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.
Join the filmmakers for a Sneak Peek of indie feature film, LoSERS LoUNGE.
"from the unconscious to the uncanny, outdoors from dusk to starlight........... dream sequences, dance fantasy, erotic mystery, surrealism, silent films, animation, avant-garde, trance, nightmare, reverie, hallucination, desire..."
Raz Mesinai aka Badawi performs his series of haunting compositions drawing from ancient nomadic music and free improvisations for zarb and framedrum Resurrections for goatskin.
The evening explores the timbral and textural possibilities within the Project Room's silo acoustic chamber.
ISSUE Project Room and Essential Kettle are pleased to present Cassavetes & Spaghetti, an event that brings together community, artisanal food and our favorite independent filmmaker, John Cassavetes.
Neil Burke was a founding member of the seminal spastic noise group Men's Recovery Project. Kites & Nautical Almanac both use homemade electronics to give gripping and engaging performances. Dan Friel plays in the NY group Parts and Labor and performs electronic noise-pop solo. Necking is new in the NY noise scene.
In a rare debut, Texan Maria Chavez (turntables) joins improvisor Ricardo Arias (balloonist) for the first time, and Jack Wright (saxophone).