Saturday, May 10th at 8pm, ISSUE hosts a live conversation between NYC-based Distant Pairs artists Eden Girma, Madison Greenstone & Suzanne Thorpe at the 22 Boerum Pl. theater. Each artist will present a short solo performance, and collectively discuss the experience of working with their Ukrainian collaborators across locations, languages, and through the simultaneity of war and multiple crises.

As part of ongoing activations of the Distant Pairs Series, throughout May 2025, ISSUE and curatorial platform Time Based will co-present three digital commissions uniting artists based in Kyiv and New York City. The new works will be available to stream on ISSUE’s website, contributing to its expanding online archive and the organization’s commitment to fostering experimental performance and creative exchange across borders and disciplines.