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.
Shahzad Ismaily and Andrew McGraw host an eclectic evening of prehistoric, classical, and ultramodern love music and (Asian) dance in an intriguing Valentine’s weekend concert. Bring your date!
With Dorit Chrysler, Michael Evans, Dalit Warshaw, Pamelia Kurstin, Anthony Ptak, Armen Ra, and Dave Simons.
With acoustic and electronic soundscapes, percussionists Ibarra and Rodriguez weave melodies and rhythms that evoke Filipinio folkloric trances in an excerpt of new pieces titled “7000 mysteries.”
Talibam performs with Uncle Woody Sullender on avant banjo blues and special guests guitarist Chris Forsyth (peeesseye), drummer Mike Pride (Dynamite Club, Fushitsusha, etc), and Michael Evans (one man percussion wonder).
Under the straightforward moniker of Contemporary Sound Track Orchestra New York, CSTONY debuts at ISSUE Project Room.
For the first time ever Swami will break out of the studio for a night in front of living, breathing people.