LXIV (six.four) Preview with New City Stage
Chicago Dance Crash is ready to make its next move with “LXIV (six.four),” a world-premiere offering a culmination of chess, dance and live music in a one-night-only performance taking place at the Ann Barzel Theater at Visceral Dance Center May 24.
The show, titled “LXIV (six.four),” nods to the sixty-four squares on a chessboard, a fitting symbol for a presentation built around this classic game. The evening will unfold in two dynamic halves, each diving into the intersections of movement and human complexity. The first half of the program is an ensemble-driven work curated by Bevis and rehearsal director Phillip Wood. In this piece, each dancer embodies a chess piece, exploring themes of intensity, relationships and the ripple effects of every choice. “This part takes a more abstract approach,” Bevis says. “It’s about how each piece—each person—navigates systems of power and identity. The dancers themselves contributed to the choreography, drawing from their individual styles—whether that’s floorwork, acrobatics or freestyle battle tactics—to inform the final product.”