SADONNA

SADONNA is exactly what it sounds like: sad versions of Madonna songs. In this music project, choreographer Miguel Gutierrez shows just how tiny the spiritual distance is between the international pop superstar, who grew up in Bay City, Michigan and himself, an international experimental itinerant artist who grew up in Colonia, New Jersey. Backed by the SLUTINOS, the Sad Latino Boys Backup Singers, SADONNA ekes out the melancholy cry for help hidden within Madonna’s uplifting lyrics.

SADONNA: The Album available now on streaming platforms including Apple Music, Tidal, Pandora, Spotify

Here's the first time we performed my SADONNA version of Madonna's Vogue, where we "reclaim" the song and name the true icons of voguing. It was for the clos...

from my SADONNA concert at Joe's Pub August 21, 2017. Madonna's Dress You Up sung with the SLUTINOS - Tomas Cruz, Alvaro Gonzalez and Santiago Venegas. Videography by Alex Romania.

illustration by Estado Flotante aka Alvaro Gonzalez

photos by Marley Trigg Stewart

videography for dress you up, lucky star and Into the Groove by Alex Romania from debut SADONNA concert at Joe’s Pub in 2017 and Vogue from show at Centre National du Danse show in 2019

from my SADONNA concert at Joe's Pub August 21, 2017. Videography by Alex Romania.

For my first "run" of SADONNA at Joe's Pub in 2017, I invited Nick Hallett (with whom I also have an informal vocal duo project called Nudity in Dance) to pe...