Monarch Butterfly by rocío sánchez (2026 AIR) features Melissa Almaguer (tap dance and percussion) and Kenneth Jiménez (double bass). Together, the trio explores the elusive monarch’s migratory journey through sound and movement, with each instrument articulating distinct states of motion.
Isabella Thorpe-Woods presents "Envelop/e," her second program as ISSUE’s 2026 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow. Bringing together choreographers Jade Manns and Ella Dawn W-S for site-specific duets, they navigate presence and absence, repetition and rupture, and the tension between inherited geometries and shifting landscapes.
"Spiriting Off" is a new solo work by luthier Webb Crawford (2026 AIR) for electric guitar, tenor banjo, and five-string banjo.
ISSUE closes the summer season with the return of Matana Roberts (2009 AIR). Opening the evening, Ben Vida (2013 AIR) will perform music from his 2026 release, "Oblivion Seekers" with vocalist Sara Magenheimer.
Collaborators Amir Mogharabi and Amy Granat pair painting, text, and film for an exclusive, one night setting at ISSUE Project Room.
Deflag Haemorrhage/Haien Kontra's first North American tour coinciding with their latest release, Humiliated.
DARMSTADT “Classics of the Avant Garde” begins its month-long Institute at ISSUE Project Room with a special edit of Tony Oursler’s video project, Synesthesia, with editor in attendance to discuss the work.
Old friends Andrew Lampert, Steve Dalachinsky and Yuko Otomo invite one and all to ISSUE Project Room for the world premiere of their new collaborative film: Jacka Spades (a.k.a. Get This Picture Here).
Carlos Giffoni collaborates with cellist, Okkyung Lee, at ISSUE Project Room. Supporting performances by Oneohtrix Point Never and Religious Knives.
Songstress/poet Angela Jaeger joins forces with underground textsmith extraordinaire Byron Coley for an evening of sporadic talk.
Live video artist, Angie Eng revives cinepoetry with miniature cameras, object manipulation and a light table with cellist Okkyung Lee and percussionist Satoshi Takeishi. A garden of digital improvisational delights, a cross between music for silent film, a surrealist appetizer and a magic act.
Korean cellist, composer and improviser, Ha-Yang Kim performs at ISSUE Project Room.