Artistic Associate

Maray Gutierrez is the Artistic Associate of Hedwig Dances. She is a native of Havana, Cuba where she trained at the National School of Dance. Maray has danced throughout Europe, the United States and the Caribbean and has performed for British television and the Venice Opera. She has danced in Europe, the U.S., and the Caribbean and has performed for British television and the Venice Opera. Maray was a principal dancer for Danza Contemporanea de Cuba for ten years and worked with esteemed choreographers Giovanni de Cicco, Donald McKayle, Isidro Rolando, Joaquin Sabaté, Jan Linkens and Marianela Boan, among others. Since relocating to the United States, she has danced with Hedwig Dances, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Concert Dance Inc., the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Houston Grand Opera. Maray has choreographed three dances for Hedwig Dances. She has since choreographed for Luna Negra Dance Theater and dance studios throughout Illinois. Read Interview with Maray