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.
Microtonal Solo Concert Performance by Sten Hostfalt - w/ compositions and improvisations, microtonal and prepared guitars and live electronics.
Sound artist John Hudak and Bruce Tovsky join forces with video artist Shimpei Takeda to create an immersive multimedia installation at IPR using Stephan Moore’s hemispherical speakers, while Hans Tammen plays “Endangered Guitar” using IPR’s multi-channel sound system + John Jannone performs video with live camera
An afternoon of theremin discussion.