Upcoming Events

Artists-In-Residence 2026

rocío sánchez: Monarch Butterfly

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

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.

Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellowship 2026

Jade Manns / Ella Dawn W-S

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

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.

Matana Roberts / Ben Vida with Sara Magenheimer

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

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.

Past Events

January Archives

From the archives, with Edwin Torres, Sean Meehan, Cornelius Dufallo, Alan Licht, Ron Anderson, Anthony Coleman, Gary Lucas, Marco Cappelli, Gregory Tardy and more.

Roy Nathanson & Tim Kiah

Lower East Side

Roy Nathanson has been the saxophonist, co-leader and principle composer of the Jazz Passengers for 17 years. During this time he's written and co-written a lot of odd and beautiful songs for a variety of wonderful singers including Elvis Costello, Debbie Harry, Jimmy Scott, Jon Kelley and Mavis Staples.

Ted Reichman: Emigre

Lower East Side

Music from Ted's Tzadik debut Emigre. Hypnotic chamber fold fueled with improv energy and electronic textures. Reichman's band spans Budapest, Paris and the East and West Villages to help you get in touch with your inner expatriate.

ARTIST’S BAZAAR

Lower East Side

Come check out hand-made-goods by local artisans and independent artists...

December Archives

From the archives, with Elliott Sharp, The Zooed Revue, Thom Radice, The Love Dogs, Ted Reichman, Roy Nathanson, and Tim Kiah.