718-254-8779
St. Ann’s Warehouse has partnered with Complicité to host a stream of the company’s smash hit "The Encounter," created and performed by Simon McBurney. The show will be avaiable for a week, from Friday, May 15, at 2pm EST through Friday, May 22, at 5pm EST. Inspired by "Amazon Beaming," a novel by ...