This reference book devoted to the figure and work of the choreographer Alain Buffard (1960-2013) brings together rich testimonies, extensive iconography and unpublished archival documents.

The story of a choreographic work, from its beginning to its successive appearances. The testimonies of its various actors (choreographer, dancers, artist) lead to make the aesthetic stakes appear and the strengths which underlie the work.

French dancer and choreographer reports on various relationships to the movement in dance, relying as much on classical and contemporary performances as on concepts borrowed from philosophers, linguists and art theorists.