In this first episode of the 3.55 podcast CHANEL at the Opera, French writer and journalist Virginie Mouzat talks to Japanese photographer, architect and stage designer Hiroshi Sugimoto about the concept of creativity. How does an artist evolve from photography to directing a ballet? On the occasion of his first ballet, he tells about his artistic career, his experience in No theatre, the impact of minimalism in his work and the necessity of having lived in order to become an artist.