Commissioned by Dixon Place, ALMODOVAR DYSTOPIA by the renowned downtown dance artist Antonio Ramos and his outrageous company The Gangbangers is part Latino-flavored tribute to the Spanish film director, part humorous celebration of the LGBT culture, and part a bold political statement against the body-negative and repressed nature of the world we live in. This work, inspired by Pedro Almodovar’s flamboyant cinema, will play a limited engagement for six performances only, opening on Friday, September 15th and running every Friday and Saturday through September 30th. Featuring video, movement, spoken word and gourmet surprise, the piece makes its case for the affirmation of all things physical through Ramos’ trademark chaotic and joyful storytelling style. Parental guidance strongly cautioned.

Tickets are $21 in advance, $24 at the door, $18 students / seniors / ID NYC and can be purchased by visiting http://dixonplace.org/performances/almodovar-dystopia/ or by calling (866)-811-4111.

Get ready for an in-your-face, psychedelic acid trip of a show with Antonio Ramos and the Gang Bangers’ Almodóvar Dystopia. The interactive, multimedia, dance-theatre performance art piece, choreographed by the colorful, queer and hirsute Ramos, is currently playing at Dixon Place. So much more than a dance performance, Almodóvar Dystopia is a hilarious examination of dance, drag and queer culture. Almodóvar Dystopia is performed almost completely in the nude. Everyone on stage, from the fabulous dancers (Luke Miller, Darrin Wright, Alvaro Gonzalez Dupuy, Angie Pittman, Awilda Rodríguez Lora, Sarah White-Ayón, and Ramos) to the video designer (Alex Romania) and sound designer (Admanda Kobilka), perform in the buff with only a few revealing costume pieces to cover up (costume design by Claire Fleury). The result is a celebration of all types of bodies, not just the lissome bodies in a traditional ballet. They are real bodies, covered in tattoos, representing different races and ethnicities, and different sizes. But the real celebration is queerness in all forms. Ramos strikes quite the pose in stilettos and glitter eye shadow, while simultaneously rocking shaggy hair and a full bear …Read more