Julio Torres

Julio Torres takes the stage in NYC and invites the audience to see the people, places, and things around us through his kaleidoscopic lens. Blending stand-up, an interactive set, and live drawings, Julio explores the inherent traits, personalities, and emotions of particular colors.

Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.

“When you see a hog, you see a garbage disposal; when you see a little bird, you see … whatever he wants to be.” A comedian gives voice to the hog who eats trash for the Flintstones: he petitions the boss for a promotion, only to realize that a dead-end job is his destiny.