Milča Mayerová

The book is a compilation of poems written by Vítězslav Nezval and photomontage layouts by Karl Teige that feature choreographed stills of Mayerová.

Nezval, Teige, Paspa, and Mayerová were all members of the Czech avant-garde group Devětsil, and Abeceda is considered "a landmark achievement in European modernism".

[1] Mayerová performed the accompanying dance to the Abeceda poem several times at the Osvobozené divadlo in Prague in 1926 and 1927.

A recreation of Mayerová's choreographed piece was part of the exhibit 'Dreams and Disillusion: Karel Teige and the Czech Avant-Garde' at the Wolfsonian at Florida International University.

[6] Abeceda also inspired a performance at UNC Chapel Hill called "Haunted" in collaboration with the university's Rare Book Collection in 2014.