Since shocking audiences in 1993, at age 19, with his radically sparse bras le corps, Boris Charmatz (born 1973) has emerged as one of Frances leading choreographers. Whether hes creating a dance composed solely of everyday actions, working with an ensemble of children or running a dancing museum, Charmatzs work experiments with the body as a vessel for subjectivity, history and collective action. Featuring original essays and interviews and an oral history by Charmatzs contemporaries, this book is the first to explore the many facets of his career--as choreographer, writer and director of Frances Mus e de la danse.