
XDT |Luc Jacobs
《HEX》


Luc Jacobs
Worked with the Royal Ballet of Flanders, Deutsche
Opera Berlin, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, Northern
Ballet Theatre, Carte Blanche, Bern Ballet and Batsheva
Dance Company. He remained with Batsheva Dance
Company for 18 years, initially as a dancer and then as
Rehearsal Director of the company for 15 years, staging
many productions of Ohad Naharin.

"HEX" is a spell that bursts forth when the tip of the tongue touches the palate. It is short, sharp, and full of a sense of explosion, making it unforgettable once heard.
It not only refers to the "spell" in witchcraft but also implies the precision and order of hexadecimal codes - just like this work itself, which is a mixture of wild emotions and rational arrangements.
On stage, HEX is a curse cast among dancers and a poison voluntarily swallowed by the audience; it is also the antidote jointly vomited out by the creator and the audience at the end of the performance.
This work is about how we voluntarily put on shackles. To combat loneliness, we squeeze ourselves into the mold of social rules, only to find that the inner wall of the mold is covered with barbs. What HEX presents is this kind of sweet self - destruction - when collective hypnosis becomes a survival strategy, rebels seem like broken gears.
HEX |World Premiere: 24 July 2025|Grand Theatre, Longgang Cultural Center, Longgang District, Shenzhen
Credits
Artistic director:XIE XIN
Choreographer: Luc Jacobs
Composer:Luc Jacobs
Costume Designer: Yoki LIU
Lighting Designer: Dumpling Gong
Promotional video shooter:Yu Xie
Photography:Yifan HU
Dancers:Xiexin Dance Theatre

