Jérôme Bel

Jérôme Bel explores the relationship between choreography and popular culture, and dancer and spectator, often using humor as a device to break the formality of a theatre setting. Part of a generation of choreographers who rose to prominence in the mid-1990s, Bel’s work questions both art and contemporary dance. Crossing the Line 2016 will feature a focus on French choreographer Jérôme Bel, with presentations of some of his major performances.

“There is no doubt that I am right on the fringes of the choreographic field — and I would say field, not dance — but my task is to see where I can enlarge that terrain while remaining within it.”