Fernand Divoire - Pour la danse - 1935

Fernand Divoire. For Dance. Paris, Editions de la Danse, 1935, 392 pp.

A large-format octavo volume (230x190 mm), paperback. Covers nicked, small stains on the spine. Interior fresh, without foxing.

Original edition; one of 1,350 numbered copies.

A study on dance in which Fernand Divoire defends dance as an art in its own right, endowed with its own rules and a specific language. He stresses the necessity of recognizing it on equal footing with music or painting, underscoring its expressiveness and its capacity to translate ideas and emotions.

The work also addresses contemporary transformations of dance, mentioning the influences of modern currents and the evolutions of the European choreographic scene. Divoire emphasizes the importance of innovation while remaining attentive to tradition.