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Fierce, Fragile, Empathetic, Political, and Poetic Art with Miguel Gutierrez

Our guest today, Miguel Gutierrez, is irrevocably passionate about making works of art and creates empathetic and irreverent spaces outside of traditional discourse.\\xa0 Our conversation starts with Miguel sharing more about his upbringing as the child of two immigrants, how he came to love the arts and dancing, and what he wanted to be when he grew up. He tells us about his time at Brown, Queer Activism, working with Paula Hunter, and later going full circle back to Brown. He also talks about his epic time in California in the 90s, what it was like to work with Joe Goode and John Jasperse, and what sparked his shift back to New York. This is a jam-packed episode so stay tuned for this candid, introspective, and inspiring interview.

Key Points From This Episode:

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Miguel gives us a short introduction of who he is and where he is from.\\xa0

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 How Miguel came to love dancing.

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What he wanted to be when he grew up.

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What happened when he showed up for school at Brown.

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 He shares about his time doing Queer activism.\\xa0

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 He tells us about his time dancing with Paula Hunter.\\xa0

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What compelled him to go back to Brown and finish his degree.

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 He shares his Californian experience in the 90s.

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What sparked the shift back to New York (and why Europe didn\\u2019t work out).

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What it was like working with John Jasperse.

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Miguel tells us about his own choreography journey.

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The kinds of day jobs Miguel has had to support himself over the years.

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 His experience of when things started to take off, his work, and what life looked like.

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Why he hates when propriety supplants honesty and when professionalism is used to maintain the status quo.

\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Projects he is working on now and what life looks like.\\xa0

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\\u201cWhen you are younger, as a dancer, you think that if you aren\\u2019t dancing professionally by the age of nothing, you\\u2019re never going to make it. It\\u2019s like this BS idea of what dance is, and it\\u2019s fed to you from when you are little.\\u201d \\u2014 Miguel Gutierrez\\xa0

Miguel Gutierrez is a choreographer, music artist, writer, visual artist, educator, podcaster, and Feldenkrais Method practitioner based in Lenapehoking/Brooklyn, NY and Tovaangar/Los Angeles. His work creates empathetic and irreverent spaces outside of traditional discourse.\\xa0

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