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<\/a><\/p>\nWorld-renowned dancer and choreographer, J\u00e9r\u00f4me Bel, delivered a lecture and performance entitled \u201cA Spectator\/Un Spectateur\u201d at the Ono Auditorium on February 12th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Bel held his production of \u201cThe Show Must Go On\u201d at the performing arts festival, Festival Tokyo, in 2011 and shortly after held his production of \u201cPichet Klunchun and Myself\u201d at the International Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama. He has garnered a strong following in Japan and his productions have been presented at modern art festivals such as the European Biennale di Venezia as well as across Asia. He is possibly one of the most sought-after artists in the world.<\/p>\n The \u201cspectator\u201d in the title of the lecture and performance given at Waseda University refers to Bel himself, an artist with a deep and loving appreciation for the performing arts. While being an energetic artist, Bel is also known as a performance\/dance enthusiast spectating over 500 performances in a given year. Bel states \u201cThe most ideal position in theater is not that of a director or actor, but of the individual who can completely experience the performance, the spectator.\u201d In this lecture, Bel shared his experiences not as a director, but as a spectator of 15 works. He discussed his experiences based on perspectives such as time, space, and the physical and explained how the works of international artists such as Jan Fabre and Alain Platel impacted him. Developing his ideas through gestures, Bel made his viewers become aware of the various ways of enjoying and watching theater.<\/p>\n