Miguel Gutierrez is a multi-disciplinary dance artist living between Lenapehoking/Brooklyn, NY and Tovaangar/Los Angeles. He makes emotional work about epic and existential themes and is committed to creating space for qtbipoc folks to dream and express complexity. Recent work includes I as another, which looks at the virtual architecture of memory, and sueño, a bilingual music project of melancholy songs. His work has been presented internationally for over twenty years. He received a 2016 Doris Duke Artist Award. He is currently making a new work through the Randjelovic/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist program at Live Arts, with additional support from On the Boards/Seattle, CAP/UCLA, MCA Chicago, ADF, MANCC, and Jacob’s Pillow. He is an Associate Professor of Choreography and Vice Chair of the MFA program in UCLA’s department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance.
