by Liliya Lifanova (concept / design / production), Davy Bisaro (choreography) and Sebastian Alvarez (sound)

September 11, 2009
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Chicago

Performers:

black:
King: Misuzu Aoi
Queen: Tommy Heffron
Bishops: Allison Fall, William Goss
Knights: Adam Rose, Alexine Haynes
Rooks: Jordan Scribbler, Matthew Bourque
Pawns: Ali Seradge, Eileen Doyle, Maegan Jenkins, Lilly Sage, Ryan Dunn, Sarah Ann Morton, Brook Jonquil, Benjamin Pearson

white:
King: Geoffery Hughes
Queen: Lee Blalock
Bishops: Nozomi Rose Kato, Heather Lynn
Knights: Mandy Grace Kelly, Aaron Maier
Rooks: Hannah Manfredi, Jess Standefer
Pawns: Katie Bateman, Beau Sage, Ya Ting Hsu, Saya Da Jung, Courtney Mackendanz, Alicia Elida Acevedo, Oni Carver, Aiesha Dukes

Video Footage: Balta Peña
Editing: Meredith Zielke
Make-up: David Grant


Script:

Marcel Duchamp vs. Rrose Sélavy
New York, 1972

[1) P-K4/P-K4, 2) P-KB4/PxP, 3) N-KB3/P-KN4, 4) P-KR4/P-N5, 5) N-K5/N-KB3, 6) P-Q4/P-Q3, 7) N-Q3/NxP, 8) BxP/B-N2, 9) N-B3/NxN, 10) PxN/P-QB4, 11) B-K2/PxP, 12) O-O/N-B3!, 13) BxNP/O-O, 14) BxB/RxB, 15) Q-N4/P-B4, 16) Q-N3/PxP, 17) QR-K1/K-R1, 18) K-R1/R-KN1, 19) BxP/B-B1, 20) B-K5ch/NxB, 21) QxNch/R-N2, 22) RxP/QxPch, 23) K-N1/Q-KN5, 24) R-B2/B-K2, 25) R-K4/Q-N4, 26) QxQ/BxQ, 27) N-K5/K-N1, 28) N-QB4/P-N3, 29) RB2-K2/RN2-QB2, 30) R-K8ch/RxR, 31) RxRch/K-B2, 32) R-QB8!/RxR, 33) N-Q6ch/K-K3, 34) NxR/B-K6ch, 35) K-B1/KRP-R4, 36) K-K2/B-Q5, 37) K-Q3/K-K4, 38) N-K7/K-K3, 39) KxB/KxN, 40) KxP/K-Q3.]

Special Thanks: Balta Peña, Diego Silva Ardila, Elizabeth Dow (elizabethdow.com), Matthew Satz, Kari Laine McCluskey, Michaeld Ryan, SUGs Staff, Jason Smith, Joel Kuennen, Mary Jane Jacob, Mark Jeffery, SAIC Fiber and Material Studies Department, Frances Whitehead, Karina Natis, Bu Tu, Jeff De La Cruz, Nick Briz, Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Chicago