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.
Till by Turning and Folds Ensemble perform new works at ISSUE Project Room.
“Suite-ness Expanded”: Bach’s Suite No.1 in G major for cello is opened up to include works by contemporary composers from the USA, Mexico, and Italy.
Alex Waterman performs In Sum: Solos for Cello, Stroh Violin, Radios and Field Recordings.
ISSUE Project Room is proud to host its first Littoral Reading Series event of 2009 featuring: Amiri Baraka and Henry Grimes.
An evening of Phantoms featuring Ikue Mori and Zeena Parkins' project, Phantom Orchard, with Phantom Limb & Wooley at ISSUE Project Room.
William Parker and James Ilgenfritz Group perform at ISSUE Project Room.
This evening at ISSUE Project Room presents performances by Cleve Pozar's Free Funk Trio; Ken Thomson performs Slow/Fast; Solo performance by Keri Neuringer.
Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris’ work includes television, film, theatre, dance, radio, interdisciplinary performance based collaborations and concert and recording settings. He has worked with Alice Coltrane, Gil Evans, Philly Joe Jones, Cecil Taylor, Steve Lacy, David Murray, Don Pullen and Reggie Workman.