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.
Crackleknob's performance at ISSUE Project Room celebrates their new, self-titled release on HatHut Records.
Boston synthesizer designer and tone warper, Jessica Rylan, performs at ISSUE Project Room.
Performances by the interdisciplinary artists, Ann Adachi, Marie Evelyn, Nick Lesley and Todd Merrell.
Benefit to Celebrate ISSUE’s Sixth Anniversary at Galapagos Art Space. Featuring The Pinch of the Baboon, Elysian Fields, MV Carbon, Mountains, Ray Sweeten, Brock Monroe and Bec Stupak and many more.
For the first time in more than 18 years, keyboardist John Medeski of the innovative trio Medeski Martin & Wood is pairing with guitarist Tisziji Munoz for live dates and an upcoming recording session this spring.
In 2005, Mary Jordan was featured as one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces. Shortly thereafter, she premiered her first feature length documentary entitled Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis which has garnished many awards. In addition to her work in film, Mary is also involved in photography, perform
IMPULSE to SUCK: The performance of the apology and the separation of sex and state.
Sam currently performs solo, as a principal vocalist with Robert Ashley’s opera company–with whom he has had leading roles in 6 operas–and with the ensemble, “Very Important Now”, touring in the US, Europe and elsewhere.