César Alvarez pronouns: they/them [email protected] Representation: Rachel Viola [email protected] United Talent Agency !!! "eventh Ave. #th $loor %e& Yor() %Y *+*+, T: -*-..++./--0 EDUCATION -++1 2ard College, M$A Music/"ound -++/ 45erlin Conservatory) B3 Sa6ophone, Electronic) and Interdisciplinary Performance -++* Universidad de La Ha5ana) Cu5a) School for International Training) semester o: study *111 8nterlochen Arts Academy) High School Diploma w/ Honors AWARDS AND HONORS -+-+ Ne& Musical commissioned by Play&right's Horizons -+-+ Hermitage Fello& -+*8 Princeton Arts Fello& -+*! "undance Institute/Ucross Composer & Play&right Fello&ship -+*, ;ucille Lortel A&ard - Outstanding Musical - FUTURITY -+*, The American Theater Wing's Jonathan Larson A&ard -+*, Of-2road&ay Alliance A&ard - Best New Musical - FUTURITY -+*. Drama Des( Nomination – Outstanding Music in a Play - An Octoroon -+*0 7nsem5le Studio Theatre/"loan Commission - The Elementary Spacetime Show -+*/ =rama Des( Nomination – Outstanding Music in a Play - Good Person of Szechwan -+*- %7A Art Works Grant for FUTURITY at Soho Rep -+** %7A Art Works Grant for FUTURITY at American Repertory Theater -++4 Van Lier/3eet the Composer Fello& -++2 Composer at 9th Issue International Electro@Acoustic Music festival. Havana) Cu5a *111 <ispanic National Merit Scholar ONGOING PROJECTS -+*8 – Present The Potl c! – Music) Boo( and Lyrics. Commissioned by Barbara Whitman and Beth Ailliams -+*, - Present "OISE # Music) Boo( and Lyrics. Commissioned by The Pu5lic Theater and N'U/9lay&rights Horizons Theater School. Larson Legacy Concert at Adelphi University) Vineyard Arts ProFect. Upcoming: Workshop direc ed !" Sarah Benson% J&'" ()() -+*4 - Present The Elementary Spacetime Show D Music and Lyrics by César Alvarez. Boo( by César Alvarez and Emily Orling Directed 5y Sarah Benson. =evelopmental Productions at University o: the Arts/$ringeArts. Ars Nova Uncharted Group) E"T/"loan Commission) E"T First Light Festival) 9olyphone Festival) Joe's Pu5) %'U/9lay&rights Horizons Theater School) %' Stage and Film -+*2 – Present The Uni$erse is a Small Hat – (9articipatory MusicalH Conceiver) composer, boo() lyrics) experience design. Directed by Sarah Benson. Development: L3CC 9rocess Space, Berkeley Rep Ground Floor, PRE;U=7 N'C) The Civilians 20*/ R&= Group) Workshop at Silent Barn) 4-month developmental residency at 2a5ycastles Gallery. N'U Play&rights Horizons Theater School Developmental 9racticum) Student productions at Sarah La&rence College and Princeton University. HIGH*IGHTED ARTISTIC WORK -+*0@-+*1 Artistic Director and Co@$ounder o: The Polyphone Festival. A Festival o: New and Emerging Musicals at The University o: the Arts) Philadelphia) PA. -++8 – 20*. FUTURITY - Conceiver, composer, boo() lyrics. Directed by Sarah Benson. G"oho Rep/Ars Nova) A.R.T.) Wal(er Art Center, Mass MoCA) Joe's Pu5) H7RE) 1-'T) Zipper FactoryH Lucille Lortel A&ard for Outstanding Musical plus four other nominations. Of-2road&ay Alliance A&ard for Best Musical. -++.@-+*0 C4%TRA@T87394 G;A based Urban ;atin Dance Theater CompanyH Co@ founder, resident composer. International and National touring. Selected 9erformances: Dance Motion U"A) Lincoln Center, RE=CAT) Ord&ay Center for 9erforming Arts) A"U) Ford Amphitheater, Jaco5's Pillo&) Ailey Theatre. -+-+ • Attended the Bohnny Mercer Writer's Colony at Goodspeed Musicals. -+*! J Composer for the Campfre ProFect) Ritsona Refugee Camp) Greece J Co@=irector o: Filament 5y Ashley Fure, A World 9remiere for Trio) Orchestra and Moving Voices with the The %ew York Philharmonic. -+*# J Co@=irector o: The Force of Thin&s' An Opera For Objects by Ashley Fure at Pea( Performances) Mostly Mozart Festival. J Original 3usic for The Skin of Our Teeth at Theatre for a New Audience. dir. Arin Arbus -+*, J The Ei&hth Palace (9articipatory Music Theater Work by César Alvarez and Nina Runa EssendropH TCE Glo5al Connections Grant. Performances in N'C) Philadelphia) Copenhagen and 4slo. J Featured composer/performer in the E%CORE"L Jam5oree at City Center with Jeanine Tesori -+*. J Original musical episode for Washeteria) site-specifc children's theater piece created by Louisa Pregerson ("oho RepH J Original 3usic for the flm A Woman +i!e ,e) directed by ;iz Giamatti and Alex Sichel Ofcial selection SN"A Film Festival) winner o: Jury A&ard) Spirit A&ard Nomination -+*0 J Songs and Score for An Octoroon by Branden Jaco5s@Jen(ins. Drama Des( Nomination. dir. by Sarah Benson ("oho Rep and Theatre for a New Audience) - Contri5uting song&riter for The Civilian's Ca5aret Let Me Ascertain You: Sex Variants 110* and F./0n& and 1yin& at Joe>s Pu5 -+*/ J Composer & Music Director for Foundry Theatre's Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht. (9u5lic Theater, La Ma3a.H Drama =es( Nomination. Dir. Lear deBessonet. Starring Taylor Mac. -+** J Original 3usic; 2 3's5 or Afar by Mac Aellman) Di6on Place. -+*+ J Performer in Kristin Lucas' Refresh 6old Reads at The New Museum -++1 J Sound Design & Original Music; When in 1is&race7 E6amined Man Theater. -++# J Original 3usic & Sound Design; 2rd of 8 ly; Film directed by Ben Chace -++, J Improvisations w/ i9ods; Solo performance at The Stone. J Original 3usic & Sound Design; I%TAR New Works La5. -++. - 20+# J Resident composer for UP@5ased dance company Heli6 Dance -++. J Composer & 9erformer; Papercutter by Ani Weinstein; DU32O Dance Festival & Dance New Amsterdam. J Composer; Woyzec!; Flying Pig Productions. Site-"pecifc performance in Central Park. -++2 J Creator, Composer, Writer, Performer; Hyper#Reality; 3ulti@3edia one-person sho& J Composer; Sides/;ados; International Electro@Acoustic Music Festival. Havana) Cu5a SE*ECTED WRITING -+*1 • “On Ashely Fure's The Force of Thin&sR in "ound American Pu5lications -+*# J "The Polyphone Festival: Building a Musical Theater UndergroundS in , sical Theater Today J Micro@Review o: Taylor MacTs 24-=ecade History o: 9opular Music in Theatre Journal -+** J “3icro Essays on The Lisps Sophomore L9R in In1i&est ,a&azine -++1 J “9roposals for the Future o: SoundsR pu5lished in 1i&ital Artifact ,a&azine Issue #3 and in Spanish translation in Pesaner$ios #1 SE*ECTED INTERVIEWS #nd ARTIST TA*+S -+*# SAorking in the Theater - Polyphone" 2.@minute documentary produced by the American Theater Aing. url: http://americantheatrewing.org/&or(ing@in@the-theatre/polyphone/ S3usical Theater o: the Future" - Artist Tal( at Interaction Unfnished a festival on participatory media in Oslo) Norway url: https://youtu.5e/&NyU.v_PFh3 -+*. "A Musical Envisions the Impossi5le" - César Alvarez and Sarah Benson on N9R/;eonard Lopate SCésar Alvarez Is Changing the American Musical) and the World" American Theatre 3agazine SAhat Is a Musical No&W The Polyphone Festival" American Theatre Magazine S2uilding the Future with Gaming and Participatory Theater" The Civilians/76tended 9lay -+*/ Q8t's Better Aith A BandR American Theatre Magazine cover story by Ro5 Weinert@Pendt -+*2 Q"team Po&ered SmartsR Feature in American Theatre Magazine QThe Lisps: In Defense o: the MusicalR Wal(er Art Center Online Magazine QCivil Aar meets sci@f in roc( musical ‘$uturityTR Boston Glo5e -++1 QAn Indie-Roc( Musical Gro&s in Broo(lynR Paper Magazine TEACHING EXPERIENCE -+-+ =artmouth College Y Assistant Pro:essor o: Sonic Arts. =epartment o: Music. Teaching: Song&riting) 7merging Musical Theater) Graduate Seminar. -+*8 – 2+-+ 9rinceton University Teaching: Participatory Theater and an Atelier entitled Sounding Body/Utopic Voice "ocial Practice ProFect: E6ploring the Undercommons 3asterclass: Musical Theater as Queer Utopian Practice. -+*. – 20*1 University o: the Arts) Philadelphia) PA. Artist@in@Residence and Artistic Director o: Polyphone, a Festival o: The Emerging Musical at UArts. Teaching: New Musical Workshop) Participatory Theater, Advanced Song&riting and Euest Artist Seminar. Mentoring play&rights) composers and directors on senior proFects. -+*4 – 20*! %'U Play&rights Horizons Theater School. Visiting Artist. Mentor. Commissioned 9lay&right. Participatory Theater Practicums: =eveloping The Uni$erse is a Small Hat and The Ei&hth Palace -+*/@-+*0 <arvard University. Visiting Lecturer on Dramatics. Courses: Emerging Musical Theater & Participatory Theater. 20*0 Certifcate o: Teaching E6cellence -+*2 - 20*0 "arah La&rence College. AMliate Artist) Co@Teaching: New Musical Theatre La5. -++8 – 20*2 2loomfeld College. Lecturer – Department o: Creative Arts and Technology. Teaching: Song&riting) World Music) Audio Engineering and Synth Programming..