In 2005, a residency in Thailand resulted in the piece Pichet Klunchun & Myself, a choreographic dialogue between Bel and traditional Thai dancer Pichet Klunchun.
In 2004 he collaborated on a piece with the post modernist Jérôme Bel to much critical acclaim.
2008: Princess Margriet Award for cultural diversity, shared with Pichet Klunchun, from the European Cultural Foundation.