Régine Chopinot, famous French contemporary dance choreographer is director of the Centre chorégraphique national de la Rochelle/Poitou-Charentes since 1986, (also known as Ballet Atlantique since 1993). She explains all the aspects of her work, which requires thoroughness, but also originality and fantasy. She also reveals that contemporary dance must have a very specific place in today's society, as it allows us to truly discover our body and its language.