Miguel Gutierrez is an American dance and music artist born in 1971. Currently based in Brooklyn, New York, he spent the early part of his career performing in San Francisco as a member of the Joe Goode Performance Group. He makes solo works and also works with collaborators as 'Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People'. His work tends towards the emotional and concerns itself with the phenomenon of existence. His fascinations lie with the body's ability to move between the mundane and the transcendent. His research also focuses on how the presence of the audience creates a space of attention and extraordinary perception.