A virgin sacrificed Afterwords: Jérôme Bel, Jérôme Bel
	Author(s): Jeroen Peeters
	First published in:  derStandard.at and ImPulsTanz.com, 10 July 2002
	1. Bodies: Bodies, both naked and dressed, staged 'naturally', being natural, performing everyday actions: walking standing sitting lying breathing watching singing shouting: "Dass ist tatsächlich das Ende der Kunst!" (performing? being natural?) hitting writing ... 2. Letters & numbers: Séguette Frédéric Claire Haenni Thomas Edison Stravinsy Igor (for the occasion without 'k') 1,69 63 1435,33 0043676843206534 (blank) ... 3. Bodies + Letters & numbers (potential): rouge tattoo birthmark fingernail hair "Christian Dior" "Chair" lipstick ... 4. Bodies + Letters & numbers (act, choreography): One performer hits the other one. The flesh responds: "Aie". Because it is being hurt? Because it is being marked? This ambiguity is staged as real drama – – light! Thomas Edison’s light bulb – music! Igor Stravinsky's ‘Le Sacre du Printemps’ A virgin sacrificed.
	Contextual Note: This text is part of the project Afterwords, curated by Jeroen Peeters for the festival ImPulsTanz Vienna in summer 2002. Every night, three critics in residence shared their impressions and thoughts on the performances immediately after having seen them, in an act of instantaneous writing. During the process of writing, these comments were projected in the theatre lobby and later that night made available on the websites http://www.impulstanz.com and http://derstandard.at. A selection of the texts by Jeroen Peeters is available on Sarma, in a slightly edited version, sometimes with a postscript. Two essays elucidate the project Afterwords and reflect on its poetical and political implications. To retrieve the material, search under: ‘Afterwords’.
	©Jeroen Peeters