Jérôme Bel | 7.30-9.00pm

One of the most important international dance artists of the past 30 years, French choreographer Jérôme Bel presents a career retrospective he calls “auto-bio-choreo-graphy.” 

For ecological reasons, Bel no longer travels by plane. Instead, UK-based performer Terry O’Connor of Forced Entertainment plays him, challenging the boundaries between art and interpretation, performance and archive. 

A blend of filmed dance documentation, monologue, and live performance, this unexpected evening is both a survey of past creation and a gesture of constant reinvention. 

Age guidance 16+ (adult content)

About Ageless Festival

This is a pay what you can event as part of Ageless, a two-day festival of dance reimagining age.

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Ageless Festival 2026

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Stage One is in stage@leeds in the University of Leeds campus.  There is step free access throughout the building and wheelchair spaces are available.

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Image: Jérôme Bel © Mussacchio Laniello