Miguel Gutierrez and others will perform sueño on the High Line next week (photo by Marley Trigg Stewart)
Who: Miguel Gutierrez, Justin Faircloth, Estado Flotante, Johnnie Cruise Mercer Jr, Seta Morton, Angie Pittman, Christopher Ralph, Kim Savarino, Santiago Venegas, Rosana Cabán
What: Live musical performance of sueño
Where: The High Line at Fourteenth St.
When: September 12-14, free with RSVP
Why: Queens-born, Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Miguel Gutierrez brings his newest work, sueño, to the High Line for three special performances September 12 and 14 at 7:00 and September 13 at 6:00. Gutierrez, whose previous pieces include Sabotage, SADONNA, Age & Beauty, I as another, Unsustainable Solutions: Duet with Dead Dad, and Cela nous concerne tous (This concerns all of us), will play keyboards and sing in both English and Spanish, accompanied by dancers Justin Faircloth, Estado Flotante, Johnnie Cruise Mercer Jr, Seta Morton, Angie Pittman, Christopher Ralph, Kim Savarino, and Santiago Venegas. Rosana Cabán joins Gutierrez with the arrangement, production, and sonic transitions; the lighting is by Alexandra Vásquez Dheming.
The dreamy project features churchlike harmonic songs that explore melancholy and longing, with movement inspired by such choreographers as Ted Shawn and Harald Kreutzberg. Gutierrez also hosts the podcast Are You for Sale? and performs music as the Belleville, explaining, “i make sad songs in weird ways.” With sueño, you can expect the unexpected, in a terrific space.