JÉRÔME BEL

2025
EDITION

French choreographer Jérôme Bel is one of the most important choreographers in the history of contemporary dance. His conceptual dance practice has led to an historical change in the fields of dance, theatre, and contemporary art. His innovative and daring performances, presented in a simple and clean manner, have challenged the very definition of convention and the avant-garde. Essentially, all of his works explore the meaning of a performance, and also what it means to be human.  

In 2021, Bel returned to his performative roots, presenting the eponymous work Jérôme Bel in the seemingly straightforward format of a lecture performance. True to its name, the piece traces the highs and lows of his three-decade choreographic career as well as his personal journey spanning over fifty years. Audiences not only experience a masterclass in contemporary performance but also witness how an artist confronts, with unflinching honesty, the relationship between his creative practice and his own existence. 

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Text, videos: Jérôme Bel 

Assistant: Maxime Kurvers 

Direction: Xiao Ke  

Translation of the text : Yang Yue

With : Xiao Ke, Bao Chen , Liang Shiyi, A Yuerluo, Ouyang Sunan , Lei Yicheng, Yu Yang, Wu Jianjie, Tan Huiping, Frédéric Seguette, Claire Haenni, Gisèle Pelozuelo, Yseult Roch, Olga De Soto, Peter Vandenbempt, Sonja Augart, Simone Verde, Esther Snelder, Nicole Beutler, Eva Meyer Keller, Germana Civera, Benoît Izard, Ion Munduate, Cuqui Jerez, Juan Dominguez, Carine Charaire, Hester Van Hasselt, Dina Ed Dik, Amaia Urra, Carlos Pez, Henrique Neves,  Johannes Sundrup, Véronique Doisneau, Damian Bright, Matthias Brücker, Remo Beuggert, Julia Häusermann, Tiziana Pagliaro, Miranda Hossle, Peter Keller, Gianni Blumer, Matthias Grandjean, Sara Hess, Lorraine Meier, Simone Truong, Akira Lee, Aldo Lee, Houda Daoudi, Cédric Andrieux, Chiara Gallerani, Taous Abbas, Stéphanie Gomes, Marie-Yolette Jura, Nicolas Garsault, Vassia Chavaroche, Magali Saby, Ryo Bel, Sheila Atala, Diola Djiba, Michèle Bargues, La Bourette, Catherine Gallant 

Images: Herman Sorgeloos, Marie-Hélène Rebois, Aldo Lee, Pierre Dupouey, Olivier Lemaire, Chloé Mossessian 

Artistic advice and Executive direction R.B.: Rebecca Lasselin 

Production manager : Sandro Grando 

With thanks to Caroline Barneaud, Daphné Biiga Nwanak, Jolente De Keersmaeker, Zoé De Sousa, Florian Gaité, Chiara Gallerani, Danielle Lainé, Xavier Le Roy, Marie-José Malis, Frédéric Seguette, Christophe Wavelet 

R.B Jérôme Bel is supported by the Direction régionale des affaires culturelles d’Ile-de-France, French Ministry for Culture. 
Jérôme Bel is associated artist to Comédie de Caen CDN de Normandie. 
For ecological reasons, R.B/ Jérôme Bel company doesn’t travel by plane anymore. 

Production of the performance: R.B. Jérôme Bel (UK version produced by ArtHouse Jersey)


Co-production: Ménagerie de Verre (Paris), La Commune centre dramatique national d’Aubervilliers, Festival d’Automne à Paris, R.B. Jérôme Bel (Paris)

The writing of the text of this performance is part of the creative process of Sustainable theatre:

Conceived by Katie Mitchell, Jérôme Bel and Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne

Co-produced by STAGES – Sustainable Theatre Alliance for a Green Environmental Shift

Co-funded by European Union: Dramaten Stockholm, National Theater & Concert Hall, Taipei, NTGent, Piccolo Teatro di Milano -Teatro d’Europa, Teatro Nacional D. Maria II Lisboa, Théâtre de Liège, Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, Croatian National Theatre Zagreb, Slovene National Theatre Maribor, Trafo Budapest, MC93 Maison de la culture de Seine-Saint-Denis

Cover photo credits: Herman Sorgeloos

Xiao Ke’s works have been invited and shown in different art, dance festivals and theaters in Europe and Asia. Touring more than 20 countries in different cities, and built-up communication network to introduce China’s independent theater and performance art. In 2021, Xiao Ke initiated a new framework to involve amateur practitioners in theater creation.
Xiao Ke’s works have been invited and shown in different art, dance festivals and theaters in Europe and Asia. Touring more than 20 countries in different cities, and built-up communication network to introduce China’s independent theater and performance art. In 2021, Xiao Ke initiated a new framework to involve amateur practitioners in theater creation.
Jérôme Bel works worldwide. Since 2019, for ecological reasons, Jérôme Bel and his company no longer travel by plane for creations and tours. Jérôme Bel worked on his auto-bio-choreo-graphy Jérôme Bel (2021), with the idea that it would be performed abroad by an actor in the language of his or her country, using a protocol, script and videos.
Jérôme Bel works worldwide. Since 2019, for ecological reasons, Jérôme Bel and his company no longer travel by plane for creations and tours. Jérôme Bel worked on his auto-bio-choreo-graphy Jérôme Bel (2021), with the idea that it would be performed abroad by an actor in the language of his or her country, using a protocol, script and videos.

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