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.
Projections of sublime horror, via films, videos, & magic lantern slides..by the Vampirate (Bradley) Eros, including Witchcraft Through the Ages, with appearances from Faust, Dracula, Vampyr and the Raven plus special guests Lary 7, DJ Maria Chavez and Dorit Chrysler (theremin) among other mystery guests...
Active since 1998 the Unitygain platform for live AV electro-media performance was among the first of the NYC 'immersive' events coming out of the 'Illbient' period to concentrate on a balanced architectural integration of live (and only live) electronic music and real time video performance.
Celebrating the launch of Deep Time, a new 2 CD set from Deep Listening with Fritz Hauser on percussion, David Gamper on keyboard/electronics, and Pauline Oliveros on accordion.
Join percussionist/composer Fritz Hauser as he gives a talk about his recent release, Deep Time, and about various compositional approaches. In addition, Hauser will discuss his own work and his collaborations with Pauline Oliveros of Deep Listening.
Join us for a three-course dinner of Portuguese stew over wild rice, baked savory apples and cheese plate, homemade breads and pumpkin ice cream.
A very special evening featuring actors Steve Buscemi with Aida Turturro & John Ventimiglia, dynamic performer/directors working in independent theater and film today.
Inspired by the resonant sound of arched spaces and bridges, UNDERPASS combines field recordings and video, found footage, theremin, feedback guitar and live computer processing into a concerto of sound and vision in three movements.
Steve Berson and Sean McCaul will perform in duos together and with cameos by a number of special guests; including prepared guitarist Ben Miller (known for his work with Destroy All Monsters, Dirty Old Man River, M3, Third Border, etc.)