September 26-27 2025
Abrons Art Center
New York City, NY
Photos by Maria Baranova
A DEVOTION TO SERVICE is a new dance piece by Brooklyn-based artist Kat Sotelo that reflects on eroticism and servitude; power and pleasure; Catholic and Filipino identities. Set in mobile peep show booths, the performance blends physical comedy, nostalgic pop, video and choreography from Sotelo’s childhood dance recitals to subvert how power is held within an individual, a culture, and a community.
PERFORMERS:
Kat Sotelo
Gigi del Rosario
Gabriella Acquaviva
Juanito Sotelo
Stagehand Submissive (Justin Lobasso)
(1) Task Rabbit
(1) Dominos Pizza Delivery Person
DRAMATURG:
Gabriella Acquaviva
STAGE MANAGERS:
Mars Juno Bartolome Neri
Justin Lobasso
LIGHTING DESIGNER / TECHNICAL DIRECTOR:
Nico Cabalquinto
LIGHTING DESIGN SUPPORT:
Ben Demarest
Fernando Gregorio Catto
SOUND DESIGNER:
Andrew Fox
VIDEO TECH SUPPORT:
Ian Scot
VIDEO TECH CONSULTANT:
Johnny Moreno
CINEMATOGRAPHER (SITCOM SERIES)
Horatio Baltz
SCENIC FABRICATOR:
Pete Razon
SCENIC SUPPORT:
T Adam Smith
Daniel Schlett
Fernando Gregorio Catto
Kyle b. co
Bijoux Nutt
WIG SPECIALIST:
Cara Westwood
ABRONS PRODUCTION TEAM
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION:
Justin Hoffman
PRODUCTION MANAGER:
Zoë-Eve Rhinehart
LIGHTING SPECIALIST
Romo Hallahan
AV SPECIALIST
Eryn Bogen
WARDROBE SUPERVISOR
Philip Errico
RUN CREW/STAGEHANDS:
Angel Aragundi
Jared Kemp
ADDITIONAL CREW:
Kaylyn Kilkuskie
Dalia Sevilla
VISITOR EXPERIENCE MANAGERS:
Justin Faircloth
Latyana Smith
A DEVOTION TO SERVICE was made possible, in part, through the Movement Research Artist-in-Residence Program, funded by the Jerome Foundation.
It is also supported, in part, by the CPR – Center for Performance Research Artist-in-Residence Program, made possible by The Harkness Foundation for Dance, Howard Gilman Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
This project was further developed, in part, through Theater Mitu’s Hybrid Arts Lab and created with support from the GALLIM Moving Artist Residency.