Miguel Gutierrez

There are two sides to every performance: what the performer presents and what the performer feels. This duality has always fascinated Miguel Gutierrez, whose New York premiere of “Retrospective Exhibitionist” delves into his recollections of the emotions stirred while performing. Baring the inner life of a performer on stage, Gutierrez minimizes the artifice inherent in performance. Sheer impulse determined his choice of pop songs, props, recorded video interviews of himself and moments of nudity. In “Difficult Bodies,” also a local premiere, Gutierrez continues his confrontation between performer and viewer, this time using three women as his foil in a celebration of individuality. Gutierrez supplies the original music for the work manipulating his own voice live onstage.
Anna Sperber, who was selected by Gutierrez, will perform one hour prior to his shows on December 2 & 3.