How does it feel to look at nothing, 2026
Holland Andrews + yuniya edi kwon

*Available for national and international booking & tours 

Using an improvised language of disintegration, How does it feel to look at nothing is an opera of the elemental, of pre-deities, of illusions of containment, and of transitional states. Composer-performers, multi-instrumentalists, and vocalists Holland Andrews and yuniya edi kwon co-create this work of composition, improvisation, dance, and ritual grounded in their lives as partners and as queer and trans people of color. Through their shared lineages spanning American Experimentalism, Korean Shamanic Ritual, Channeled Singing, Punk and Hardcore, and Contemporary Opera, How does it feel to look at nothing explores the forces and conditions that compel life’s emergence, and the spiritual act of meaning-making during epochs of decay. 

World Premiere (September 2026): Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s Time-Based Art Festival
NYC Premiere (October 2026): Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)’s Next Wave Festival
Other National Touring (Fall 2026): FringeArts Festival (Philadelphia, PA); On the Boards (Seattle, WA)


Commissioned by John C. Robinson. Funded in part by The Guggenheim Foundation, Creative Capital Award, The Watermill Center’s Baroness Nina von Maltzahn Fellowship, and Sweat Variant’s Artist Supporting Artists Program Grant. Developmental and residency support provided Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), The Watermill Center, Guild Hall, Teatro Municipal do Porto, Performance Space New York, National Sawdust, PICA, Avaloch Farm Music Institute, and Shadowcliff Artist Residency. Special thanks to Chiwoniso Kaitano. Fiscally sponsored by Producer Hub. 

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Production Credits

Holland Andrews, Co-Creator  Performer, Projection Designer
yuniya edi kwon, Co-Creator & Performer, Librettist
Roya Amirsoleymani, Creative Producer
Lester St. Louis, Sound Designer
Maggie Heath, Lighting Designer & Production Manager
KC Englander, Scenic Designer
orion, Stage Manager

Julian Alvarez

Photo credit: Dane DuPuis