The SK Concert - PERMANENT DESTRUCTION

The SK Concert is a melodramatic energy concert by theater maker Naomi Velissariou and sound producer Joost Maaskant. Together they form the pop-up band PERMANENT DESTRUCTION. The performance is a sexy show about self-loathing and unrequited love, with deadly poetic lyrics and an excessive use of autotune. With genres ranging from R&B to industrial hardcore and with excessive use of auto-tune and trap hop references. 

For this concert, Naomi Velissariou is inspired by Sarah Kane (1971-1999), one of the most notorious playwrights of recent decades, whose psychological state found such an uncompromising resonance in her work. Against the background of Frederik Heyman's video work, the merciless lyrics, beats and bass lines take on a monumental visual dimension. 

The performance premiered on 20 May 2018 in De Paardenkathedraal Utrecht during SPRING and was shown that year at festivals such as Oerol, Over het IJ Festival (Shelter Amsterdam), Theater Aan Zee, Absolutely Free Festival and Lowlands. The SK Concert is the first part of the PERMANENT DESTRUCTION trilogy.