National Sawdust
concert hallNon-profit new-music performance venue and commissioning organization housed in a former sawdust factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The intimate space presents and supports multidisciplinary artists and ensembles, accommodating roughly 170 seated or 350 standing, and is known for commissioning and debuting innovative contemporary work.
Upcoming Events (7)
Felipe Lara / Talea Ensemble / Conrad Tao: Mazes and Portals (NY Premiere)
Contemporary-classical concert at National Sawdust presenting the NY premiere of Felipe Lara’s works performed by Talea Ensemble and Conrad Tao, exploring fractal-inspired, electronics-influenced instrumental writing.
The Next Festival 2026 Featuring Andrea Casarrubios
The Next Festival at National Sawdust spotlights women immigrant composers with evocative world premieres and a guest appearance by GRAMMY®-nominated cellist-composer Andrea Casarrubios, celebrating diverse voices in contemporary classical music.
Bedouine – Neon Summer Skin Record Release Show
Bedouine performs the Neon Summer Skin record-release show at National Sawdust in New York City. Expect intimate indie-folk songs inspired by family and childhood, delivered with ethereal vocals and warm guitar in the venue’s intimate, wood-accented space.
Gracie and Rachel
Brooklyn duo Gracie and Rachel bring their elevated indie-pop with baroque strings and spare songcraft to National Sawdust for an intimate concert showcasing material from If We Could, Would We.
Sonido Gallo Negro
Sonido Gallo Negro brings psychedelic tropical grooves from Mexico City with guitars, eccentric organs, analog synths and theremin plus hypnotic visuals by Dr. Alderete for a dance-driven, genre-bending live show at National Sawdust.
Derya Yildirim and Grup Şimşek, co-presented by World Music Institute
Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek blend Anatolian folk with psychedelia, pop and soul in a vibrant live set co-presented by World Music Institute at National Sawdust.
Eli Fola Presents The Healing Scapes
Eli Fola’s The Healing Scapes is an immersive audio-visual performance blending electronic, ambient, jazz, techno and West African instrumentation into evolving sonic environments paired with abstract visuals.