daniel irizaRry

El Duende

Daniel Irizarry: he is the artist director of One-Eighth Theater. As director and performer he is Known for: ‘The Maids’ by José Rivera (The New York Times Critics pick),  'UBU’ (Time Out NY Critics pick), 'The Madman and The Nun' performed in Turkey (Bilkent) and Poland (Gardzienice), and NYC (Pregones Theatre), 'An Italian Straw Hat' (Essen, Germany), 'Mouthgasm Chapter 1' (Turkey and Cyprus), 'Momorato' (Tokyo, Japan), ‘Fragments’ (Vilnius, Lithuania), and Chekhov’s one-act series (Seoul, South Korea).  Currently he is directing and performing in Numbness: Chapter 2' as part of the Archive Residency at The New Ohio Theatre here in NYC- April 26th till May 18th. Directed 'Black a Water’ which toured to Ciego de Ávila, Cuba International theatre Festival. At The Metropolitan Opera he performed in Faust and Benvenuto Cellini directed by Andrei Serbian and conducted by James Levine. Currently, he teaches acting at Lehman College’s theater and dance program. He holds an MFA from Columbia University. Thank you Malena and David for inviting me to this beautiful journey and process. Still waiting for Tutti though!! danielirizarry.org