Researching intersemiotic relationships between dance and literature poses a real challenge to both literary scholars and choreologists. Fascinating as it is, this aspect of the performative arts is exceptionally difficult to study due to the nonverbal nature of dance. However, once we assume that the two spheres of human expression are complementary, it should be possible to identify a number of intriguing interrelations between the two and to gain insight into a complex web of mutual inspiration and dependency. This article attempts to revisit some of the most important studies dealing with the representation of dance in fiction and the interpretation of dance as text. The list includes both Polish and foreign authors whose work could provide an inspiration and starting point for further research, including comparative studies.

O tym, czego taniec uczy nas o ludzkim mózgu, i sposobach, w jakie poznajemy otaczający świat, opowiada dr Sandra Frydrysiak z Instytutu Nauk Humanistycznych SWPS Uniwersytetu Humanistycznospołecznego w Warszawie.