« Le dernier spectacle (une conférence) » (extract)

Invited at the same time by the Hebbel Theater in Berlin, the Tanz-Quartier in Vienna and the Centre National de la Danse in Paris to perform The last performance (1998) I decided, instead of presenting the piece, to make a lecture about its issues. I had the feeling that this difficult piece had not been really understood. Maybe the piece was bad. But I believe that the issues of this piece were relevant, which is why I would like to change my medium and to use the tool of the lecture to try to articulate better the stakes of The last performance. I will re-contextualise the piece in its theoretical level through the texts of Roland Barthes and Peggy Phelan and in my artistic situation at that time.
- Jerome Bel, Paris, February 2004

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[Orfeo68]

moi, j'adore

[noelephantitis]

Thank god he's letting someone else do the piece now. Ari Fliakos is sooooooooooooooooooo much cuter than Jerome . . . and soooooooooooo much funnier.

[kaltech19]

Nothing to do with Guy but... It all comes back around.

I'll use their research. I'll refer to their discoveries.

You all make me sick (happy) [elated].

[kaltech19]

Oh god, Guy Guy Guy

[haowenjason925]

lol!