This presentation is SOLD OUT, only ADA seating available. To be added to the waitlist, please email boxoffice@baryshnikovarts.org.
See The Lesson
before opening night. BAC Members of all levels get exclusive access to a special dress rehearsal, included as a member benefit. Not a BAC Member yet? Join today to receive your member code and reserve your seat. Space is extremely limited.
Perfume Genius (Mike Hadreas) and choreographer Kate Wallich return to the stage with a new collaboration.
Combining Perfume Genius' experimental pop with Wallich's choreographic lens, The Lesson is a raw, uncompromising performance work inspired by The Piano Teacher, the notorious novel by Elfriede Jelinek, famously adapted for film by Michael Haneke.
The Lesson examines what happens when desire has nowhere to go, and what we're rehearsing when we practice "good behavior." The work moves through repression, longing, authority, and submission in unstable scenes where roles shift, and the unsaid becomes manically physical.
Following their acclaimed 2019 performance collaboration The Sun Still Burns Here, Hadreas reunites with Wallich alongside his husband and musical partner Alan Wyffels, and longtime collaborator Tate Justus.
"This might be how the music of Perfume Genius is meant to be experienced." —Pitchfork
All details subject to change.
Running time: Approximately 70 minutes, no intermission.
No exchanges or refunds are permitted outside of the Baryshnikov Arts Center Annual Membership Program.
For ticketing questions, please email boxoffice@baryshnikovarts.org.
As a courtesy to our guests, children under the age of 5 will not be admitted. Please be aware that all patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket.
Prime Orchestra Tickets: $50
Orchestra Tickets: $40
Balcony Tickets: $30
Access Tickets: $20
Access Tickets (20 for $20)
In an effort to make Baryshnikov Arts Center programming more accessible and affordable, we are offering 20 access tickets at $20 for every performance this season. These tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, email boxoffice@baryshnikovarts.org.
All ticket prices listed above include a $4 fee.
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