Can words be danced? Can dance be written down? What inspires choreographers? How do dancers write? This volume delves into questions like these and presents manifold points of contact between French literature and dance. It both looks at texts in which authors deal with elements of dance and sheds light on the way that choreographers and dancers engage with literature.

Can words be danced? Can dance be written down? What inspires choreographers? How do dancers write? This volume delves into questions like these and presents manifold points of contact between French literature and dance. It both looks at texts in which authors deal with elements of dance and sheds light on the way that choreographers and dancers engage with literature.

Can words be danced? Can dance be written down? What inspires choreographers? How do dancers write? This volume delves into questions like these and presents manifold points of contact between French literature and dance. It both looks at texts in which authors deal with elements of dance and sheds light on the way that choreographers and dancers engage with literature.