Madonna choreographer Damien Jalet lets headless dancers loose

Jalet is on a mission to reinvent perceptions of the body and make viewers question their own human identity. Photo: AFP

The dancers gyrate and contort their bodies into sculptures made by the human body but which look distinctly other-worldly.

A choreographer favoured by superstars like Madonna, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke and Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine, Damien Jalet is on a mission to reinvent perceptions of the body and make viewers question their own human identity.