Jérôme Bel
Jérôme Bel
Thu, Oct 27–Sat, Oct 29, 2016
at 8pm
This signature piece strips dance down to its essentials—a male and female body, a light bulb, and an iconic tune. Radical in its simplicity, it sparked hot debate about what constitutes dance when it premiered in 1995. Now prized as an iconic work of contemporary performance, this signature piece makes its New York premiere as part of Crossing the Line.
Tickets $20
Tickets also available: The Kitchen Box Office / 212-255-5793
Co-presented by The Kitchen.
Presented on the occasion of Crossing the Line Festival 2016 by the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), The Joyce Theater, The Kitchen, and The Museum of Modern Art.
Supported by Institut français and Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York.
“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.”
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.