A pioneering Brooklyn-based performance nonprofit founded in 2003, ISSUE presents projects by interdisciplinary artists that expand the boundaries of artistic practice and stimulate critical dialogue in the broader community. ISSUE serves as a leading cultural incubator, facilitating the commission and premiere of innovative new works spanning genres of music, dance, literature and film.

Katie Porter: Collaborations ex-situ

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

ISSUE presents the culminating commission from 2024 Artist-In-Residence Katie Porter. The composer/clarinetist presents three ongoing collaborations with artists Patricia Alessandrini, Katherine Liberovskaya, and anne penders.

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Axine M: Control Scheme

The Emily Harvey Foundation

Co-presented by ISSUE and The Emily Harvey Foundation, 2024 Artist-In-Residence Axine M presents her culminating commission "Control Scheme," songs and improvisations for computer-extended fretless guitar and voice.

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Chuquimamani-Condori / Embaci

First Unitarian Congregational Society

ISSUE closes the 2024 Season with long overdue live performances by multidisciplinary artist and musician–belonging to the Pakajaqi nation of Aymara people–Chuquimamani-Condori, and Brooklyn-based vocalist and producer Embaci. The year-end event marks both artists’ return to ISSUE after postponement of events during the COVID-19 pandemic and each artist’s digital commissions during 2021.

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Artists-In-Residence 2024

Ongoing Series

ISSUE Project Room is pleased to announce the selection of interdisciplinary artists Axine M, Joni, Katie Porter and Kwami Winfield as Artists-In-Residence presenting new works in the 2024 season.

Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellowship 2024

Ongoing Series

ISSUE Project Room is pleased to announce the selection of Lina Azalea Dahbour as 2024 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow. The artist will present Blind Date, a series of performances that bring together unlikely pairs of musicians and dancers.

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