ON SCREEN:JÈRôME BEL – LIGHT-FOODED DANCE WITHOUT CO2 FOOTPRINT, ARTE METROPOLIS 15.03., 16.45 PM

For years the star choreographer Jérôme Bel jetted around the globe. But this is over now. The Frenchman no longer flies: for the sake of the climate. He is rehearsing the US version of his latest piece “Isadora Duncan” with dancer Catherine Gallant via Skype. Despite a six-hour time difference between Paris and New York and a poor online connection.

IN PRODUCTION: PORTRAIT JÉRôME BEL FOR ARTE METROPOLIS

Jérôme Bel is one of the stars of the international dance scene. His pieces are shown all over the world, from Australia to Thailand to America. For years, the Frenchman did travel around the world with his dancers, but that is all over now. Jerome Bel doesn’t fly anymore, for the sake of the climate. For Arte Metropolis, Frauke Schlieckau visited the choreographer in Paris and talked to him about the impact his climate activism has on his art.