Do you remember the title of the first dance book you ever read?

Was it a gift?
What kind of book was it?
Do you still remember its cover?

And today do you own a book about dance?

Do you remember when you actually bought your first dance book?
Did you find it in a bookstore?
Did you buy it online?
Was it a book a friend or a teacher recommended you?

Is reading part of your dance practice?

With these questions in mind there are several stories that can be told. Peter and Agnès invite you to hear and share a few of those stories, or different variations of the same story...

During a 2 hour session in the afternoon, we might take a nap, go for a walk, read, maybe dance, talk about our connection to dance books if any, share how some readings might have nurtured our dancing and made us think further about our artistic work.

How can reading enhance our dance practice?

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Books on the Move was initiated by dancer Agnès Benoit in 2008, in Berlin, with the wish to make dance literature available to artists. Without a proper shop, this international traveling bookstore unfolds over Internet and goes towards readers and dancers by bike, taxi, car, van, train or plane. Following the current dance events (performances, conferences, festivals…) and throughout the years it created a network within Europe, working in close collaboration with host curators.

Since 2013, Books on the Move is based in Bordeaux, in the south of France. Joined by a team of volunteers throughout Europe. Books on the Move is today expanding into different events, workshops and pedagogical activities focusing on movement, writing, speaking, languages and reading.

find more information
www.booksonthemove.eu