Miguel Gutierrezis a multi-disciplinary artist based in Lenapehoking/Brooklyn and Tovaangar/Los Angeles. His work aims to create empathetic and irreverent spaces for queer and trans people of color to dream. sueño was developed during a Pillow Lab residency which included time in the Pillow Archives viewing and reflecting on icons of early 20th century modern dance, especially Ted Shawn, Harald Kreutzberg, and Isadora Duncan. This excerpt features a deft and playful sendup of Shawn’s Kinetic Molpai, while the work as a whole is a meditation on grief and relationships. Gutierrez began composing the score at his mother’s home during the 2020 lockdown, around the first anniversary of his father’s death. His tiny epic songs are dedicated to melancholy and longing.
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