Boris Charmatz, Modern Dance Series – Paperback

Edited by Ana Janevski. With contributions by Gilles Almavi, Jrme Bel, Cosmin Costinas, Bojana Cvejic, Tim Etchells, Mark Franko, Gabriella Giannochi, Adrian Heathfield, Nomi Solomon, Peter Tolmie, Christophe Wavelet, and Catherine Wood

Boris Charmatz is one of the key protagonists in recent revolutions in modern dance. Born in 1973 in Chambry, France, Charmatz made his first splash as a choreographer in 1993 with the radical duet bras-le-corps, a co-creation with Dimitri Chamblas. But it was his 2009 Manifesto for a Dancing Museum and the founding of the sui generis Muse de la danse in Rennes, France, that shot Charmatz to the center of global discussions on how dance might break through the ossification of its twentieth-century institutionshow dance of the twenty-first century might not simply persist, but thrive.Featuring original essays, an interview, and a complete list of Charmatzs projects, this book is the first to explore the many facets of his careeras choreographer, writer, dancer, and founding director of the Muse de la danse. 160 pp.; 40 illus.Modern Dance is a series of monographs exploring dance makers in the twenty-first century. Each volume focuses on a single choreographer, presenting a rich collection of newly commissioned texts along with a definitive catalogue of the artist’s projects. View the other titles in the series: Ralph Lemonand Sarah Michelson.