Upcoming Events

Eucademix (Yuka Honda) & azumi O E

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

ISSUE Project Room and AvanTokyo proudly present the world premiere of Respira, a groundbreaking collaboration between pioneering electronic musician Eucademix (a.k.a. Yuka Honda) and Butoh dancer azumi O E.

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Bang On a Can: Long Play

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

Long Play is a three-day destination music festival: 50+ concerts throughout a dense network of inventive music venues in Brooklyn - including ISSUE Project Room - brought to you by Bang on a Can!

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Distant Pairs: Madison Greenstone & Anton Saenko

Streaming on this webpage and Vimeo

ISSUE and Time Based are pleased to stream a new collaboration between musician Madison Greenstone and installation artist Anton Saenko as part of ongoing activations of the Distant Pairs Series. Throughout May 2025, ISSUE and Time Based will co-present three digital commissions uniting artists based in Kyiv and New York.

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Distant Pairs: Eden Girma & Maryana Klochko

Streaming on this webpage and Vimeo

ISSUE and Time Based are pleased to stream a new collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Eden Girma and film composer Maryana Klochko as part of ongoing activations of the Distant Pairs Series. Throughout May 2025, ISSUE and Time Based will co-present three digital commissions uniting artists based in Kyiv and New York.

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Distant Pairs: Oleksii Podat & Suzanne Thorpe

Streaming on this webpage and Vimeo

ISSUE and Time Based are pleased to stream a new collaboration between composer Oleksii Podat and Suzanne Thorpe as part of ongoing activations of the Distant Pairs Series. Throughout May 2025, ISSUE and Time Based will co-present three digital commissions uniting artists based in Kyiv and New York.

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Axine M / Amelia Heintzelman

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

ISSUE is proud to present a release event for Bored Giant Engine Sputter, the latest EP by Axine M, out this May via anno records. Featuring a new work by choreographer Amelia Heintzelman.

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Past Events

Kwami Winfield: Thorn 6

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

Kwami Winfield presents her first program as a 2024 ISSUE Artist-In-Residence, "Thorn 6," featuring live computer processing of trumpet performance.

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Sold Out! Cecilia Lopez & John Driscoll: Gestures/Murmurations

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

ISSUE invites our community in partnership with Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center and Fridman Gallery to the 22 Boerum Pl. theater to explore the evolution of Gestures/Murmurations by sound artists Cecilia Lopez & John Driscoll.

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Holland Andrews / Methods Body

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

Holland Andrews (2020 ISSUE Artist-In-Residence) returns to the 22 Boerum Pl. theater with Portland-based sound artists Methods Body to present solo performances, plus the world premiere of their collaboration, REMAIN.

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Sold Out! Joni: Surge: Intricate Things and Dangerous Tools

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

ISSUE is pleased to present Surge: Intricate Things and Dangerous Tools (previously "Performance #1"), the first commission from 2024 Artist-In-Residence Joni. The artist will present work-in-progress showings and new compositions of incredibly revealing, intimate and visceral sound work, alongside new ceramic pieces.

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Avant Joik / Joan La Barbara

Brooklyn Music School

Experimental Nordic artists Avant Joik make their 2024 U.S. debut at ISSUE Project Room. Blending traditional joik language and vocal experimentation using electronic soundscapes, Indigenous Sámi singer Katarina Barruk (vocals/joik) and acclaimed experimentalist Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje (vocals and live electronics) perform with live visuals by Sámi artist Matti Aikio. Renowned experimental vocalist and composer Joan La Barbara will open the evening.

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Sold Out! Celebrating 90 Years: Christian Wolff

Judson Memorial Church

ISSUE celebrates legendary pianist and composer Christian Wolff’s 90th birthday at Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village. The event will feature performances of chamber works spanning from 1950 to present day, plus a new world premiere by Wolff himself.

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