Queerísimo / Mechanisms of Distortion

This performance is a double bill featuring Queerísimo by Gabriel “Gabo” Isaac Feldenkrais Bacigalupo and Mechanisms of Distortion by Dagny Rebhan 

PERFORMANCES:

• Thurs, Jun 25, 2026 at 06:30 PM
• Fri, Jun 26, 2026 at 08:00 PM

RUNNING TIME: 60 min (Each performance is roughly 30 minutes. There is no late entry or early exit permitted.)

PRICE: $18 Online, $20 At Door

At IRT: 154 Christopher St., NYC #3B (third floor)ADA AccessibleVISIT/CONTACT US»

Queerísimo is a variety show that explores untold tales of Queer Latin American history through song, dance, and multimedia theatrical storytelling. In a dreamlike jukebox musical filled with drag and cultural arts, audiences will experience a story book review of Latin American LGBTQ+ historical figures from the 19th to the 21st century. Amidst a turbulent political climate, Queerísimo contextualizes today’s radical love and xenophobia in a theatrical fiesta of everlasting transnational LGBTQ+ identity.

Performed by Gabriel “Gabo” Isaac Feldenkrais Bacigalupo, Ihsanah Iman, Edwin Manuel Figueroa Caraballo, Isabella Molinary Sandoval, Diana Rendón-Manzueta, Susana Gomez Laverde, Rafael Tomás Piña, Lucy Rosa Blanca Gaehring, Ricardo "Richie" Rizo, Sam Matthews, Angel Lopez, Gabriela Díaz

Directed, Written, Choreographed by Gabo Feldenkrais

Lead Producing by Edwin Figueroa

Assistant Stage Managed by Giselle Rodriguez

Assistant Choreographered by Ihsanah Iman

Costume Advising by Madison Mulvey

Marketing by Diana Rendón

Marketing Assistant, Isabella Molinary

Projections Design by Destiny Maldonado & Kayta Thomas

Lighting Design by Mouna Saab

Makeup Design by Marcellus Louise

Makeup Assistant, Amina King

Mechanisms of Distortion is an experimental dance piece that examines how our brains and bodies react following trauma. We ask, “What does ‘healing’ really mean?” Our research currently consists of old journals, peer-reviewed neuroscience articles, and the somatic experience of holding trauma. Living after trauma is the most difficult thing I have ever done, and while it is filled with such grief, there is also such love. This show is a homage to it all.

Content Warnings: Rape, sexual violence, strobe

ALab is an NYC theater festival that takes place several times a year at The IRT Theater in the West Village. Our mission is to present diverse, experimental works to new audiences at accessible prices while providing free resources and fair compensation to participating theater artists. 

Festival Directors: Sophie Rossman and Luke Wisniewski

Lead Producer: Blaise Ylianna Hewlett

Contact alabfestival@gmail.com with questions. Follow us on insta @alab.theater
 

IRT Theater is a grassroots laboratory for independent theater and performance in New York City, providing space and support to a new generation of artists. Tucked away in the old Archive Building in Greenwich Village, IRT’s mission is to build a community of emerging and established artists by creating a home for the development and presentation of new work.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council; A.R.T./New York’s NYC Small Theatres Fund made possible with support from the Howard Gilman Foundation & support for ASL interpretation provided in part through funding from Access A.R.T./New York.

ACCESS: IRT is a fully wheelchair-accessible facility. Please reach out to Kori Rushton if you have any accessibility questions or concerns, krushton@irttheater.org