Dance Place presents Lay Him Quietly, choreographed by Swedish/Hawaiian artist Hiroki Ichinose, with support from the Embassy of Sweden.

This intimate dance duet explores the physical interaction between two men. The work explores how inherited cultural traditions and lived experiences, shaped at the intersection of queerness and race, settle within the body as a tender yet invisible weight that influences how we move, connect, and choose to love.

The atmosphere of Lay Him Quietly invites viewers into fragile, deeply personal moments that slowly unfold to reveal the breadth of the human experience we share. In a dynamic interplay between film and dance, dancers Hiroki Ichinose and Ninos Josef move between closeness and distance, exploring how profoundly personal stories of identity and love can ultimately speak to something universal.

Contemporary Class – Tuesday, September 22 – Workshop 6:30-8pm

This contemporary workshop draws from the movement language and choreographic ideas of Hiroki Ichinose’s Lay Him Quietly. Through guided improvisation, sensory exploration, and choreographic material from the work, participants investigate movement through imagery, instinct, physical extremes, and shifting states of presence. The workshop offers insight into Hiroki’s creative practice, encouraging individuality, risk-taking, and an embodied approach to discovering new movement possibilities.

The class is FREE, but registration is required.