Antonio Ramos & The Gangbangers in collaboration with Sam Ulerio

A Bessie award-winning choreographer, Antonio is Artistic Director of Antonio Ramos and the Gangbangers. A queer, HIV+, Puerto Rican artist who was born on the island, his work reflects themes of sexuality, the body, and histories of colonization. Ramos has presented works at the High Line, The Kitchen, Danspace Project, Cornell University’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Abrons Arts Center, The Chocolate Factory Theater, Judson Church, Dixon Place, JACK, Abrons Art Center, Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, and Theatre La Chapelle in the Montreal Fringe Festival. He has held artist residencies at Rosin Fund of the Scherman Foundation, Movement Research, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Djerassi Foundation, Bogliasco Fellowship, Gibney Dance in Process, El Museo del Bario, Cornell University and Laboratorio: Condensación in Mexico. Ramos has been reviewed in the New York Times, Brooklyn Rail, and Stage Buddy. Scholars have written about his work for danceviewtimes, OFFOFFOFF, and infinitebody.

Nami Yamamoto, photo by Ryutaro Mishima

“My creative history with New Dance Alliance goes a way long. Since my friend, Chivas Sandage brought me to New Dance Alliance to rehearse in early 90’s, the place has become a part of my creative life. The long time existence of the studio and Performance Mix Festival are vital to the artists who seek and explore deep into their process. Whenever I step into the studio, it’s a new space with a lot of memories. I lie down on the floor, listen to my body, and I dance. It is valuable. The time in the space nurtures my practice and artistic vision. Karen’s vision of Lift-Off residency, feedback sessions, providing peer to peer connections are more significant than ever. It has been helping us to get through 2020 and we are going into 2021.”

– Nami Yamamoto

Antonio Ramos & The Gangbangers in collaboration with Sam Ulerio

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