Jérôme Bel was born in 1964, lives in Paris, and works worldwide. He studied at the Centre National de Danse Contemporaine of Angers (France) in 1984-5. From 1985 to 1991 he danced for many choreographers in France and in Italy. In 1992, he was the assistant to the director and choreographer Philippe Découflé for the ceremonies of the XVIth Winter Olympic Games of Albertville and Savoie (France). Bel’s first piece, a choreography of objects, entitled nom donné par l'auteur (1994), is of note.
