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.
Longtime collaborators Briggan Krauss (alto saxophone, laptop) and Wayne Horvitz (keyboards, electronics) team up with mutual coconspirator Jim Black (drums, laptop) for a golden evening of spectacular noise and audio sweetness.
My new record "solo-solo bass" is the ultimate challenge for bassplayers, the one-track/one bass challenge, trying to stay interesting for the course of one CD's length of music or a whole evening of a live-concert. Having realised, that I cannot do that all alone, I have asked fellow bassplayers to write pieces for me
Spati0silo will consist of a single long duration performance/installation utilizing a 16 channel sound system designed and built by Stephan Moore.
ISSUE Project Room inaugurates our 2005-2006 literary season with "New Language" -- a series of multidisciplinary events that include readings, multi-media performances, small press bookfairs, literary exhibitions and more.
Eyvind Kang and Jessika Kenney have created a unique and inclusive body of work involving the poetic setting of sacred/historical texts, within a framework of syncretic tunings and sounds. They will share a selection of these pieces and other gems!
Jim Pugliese's Phase III will team up with guitarist extraordinaire Marc Ribot in a rare night of musical camaraderie. The evening will start off with a solo set by Marc Ribot followed by Phase III.
In his site-specific performances, installations, and sculptures, Robert uses site-specific materials to dissolve the tension between structural development and pre-existing environments.