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.
Ne(x)tworks and Stars Like Fleas member, Shelley Burgon, performs at ISSUE Project Room, and Berlin Based Pianist, Michael Wilhelmi, presents new works for interactive electronics and Piano.
ISSUE Project Room’s Artist In Residence, Duane Pitre, presents new work.
Huang Ruo performs Future in Reverse (FIRE) and Anthony Coleman shares new work at ISSUE Project Room.
ISSUE Project Room is pleased to host a special performance of Erik Satie’s masterpiece, “Socrate” based on the life and death of Socrates, featuring a libretto by Jean Cocteau, performed by soprano Daisy Press and pianist Emily Manzo.
Jason Cady presents Happiness is the Problem: A Phono-Graphic Novel, a two-act opera buffa and comic book about idealism and disillusionment. Ben Neill will present a concert of music for his self-designed mutantrumpet and interactive electronics.
MATA Interval 2.4: Play! Music for Toys is curated by Angélica Negrón. Featuring performances by ensemble TRANSIT, Judy Dunaway, Jenny Walshe, and special guest Margaret Leng Tan.
An evening of electronic/computer music at ISSUE Project Room.
…No Way to Say Goodbye is a collection of songs for string quartet that substitutes a second violin for a double bass. The music is influenced by an interest in the simplistic beauty of folk songs and a belief that one’s ability to accompany oneself in song as one of the more natural expressions of music.