Founder of Constellation Chor, Marisa Michelson, and interdisciplinary artist Miriam Parker, connect sound and movement from sacred music to free jazz, Buddhism to divine spirituality.

A collaboration between composer/performer Molly Joyce, dancer Jerron Herman, writer Max Greyson, and director Austin Regan to examine historical myths of the left versus right side.

Brianna Mims focuses on the body as a poetic and political site of liberation this season through dance and music.

Explore the ephemerality of flowers in their natural and abstract forms with Alabama-born choreographer Amy Hall Garner for a production that brings together music, dance, and art.

Delune spent three days at National Sawdust developing and shooting the film. A truly collaborative ode to performance, the piece incorporates many artistic disciplines that explore not only the stage, but all of the architectural flourishes that make the building unique. Here is a behind the scenes look at their time at Sawdust.

For National Sawdust, Izzi and Kate Eberstadt of Delune premiere a new concept video, “Pierrot and the Reverie”, blending animation by Alexandra Hohner, theater, pop music, and silent film.

Galya Bisengalieva makes the world premiere performance of two tracks from her newly-released album, Aralkum, an elegy for the former Aral Sea, now the Aralkum Deser, in Kazakhstan.

Created across the distances of the Covid era, The Vanishing Point spirals in the anxious euphoria and isolation of our time.

Five artists perform in harmony, weaving an intimate choreography in this immersive visual experience. Everything starts and ends with the breath.

Vocalist Lucy Dhegrae confronted sexual violence squarely and unapologetically in her residency project The Processing Series, which “attempts to shed light on the complex relationship between mind and body” (New York Times).

Vocalist Helga Davis and guitarist Taylor Levine collaborated on a cover of the seminal Lou Reed song, “Perfect Day.” Their recording is a work of languorous exploration and longing for closure.

Four-time Downbeat Critics Poll Rising Female Vocalist nominee Thana Alexa performs with her husband, the Pat Metheny sideman and Birdman original soundtrack composer, percussionist Antonio Sánchez. They will explore how the pair use song to bridge cultures and musical traditions, both as performers and as a couple.

The Sonic Great Wall, seeks to build connection by breaking down barriers. It draws inspiration from the Great Wall of China to disrupt the barrier between audience and performer.

The New Jersey-born pianist, percussionist and composer Matthew Whitaker is one of America's fastest-rising and best-known young jazz musicians. Blind from birth, Whitaker's prodigious talent on the keys won him endorsements from both Yamaha and Hammond by the age of fifteen.

Scheduled on the 18th anniversary of the passing of John Cage, Robert Wilson presents an appreciation of the revolutionary composer with a solo performance of his famed “Lecture on Nothing.”

Jenny Hval brings her fearlessly avant-garde and undeniably catchy live show to National Sawdust in support of her album, Blood Bitch.

The Tesla Quartet will perform works from their "Alternating Currents" commissioning project, in which Tesla selected 12 freelance composers whose work has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic to write short works for string quartet.

In 2018, pianist Lara Downes launched her Sony Classical debut album FOR LENNY, a Leonard Bernstein centennial tribute that spans the landscape of American music from the past, present, and future.

Hailed as one of the most prodigious guitarists of his generation, Julian Lage has spent more than a decade searching through the myriad strains of American musical history via impeccable technique, free association and a spirit of infinite possibility.

From post-rock to contemporary classical, percussion trio Square Peg Round Hole brought their minimalist, ambient music to the stage for their headlining debut in celebration of their album release 'Branches'.

Join us for a Digital Discovery concert with composer and performer Molly Joyce, who will be presenting five self-composed songs,

Mireya Ramos is a New York-based, Latin Grammy-winning vocalist, violinist, composer, arranger and founder of Flor de Toloache – NYC’s first and only all-women mariachi. In this performance, Ramos is joined by her partner Andy Averbuch on guitar as they perform works off her upcoming solo debut album.

Rendered through a hallucinatory, audio-reactive video treatment, Rafiq Bhatia's performance suggests other possibilities for expression, communion, and catharsis in our isolated present.

Jojo Abot’s Power to the God Within is an interdisciplinary, immersive experience that recognizes the black being as divine and all powerful.

A 2019 recipient of the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, pianist Adam Tendler is a recognized interpreter of living and modern composers.

Hailed as one of Vogue’s “stars who continue to shine on a global stage“, Madame Gandhi is not an artist to be missed.

Seasons: An Experiential Voyage Through Sound, a multimedia concert from R&B singer/songwriter Sonic, reflects her unique relationship with sound: she’s partially deaf.

Must gender be fixed in opera? What happens when extraordinary singers and interpreters turn long-held conventions on their heads?

Dayramir Gonzalez performs a 30 minute set of self-composed danzón, the official musical genre and dance of Cuba.

Theo Bleckmann performs Schubert’s song cycle Die Winterreise as reimagined by himself and pianist Uri Caine. In a first for National Sawdust, the venue was turned into an ice skating rink.

Hold Me, written and performed by Helga Davis, has one lyric: "When you hold me like this I can't breathe", which says everything. This performance features Marc Cary on piano, PUBLIQuartet and The D.R.E.A.M. Ring.

World premiere of Amelia Found, a new work which follows Amelia Earhart from dusk, through the night, into a daybreak where she has disappeared.

A raw and honest exploration into the minds and hearts of an array of women's theory and experiences.

An evening featuring Kamilah Forbes, Richard Gray, Chris Jackson, Jeanine Tesori and hosted by Elena Park. Performances by mezzo-soprano Briana Hunter with Jeanine Tesori, and Lauren A. Whitehead.

Pioneering electronic musician Ryuichi Sakamoto is joined by fellow sonic adventurers Taylor Deupree, Joseph Branciforte, and Theo Bleckmann for an expansive set exploring the outer reaches of sound, emotion, and ambience.

Raised on Orcas Island off the coast of Washington state, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's compositions are surreal yet rooted in nature.

Cellist Ashley Bathgate brings her dynamic, lyrical playing to the Digital Discovery Festival in this live streamed performance.

Emily Wells celebrates the release of her album “In the Dark Moving” with this Discovery series performance.

Violinist Mariella Haubs joins the Digital Discovery Festival for a solo violin performance of pieces by women composers.

Tunisia-born and New York-based artist Emel Mathlouthi brings her eloquent songcraft in a live streamed set of original material for voice and guitar.

Join us for an evening of hip hop-inflected jazz that is both a celebration of our collective power and a call to action for a better future from the new EP of Samora Pinderhughes.

Pianist Vijay Iyer joins forces with trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith in an intimate live performance of their highly acclaimed duo album "A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke."

Musician, mystic, and laughter meditation practitioner Laraaji, presents Sun Piano as part of National Sawdust’s Powerful Sounds series.

The Colorado, co-written by William deBuys and Murat Eyuboglu, and narrated by the stage legend Mark Rylance, takes us on a journey in nine chapters through the prehistoric settlements of the region to the impact of climate change.

The future of Amazon Rainforest, where our every fifth breath originates, hangs in the balance today. Second in the Trilogy of Rivers, The Amazon takes its viewers on an epic journey, weaving the present-day stories of two indigenous groups into the larger fabric of history.

PUBLIQuartet, National Sawdust’s 2018-19 Artists-in-Residence, marked Earth Day 2019 with four world premieres responding to the crisis facing our environment.

Exploring the relationship between humans and technology, the dystopian story is one of people struggling to survive alongside artificial intelligence in an environmentally scarred future.

Composer and vocalist Maja S.K. Ratkje’s performance in the River to River Festival in 2013.

Brooklyn-based vocalist and songwriter, J Hoard, performs songs from his EP Follow Me (Now).

Joyous String Ensemble was founded in 2010, when its members were just five years old. Playing repertoire ranging from Vivaldi to Katy Perry, the ensemble is now an international sensation.

A deep dive into the art of juggling with Sean Gandini and his boundless and virtuosic London-based troupe, Gandini Juggling.

Lucy Dhegrae performs "no" by Caleb Burhans, from her project The Processing Series, which explores how music can address the aftermath of trauma.

Young People’s Chorus of New York City, directed by Francisco Núñez, perform Ellen Reid’s "So Much On My Soul".

Blue Hour forms part of the suite of works with titles inspired by poetry that composer Anna Clyde's mother wrote in the last year of her life.