César Alvarez is a Drama Desk-nominated composer, lyricist, performer and writer. His band, The Lisps, has released 4 albums and played hundreds of shows around the country since 2005. He is co-founder and resident composer of the LA-based dance theater company Contra-Tiempo. He has presented work at Lincoln Center, Dixon Place, Joe's Pub, HERE, La MaMa, Dance New Amsterdam, Ars Nova, Walker Art Center, Ford Amphitheater, and CounterPulse, among others.
The Lisps formed in the South Bronx in 2005 as a collaboration between composer César Alvarez and actress/singer Sammy Tunis. Percussionist and kinetic sculptor Eric Farber joined in 2007. They created music for The Foundry Theatre's Drama Desk-nominated Good Person of Szechwan, and their music was featured in the 2015 documentary A Woman Like Me.
