VisionIntoArt (VIA) is an interdisciplinary arts production company based in New York City - led by composer Paola Prestini and cellist Jeffrey Zeigler, and producing director/creative producer Ras Dia. We create and produce visionary opera and music projects which expand artistic forms and shape the future of art — driven by equity and civic imagination, innovation and technology.

"The kind of experimentation Prestini has lent to her work will help shape what masterpieces come out of the next 50 years."
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

Our Projects

Our projects prioritize impact and embrace cross-cultural diversity, inclusiveness, and deep processes centering community and scientific exploration.

Primero Sueño

Primero Sueño is a new processional opera, co-created by Paola Prestini, Magos Herrera and Louisa Proske, bringing to life the mythical poem of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz - a 17th-century poet, scholar, and nun from Mexico, and one of the most enduring and influential writers of her era.

Primero Sueno Begins its Tour in Mexico!

Puebla

December 5 , 7:30pm

Mexico City

December 10, 6:00pm

an album, film, and immersive video installation composed by Paola Prestini, featuring Jeffrey Zeigler, Georgina Pazcoguin and Dai Matsuoka.

Houses of Zodiac

an ambitious new opera by librettist Brenda Shaughnessy and acclaimed composer Paola Prestini, co-directed by Jerron Herman and Jay Scheib, music directed by Elizabeth Askren.

Sensorium Ex

Jeffrey Zeigler’s fifth solo album, exploring the music of the Gullah people of the Low Country of South Carolina.

WE WERE FRIDAYS

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VisionIntoArt "always intriguing and frequently beguiling...facilitates flamboyant, confounding and enticing collaborations."

THE NEW YORK TIMES

"The kind of experimentation Prestini has lent to her work will help shape what masterpieces come out of the next 50 years."

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

“Prestini creates an immersive world with sounds, sights and smells… her music tracks the elemental forces of passion and betrayal that move just below the surface of this remote, quiet world.”

THE NEW YORK TIMES

on "Silent Light"

“This work is everything dreamed and imagined, produced and performed with utmost care, consciousness and soul."

Opera wire

on "Primero Sueño"

"a sprawling, ambitious, innovative new collaborative production"

VOGUE

on "Port(al)"

"A monumental disruption in the fusion of art and technology. [Sensorium Ex] fuses 3D sensing, artificial intelligence, disability solutions, operatic talent and artistic creativity to deliver a groundbreaking performance."

Forbes

Sabbir Rangwala on "Sensorium Ex"

IMPACT

Mapping the Future of Art, Impact + Innovation

Impact Lab, a collaborative initiative between National Sawdust and VisionIntoArt, is envisioned as a Research & Development (R&D) Lab to explore new models for creating interdisciplinary music and arts projects - with a particular focus on works which are committed to driving social change and equity in the arts.

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"The kind of experimentation Prestini has lent to her work will help shape what masterpieces come out of the next 50 years." THE LOS ANGELES TIMES