The dancing dead
Dead Can Dance played last night at Wolf Trap in Virginia, an outdoor venue. Under a waxing moon, Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry sang their world music influenced tunes backed two keyboardists, and two percussionists. Lisa wore a sea foam gown with a golden priest's shawl, while Brendan wore grey trousers and a slightly rumpled buttondown shirt. They performed a good chunk of the new album, Anastatis, along with such songs as "Nieraka," "Sanvean," "The Host of Seraphim," and "The Ubquitous Mr. Lovegrove." Brendan did a couple of unreleased Arabic and Greek folk songs, while Lisa sang the theme to "Gladiator." The concert closed with Lisa singing an almost a capella Celtic-styled hymnal and gushing, "You're fabulous!" before floating off the stage.
