Bassist and composer James Ilgenfritz (2011 AIR) returns to ISSUE, joined by Joe McPhee and AC Diamond for their first performance as a trio. This event marks a new shared context for three artists deeply invested in improvisation as a mode of inquiry.
ISSUE presents the premiere of three audiovisual compositions by Matt Mottel (2010 AIR). These works bring Mottel’s distinct artistic sensibility into dialogue with formative figures in his life and in New York’s avant-garde, tracing a lineage that is both deeply personal and central to ISSUE’s history.
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.
ISSUE Project Room and Pioneer Works are pleased to present a summer marathon performance on July 30th with Daniel Menche, Container, MV Carbon, Eartheater, Greg Fox, Ben Vida, and Horse Lords live in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Lee Ranaldo and Leah Singer perform Sight Unseen on June 30th, with installation hours on July 1st and 2nd. The duo have worked together since 1991 with film and music in a live setting, engaging in performances that explore how sound and image interact, with elements of chance embraced.
Saturday, June 18th, at 7pm, ISSUE Project Room presents the latest in the TONGUES series, bringing Indian traditional music outside of cultural enclaves and into a unique context for listening to experimental and improvised music.
For her third and final show as an ISSUE Artist-in-Residence, Lea Bertucci will premiere new works for voice, tape and electronics at ISSUE’s 22 Boerum Theater.
Japanese-American artist, writer, theorist, and composer Yasunao Tone presents new work embracing artificial intelligence (AI). Tone has collaborated with Prof Tony Myatt, University of Surrey UK, and a team of researchers including Mark Fell and Dr. Paul Modler, with the support of ISSUE Project Room.
ISSUE co-presents installations and performances at Ende Tymes VI on Thursday, June 2nd at Knockdown Center. The festival's opening night features a reception for installations followed by performances from Jason Lescalleet, 5chimpfluch Grupp3, Heat Identity, KILT, Hive Mind, and Aki Onda.
A collaborative presentation of ISSUE & Pioneer Works’ Artist-In-Residence programs, Clear Night is a series of related but distinct performances in which dancers deploy a variety of movement systems to proliferate tones, surfaces, and landscapes. A different work will be presented for 8 continuous days.
