Upcoming Events

Distant Pairs: Madison Greenstone & Anton Saenko

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ISSUE and Time Based are pleased to stream a new collaboration between musician Madison Greenstone and installation artist Anton Saenko as part of ongoing activations of the Distant Pairs Series. Throughout May 2025, ISSUE and Time Based will co-present three digital commissions uniting artists based in Kyiv and New York.

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Distant Pairs: Eden Girma & Maryana Klochko

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ISSUE and Time Based are pleased to stream a new collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Eden Girma and film composer Maryana Klochko as part of ongoing activations of the Distant Pairs Series. Throughout May 2025, ISSUE and Time Based will co-present three digital commissions uniting artists based in Kyiv and New York.

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Distant Pairs: Oleksii Podat & Suzanne Thorpe

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ISSUE and Time Based are pleased to stream a new collaboration between composer Oleksii Podat and Suzanne Thorpe as part of ongoing activations of the Distant Pairs Series. Throughout May 2025, ISSUE and Time Based will co-present three digital commissions uniting artists based in Kyiv and New York.

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Axine M / Amelia Heintzelman

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

ISSUE is proud to present a release event for Bored Giant Engine Sputter, the latest EP by Axine M, out this May via anno records. Featuring a new work by choreographer Amelia Heintzelman.

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27th Annual MATA Festival

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

MATA presents its 27th annual MATA Festival, this year in partnership with ISSUE Project Room at the limited capacity 22 Boerum Pl. theater. Featuring four concerts across four nights, this year’s festival explores the concept of INTERGALACTIC INFINITY: Music Between Spaces.

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Past Events

Bang On a Can: Long Play

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

Long Play is a three-day destination music festival: 50+ concerts throughout a dense network of inventive music venues in Brooklyn - including ISSUE Project Room - brought to you by Bang on a Can!

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Sold Out! Anna RG: AIR CHANGE PER HOUR

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

AIR CHANGE PER HOUR, the first commission from 2025 Artist-In-Residence Anna RG, interrogates the relationship between sound, space, and accessibility in the context of airborne safety.

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Eucademix (Yuka Honda) & azumi O E

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

ISSUE Project Room and AvanTokyo proudly present the world premiere of Respira, a groundbreaking collaboration between pioneering electronic musician Eucademix (a.k.a. Yuka Honda) and Butoh dancer azumi O E.

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Member Event

ISSUE Member Event: Val Jeanty - Resonant Ritual

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

ISSUE invites Members and special guests to gather at the 22 Boerum Pl. theater for a powerful and immersive solo performance by drummer and pioneer of Afro-Electronica, Val Jeanty.

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With Womens Work: crys cole / Maayan Tsadka

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

Between March 20-22, the organization will present new, live performance scores at its 22 Boerum Pl. theater as part of ongoing activations of the With Womens Work Series. ISSUE presents new projects by sound artists and composers crys cole and Maayan Tsadka.

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With Womens Work: Scores & Composition Workshop with Beth Anderson

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

ISSUE invites composer Beth Anderson to host a workshop at 22 Boerum Pl. as part of ongoing activations of the With Womens Work Series. This event is part of a set of performances, talks, and screenings that reengage the series first offered as digital commissions at ISSUE in 2021, where several participating artists drew inspiration from Anderson’s scores.

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With Womens Work: Annabelle Playe - Arrow & Synchronicity / Panel Conversation featuring Annea Lockwood

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

Between March 20-22, the organization will present new, live performance scores at its 22 Boerum Pl. theater as part of ongoing activations of the With Womens Work Series. ISSUE presents “Arrow & Synchronicity” by a French multidisciplinary artist. The evening will conclude with a panel conversation moderated by writer-researcher Sami Hopkins featuring artists Audrey Chen, crys cole, and Annea Lockwood.

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