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.
Artists-In-Residence 2026
Webb Crawford: that passed away, this also may
22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201
Webb Crawford presents that passed away, this also may. For their culminating residency commission at ISSUE’s 22 Boerum Pl. theater, Crawford and collaborator Emma Mistele will play the organistrum in trio with Sam Boston performing on his self-built electric duochord with wheel.
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2026 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow Isabella Thorpe-Woods presents her culminating commission featuring artist Joel Watson. "Valediction," an expression used to say farewell at the end of a correspondence, brings her yearlong exploration of letters as a curatorial prompt to a close.
Leila Bordreuil: Numinosum
22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201
"Numinosum" closes ISSUE’s 2026 season and its celebration of the AIR program. Led by French cellist and composer Leila Bordreuil (2016 AIR), the work treats resonance itself as the primary instrument.
