ODC Theater: Miguel Gutierrez – Super Nothing

What can a dance do to confront the constant grief that we experience in our lives? Super Nothing presents four dancers whose explorations are analogues for how people support each other to survive. Interdependence takes multiple forms, as the performers move through representations of the past to create a blueprint for a new future. This piece extends Gutierrez’s interest over the past few years in creating “choreography for the end of the world.”

On Saturday night, stay post-show for an interview with Miguel by Bhumi Patel about his work and Super Nothing. On Sunday, March 2 at 11am, join Miguel, Zihan Loo, and Hope Mohr for coffee, pastries, and a discussion on choreography and composition in the ODC Theater Lobby. RSVP

Miguel Gutierrez is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Lenapehoking/Brooklyn, NY and Tovaangar/Los Angeles. He creates empathetic and irreverent spaces for himself and other QTBIPOC folx to dream, reflect, and find agency. His work has been presented nationally and internationally in venues such as Festival d’Automne/Paris, the Walker Art Center, and in the 2014 Whitney Biennial. He is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, United States Artists Fellowship, Foundation for Contemporary Arts Award, four NY Dance and Performance “Bessie” Awards, and a 2016 Doris Duke Artist Award. He is an Associate Professor of Choreography and Vice Chair of the MFA Program at UCLA in the department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance. www.miguelgutierrez.org

Super Nothing was commissioned, produced and presented by New York Live Arts as part of the Randjelović /Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist Program, with lead support from Mellon Foundation. Super Nothing premiered during New York Live Arts 24-25 season. Super Nothing was additionally co-commissioned by On the Boards/Seattle, Center for the Art of Performance/UCLA, MCA Chicago and ADF with support from the Doris Duke/SHS Foundations Award for New Works. Super Nothing is a National Performance Network (NPN) Creation & Development Fund Project co-commissioned by New York Live Arts and NPN. The Creation & Development Fund is supported by the Doris Duke Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency). For more information: www.npnweb.org Super Nothing was made possible with generous support from Café Royal Cultural Foundation and developed with residency support from Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography at Florida State University, UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance, Pillow Lab at Jacob’s Pillow, UCLA and The Field Center.