CELESTIAL EXCURSIONS: An Opera by Robert Ashley (NIGHT 1)

Friday, September 12, 2025. 8:00 pm
The great American composer's wise, sensitive, charming, and humorous portrayal of largely ignored territory: old people.

Jim Staley with Ned Rothenberg and Sylvie Courvoisier

Friday, August 8, 2025. 8:00 pm
Roulette co-founder and former Artistic Director shares for two evenings of improvisation with some of his long-running collaborators.

Jim Staley with Shelley Hirsch, Ikue Mori & Nava Dunkelman

Thursday, August 7, 2025. 8:00 pm
Roulette co-founder and former Artistic Director shares for two evenings of improvisation with some of his long-running collaborators.

Arone Dyer’s Dronechoir

Saturday, June 28, 2025. 8:00 pm
A boundary-blurring, ever-shifting choral performance that seeks to introduce a heightened sense of engagement and symbiosis.

Fuse Ensemble With Pamela Z: Speech and Silence

Friday, June 27, 2025. 8:00 pm
A set by Fuse, in the eighteenth year, followed by a rare performance of Pamela Z's Ways of Looking with the composer on voice and electronics.

Holland Andrews: parallels / deep touch / generational cavalry

Thursday, June 26, 2025. 8:00 pm
An improvisational score by the vocalist/composer channeling ancestral wisdom to create greater potential for radical futures.

Myra Melford’s Fire and Water

Wednesday, June 25, 2025. 8:00 pm
Pianist, composer, and “stalwart of the new-jazz movement” (The New Yorker) performs with her all-star quintet and a brand new book of music.

Che Chen, Peter Zummo, Bex Burch // Mikel Patrick Avery (DOUBLE BILL)

Wednesday, June 18, 2025. 8:00 pm
Improvising trio for guitar, trombone, percussion, and more // opening set by Philly-based drummer, composer/improviser, and artist.

Wet Ink Ensemble

Friday, June 13, 2025. 8:00 pm
Premiere of Wet Ink commissioned works by Artists-In-Residence Gelsey Bell and Carolyn Chen.

Nava Dunkelman: Arrhythmia

Tuesday, June 10, 2025. 8:00 pm
Percussionist, improviser, and Roulette Resident presents an audio-visual performance with Maria Takeuchi, Yoko Murakami, and Akiha Yamakami.