1st Edition

Post-choreography Jérôme Bel’s Choreography and Movement in Malfunction

By Shuntaro Yoshida Copyright 2025
162 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book sheds light on the practice of French choreographer Jérôme Bel, who is active in the fields of performing arts and contemporary art. Shuntaro Yoshida examines a case study of collective creation involving the choreographer and a group of amateur workshop participants. The focus is on Atelier Danse et Voix (Dance and Voice Workshop) (2014) and workshops held with local diverse... Read more

1. The Assumptions of Post-choreography   2. The Emergence of Collective Creation: Participant Contingency in Atelier Danse et Voix and Research Workshops  3. Invisible “Clumsy-Seeming Movement”: Practice and Representation of Gala  4. Clumsy Movement, Movement in Malfunction

Biography

Shuntaro Yoshida is a dancer, choreographer, and researcher of contemporary dance and performance.

''This book is a rare research result that captures the scene of the birth and disappearance of an ideal body/dance derived from dance history, and leaves traces of it as a form of academic knowledge. It can be said to be a book that will provide great insight for those engaged in dance and performance studies.'' 

Association for Studies of Culture and Representation (Repre); full review can be read here