Is the French choreographer Jerome Bel a trailblazer or an enfant terrible of the contemporary dance world?
This weekend you'll be able to judge for yourself when his challenging but spellbinding "Gala" arrives at Saitama Arts Theater — and your verdict will likely depend on whether you believe contemporary dance is a distinctive art form executed by specially trained people, or whether it can be any kind of performance in which the body is used for creative expression on stage.
The Paris-based artist explained the thinking behind his work in a recent email interview with The Japan Times.