Jérôme Bel | Dance Information

The life and art of a French dance legend, interpreted by two visionary Hong Kong artists

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 the simplest place. This work, simply titled Jérôme Bel, provides a quick lesson about contemporary performance, but also provides an opportunity to understand how an artist deals with life and a creative career. With a basic format—the lecture performance—he revisits the past 30 years of dance creation, and his 50 years of ups and downs in life.

He has entrusted this personal work to Hong Kong artists to narrate on his behalf. Multimedia artist Enoch Cheng, known for his cross-disciplinary creations, is the director and dramaturg behind this project. Contemporary dance artist Dick Wong, who has persistently contemplated questions related to performance, will play the role of Bel. Together, Cheng and Wong will present the life of this master of choreography.

The writing of the text of this show is part of the creative process of sustainable theatre, conceived by Katie Mitchell, Jérôme Bel and Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne and coproduced by STAGES - Sustainable Theatre Alliance for a Green Environmental Shift cofunded 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.

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 Le Quartz (Brest) and Centre national de la danse (Pantin).

For ecological reasons, R.B/ Jérôme Bel company doesn't travel by plane anymore.

Original performance: 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

Show Details

• Jérôme Bel
• Date: March 14-16, 2024
• Time: 8:15PM
• Venue: Hong Kong Cultural Center Theatre
• Address: 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Ticketing Information

• Tickets are available for purchase from 1 December 2023 at URBTIX
• Ticket price: HKD 320 / 240 | Students: 160 / 120

CREATIVES

Text and Videos | Jérôme Bel

Assistant | Maxime Kurvers

Directed and translated by | Enoch Cheng

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

Production of the videos | CND Centre national de la danse, R.B. Jérôme Bel, Paris National Opera/Telmondis in association with France 2 with the participation of Mezzo and of Centre national de la cinématographie, Theater Hora, French Institute Alliance Française – FIAF

Production of the performance | R.B. Jérôme Bel

Coproduction | Ménagerie de Verre (Paris), La Commune centre dramatique national d’Aubervilliers, Festival d’Automne à Paris, R.B. Jérôme Bel (Paris)

CAST

Dick Wong

Special Appearance | Mui Cheuk-yin

Information Source: Hong Kong Arts Festival official website