W.I.P Labs

En Passant

A game of chess on the screen, and two musicians improvising around it. A live chess and avant-garde music duo.

Created, conceptualised and produced by W.I.P Labs.

A drummer in silhouette in front of a large projection of a chessboard pattern
En Passant, live

In chess, en passant is the one capture that happens on a square the piece never landed on: a move you only see if you are paying attention.

En Passant is a live chess and avant-garde music duo. A chess game plays out on a projected board above the stage while Baan G on electronics and Panamanian drummer Fidel Dely improvise around it. The music answers the game in real time, and competitive thinking becomes something an audience can hear.

Form
Live chess with improvised electronics and drums
On stage
2 musicians and a projected chess game

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