How does life emerge from disintegration? Visionary composer-performers Holland Andrews and yuniya edi kwon make their BAM debuts with the New York premiere of an electrifying interdisciplinary work that fuses sound, movement, and ritual to ponder the ineffable. Voices, instruments, and bodies layer in an ecstatic meditation on nothingness and becoming.
Both 2025 Guggenheim Fellows, Andrews and kwon bring global acclaim and rich collaborative histories—from avant-garde music to contemporary dance—into a singular, immersive experience. Offering a seamless fusion of improvisation, composition, and physical theater, these married trans artists of color channel the spiritual journeys they’ve shared into a transcendent exploration of creation itself.
More than just a performance, How does it feel to look at nothing is an invitation to witness artistry at once intimate, expansive, and profoundly transformative.
Both 2025 Guggenheim Fellows, Andrews and kwon bring global acclaim and rich collaborative histories—from avant-garde music to contemporary dance—into a singular, immersive experience. Offering a seamless fusion of improvisation, composition, and physical theater, these married trans artists of color channel the spiritual journeys they’ve shared into a transcendent exploration of creation itself.
More than just a performance, How does it feel to look at nothing is an invitation to witness artistry at once intimate, expansive, and profoundly transformative.
How does it feel to look at nothing is made possible by lead commissioner John C. Robinson, a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a Creative Capital Award, The Watermill Center’s Nina von Maltzahn Fellowship, Sweat Variant’s Artists Supporting Artists Program, and Chiwoniso Kaitano & Andy Sabl. Developmental and residency support has been provided by Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), The Watermill Center, Guild Hall's William P. Rayner Artist-in-Residency, Performance Space New York, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, National Sawdust, Teatro Municipal do Porto, Avaloch Farm Music Institute, and Shadowcliff Artist Residency.
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Thu, Jun 11 at 1pm
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Tue, Jun 30 at 1pm
General Public
BAM Members and Patrons
Tue, Jun 30 at 1pm
General Public
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Tickets start at $45
Please note: All single ticket online and phone orders are subject to a $3 facility fee and an $8 handling fee per ticket. All orders at the box office are subject to a $3 facility fee per ticket.
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BAM Members and Patrons get first access and save 20% on single tickets.
All ticket buyers (including BAM Members and Patrons) can create a BAM Bundle (three or more performances) to get 30% off their package.
Please note: All single ticket online and phone orders are subject to a $3 facility fee and an $8 handling fee per ticket. All orders at the box office are subject to a $3 facility fee per ticket.
BAM Bundles are subject to a $3 facility fee and a $4 handling fee per ticket.
BAM Members and Patrons get first access and save 20% on single tickets.
All ticket buyers (including BAM Members and Patrons) can create a BAM Bundle (three or more performances) to get 30% off their package.
All performances will adhere to protocols developed in accordance with New York State regulations and in consultation with medical professionals for the safety of our artists, audiences, and staff.
Leadership support for
BAM's strategic initiatives provided by the
Jerome L. Greene Foundation 
Leadership support for
BAM programming provided by
Leadership support for
BAM's strategic initiatives provided by 
Leadership support for
BAM programming provided by
Alan and Judith Fishman
Leadership support for
Next Wave 2026 provided by the
National Endowment for the Arts
Additional support for
opera at BAM provided by
The Francena T. Harrison Foundation Trust
