L'Espagne à Paris au milieu du XIXe siècle (1847-1857) : L'influence d'artistes espagnols sur l'imaginaire parisien et la construction d'une hispanicité

The presence of Spanish troupes in Paris remains a field still under researched. Between 1847 and 1857, the Spanish musical art had a significant place in Parisian cultural life, and contributed to create an imaginary Hispanic view from which composers drew ideas, impressions, sensibilities as well as sound forms. A chronology of the Spanish troupes' performances is established, and the dance, which was the chief attraction of their shows, is particularly examined, since the Hispanic musical components seem to be fundamentally linked to its symbolic and physical energy.