Matthew Antoci is a generative director & performer, producer, and curator of live performance going “full diva mode” in New York City. Their work blends pop spectacle with theatrical chaos, and exists in various mediums, including multi-media performance, theatre, and drag. Matthew’s projects have been called “supremely confident” and “a delicious hot mess” by critics, and have been featured in The New York Times and The New Yorker. They’ve produced and shown work onstage at La MaMa, MITU 580, CATCH (The Invisible Dog, PS21 Chatham, The Chocolate Factory Theater), The Exponential Festival, The Brick, Loading Dock, Baryshnikov Arts Center, IRT Theater, Purgatory, Life World, The Kraine, The Tank, and Celebration Barn. As a curator, they have a passion for DIY performance, and curate for the weekly performance guide Staff Picks, quarterly SalOn! Performance Series, and the Obie-winning Brick Theater, where they’re the Program Director of the annual ?! New Works festival.

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