A new contemporary dance and live music piece co-directed by Perfume Genius’ Mike Hadreas and Seattle choreographer Kate Wallich has been announced. Entitled The Sun Still Burns Here, the work features Hadreas, Wallich, and her dance company, the YC. It will debut in October at Seattle’s Moore Theatre and premieres in New York City at the Joyce Theater the following month, with tickets and additional tour dates to be announced.
“Dance has become a vital part of my live performances over the last few years,” Hadreas says in a statement. “ Working with Kate, creating movement and sound and a new world at the very same time—I feel like we’re unlocking something we couldn’t have alone. Dance isn’t a response to the music or vice versa since they have been braided together from the start.”
“This is the first time the YC has worked with a composer who is also a dancer and performer, and that’s what drew me to working with Mike in the first place” says Wallich. “It’s also the first time I have co-directed a work with someone outside of my own company. Because of this, we’re all pushing our work into new territories, and what’s happening is something very special.”
Perfume Genius’ most recent album No Shape came out in 2017. Last year saw him released a remix EP, Reshaped.
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