Contemporary Dance as Border-Crossing Displacement

A critical reflection on contemporary dance in France, published in artpress in September 1996, argues that dancers have become burdensome after fifty years of pushing boundaries. The text characterizes their work as a constant movement toward the unknown, implying a critique of avant-garde practices that disrupt established norms. The article frames dance as a series of small displacements beyond conventional frontiers, suggesting both physical and conceptual border crossings. No specific artists, works, or events are named; the piece operates as a general commentary on the state of contemporary dance in France during the mid-1990s.