Distant Pairs: Oleksii Podat & Suzanne Thorpe
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – 8:00 pm
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.
Axine M / Amelia Heintzelman
Thursday, May 29, 2025 – 8:00 pm
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.
Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellowship 2025
Umbral: Wendy Chinchilla Araya, Carlo Costa & Sabrina Salamone
Saturday, June 7, 2025 – 8:00 pm
22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201
2025 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow Kenneth Jiménez presents Umbral, a multisensory event that centers on the visionary Costa Rican performer Wendy Chinchilla Araya. With live score by percussionist Carlo Costa and violinist Sabrina Salamone.
27th Annual MATA Festival
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 – 7:00 pm
Thursday, June 12, 2025 – 7:00 pm
Friday, June 13, 2025 – 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 14, 2025 – 7:00 pm
22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201
MATA presents its 27th annual MATA Festival, this year in partnership with ISSUE Project Room at the limited capacity 22 Boerum Pl. theater. Featuring four concerts across four nights, this year’s festival explores the concept of INTERGALACTIC INFINITY: Music Between Spaces.
Artists-In-Residence 2025
Zosha Warpeha: Ballad & Air
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – 8:00 pm
22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201
ISSUE is pleased to present 2025 Artist-In-Residence Zosha Warpeha’s second commission “Ballad & Air” featuring Henry Birdsey performing on bagpipes.
