John Maria Gutierrez

John Rafael Maria Gutierrez is a multidisciplinary actor, mover, and maker who has performed on screen and stages across 30 cities, 20 countries, 12 states, and 4 continents. John was raised in a hood commonly known as "Little Dominican Republic," aka Washington Heights, and has spent most of their life on Lenape land. As a first generation Dominicanx-Americanx and the first person in their family born in the US, John is carving out and balancing their own identity within his family, cultural hxstory, and artistic expression. Since finishing their BFA (theater/drama) at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Minor in Art & Public Policy, John has ventured into various worlds of performance - working with directors and choreographers such as Big Dance Theater, Miguel Gutierrez, Full Circle Souljahs, The Ridiculous Theater Company, Pilobolus, Andrew Schneider, Richard Hoehler, Raja feather Kelly, MOTUS of Italy, Ivica Buljan of Croatia, Allyson Green, Jesse Phillips-Fein, Martha Tornay, Jeanett