Damien Jalet

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Damien Jalet

Born August 17, 1976 (age 50)

Damien Jalet (born August 17, 1976) is a Belgo-French freelance choreographer, dancer and performer working internationally. His work is often collaborative, creating intricate bounds between dance and other artistic media such as visual art, fashion, theater and music.

Known For

Emilia PérezEmilia Pérez · 2024
Emilia Pérez
★ 6.42024
MovieDramaThriller
Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by the leader of a criminal organization.
SuspiriaSuspiria · 2018
Suspiria
★ 6.92018
MovieHorrorMystery
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
FKA twigs: Live at the Adidas Arena, ParisFKA twigs: Live at the Adidas Arena, Paris · 2026
FKA twigs: Live at the Adidas Arena, Paris
2026
MovieMusic
As part of her "Body High" tour - FKA twigs brings her visionary spectacle to Paris for a genre-defying show. The performance served as a culmination of all that the artist has represented to culture over the last decade. It highlighted her mastery of WuShu, opera, visual arts, vogueing, pole-dancing, and her professional background in dance, while she performed songs from her GRAMMY-award-winning album 'EUSEXUA' and her lauded discography. A towering figure in modern music, FKA twigs is celebrated for her unique perspective and her total art approach – where sound, visuals, and performance merge into a single, immersive experience. The performance unfolds within a breathtaking scenography: video projections, theatrical vignettes, and choreography, all of which have earned praise from numerous publications, including The Guardian, which has described the tour as "an Olympian display of pop prowess.
Confessions II – The FilmConfessions II – The Film · 2026
Confessions II – The Film
★ 9.02026
MovieMusic
Follows a chaotic night out involving ambushing, worshipping, and pursuit that ultimately leads back to the dance floor.
An Urban AllegoryAn Urban Allegory · 2024
An Urban Allegory
★ 7.52024
MovieDramaFantasy
A ballet dancer is late for an audition for a show inspired by Plato's Allegory of the Cave. She arrives with her seven-year-old son, Jay, and begs the director to give her a chance.
InexorableInexorable · 2021
Inexorable
★ 6.12021
MovieThriller
Desperately seeking inspiration for the follow-up novel to his bestseller "Inexorable", Marcel Bellmer moves in his wife's old family mansion with his family.
AnimaAnima · 2019
Anima
★ 7.32019
MovieMusic
In a short musical film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Thom Yorke of Radiohead stars in a mind-bending visual piece. Best played loud.
The FerrymanThe Ferryman · 2016
The Ferryman
★ 7.52016
MovieMusicMystery
In between performance, dance and cerémonies, "The Ferryman” is a choreographic exploration of rituals and animistic roots, a luxurious visualisation of a bewitchment and an exorcism of a man-deer in the borders of the world.

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FKA twigs: Live at the Adidas Arena, ParisFKA twigs: Live at the Adidas Arena, Paris · 2026
FKA twigs: Live at the Adidas Arena, Paris
2026
MovieMusic
As part of her "Body High" tour - FKA twigs brings her visionary spectacle to Paris for a genre-defying show. The performance served as a culmination of all that the artist has represented to culture over the last decade. It highlighted her mastery of WuShu, opera, visual arts, vogueing, pole-dancing, and her professional background in dance, while she performed songs from her GRAMMY-award-winning album 'EUSEXUA' and her lauded discography. A towering figure in modern music, FKA twigs is celebrated for her unique perspective and her total art approach – where sound, visuals, and performance merge into a single, immersive experience. The performance unfolds within a breathtaking scenography: video projections, theatrical vignettes, and choreography, all of which have earned praise from numerous publications, including The Guardian, which has described the tour as "an Olympian display of pop prowess.

Choreographer

Dans la lumière - Au cœur de la création du spectacle signé JR, Damien Jalet et Thomas BangalterDans la lumière - Au cœur de la création du spectacle signé JR, Damien Jalet et Thomas Bangalter · 2024
Dans la lumière - Au cœur de la création du spectacle signé JR, Damien Jalet et Thomas Bangalter
2024
MovieDocumentary
The documentary reveals the unique artistic collaboration between visual artist JR, former Daft Punk member Thomas Bangalter, and choreographer Damien Jalet. By combining their respective talents, they created "Chiroptera": 154 dancers from around the world perched on the scaffolding of the Palais Garnier in Paris. Together, they offer us an extraordinary performance. In the fall of 2023, the Paris Opera asked artist JR to transform the construction site on the façade of the Palais Garnier into a creative playground. By inviting Damien Jalet and Thomas Bangalter to create a performance for 154 dancers with him, he embarks on a human and artistic adventure with complex technical challenges. This documentary takes us behind the scenes of this show. How will the challenge be met?

Choreographer

MistMist · 2022
Mist
★ 6.52022
Movie
Mist is a multidisciplinary dance film created by the Franco-Belgian choreographer Damien Jalet (1976) and filmed by Rahi Rezvani, inspired by the phenomenon of fog banks that are often associated with the Netherlands. The presence of wind and sea and the fact that a third of the Netherlands is below sea level served as some of the main sources of inspiration for the Jalet. Mist is part of a three project collaboration between Jalet and Japanese visual artist Kohei Nawa, following their critically acclaimed pieces VESSEL and PLANET [wanderer]. The work explores the ephemeral space between reality and mirage, and a physicality that recalls the dynamics of evaporating, condensing and falling water. For this creation, Jalet is also collaborating with choreographer Aimilios Arapoglou, composer Fennesz, lighting designer Urs Schonebaum, costume designer Sruli Recht and photographer and videographer Rahi Rezvani.

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