Beyond Dance: Laban's Legacy of Movement Analysis

by Davies; Eden

• ISBN13: 9780415977272
• ISBN10: 0415977274
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781135512316
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-13
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Beyond Dance: Laban's Legacy of Movement Analysisoffers students of dance and movement a brief introduction to the life and work of Rudolf Laban, and how this work has been extended into the fields of movement therapy, communications, early childhood development, and other fields. Rudolf Laban's landmark system of movement analysis has been applied to dance movement through both Labanotation (his system of writing down movement) and also through "effort-shape analysis," a system that was developed out of Laban's work by his followers to better understand how movement occurs. Laban's followers--notably Warren Lamb--used this as a basis to study movement in a broader context, from how to make work more efficient in agriculture and industry to how to better communicate through body movement and gesture. While many dance students know of Laban and his work as it applies to their field, few know the full story of how this technique has developed and grown. For many who enter into the fields of dancemovement therapy, performance, and communications, there are valuable lessons to be learned from Laban and his follower's works.Beyond Dance: Laban's Legacy of Movement Analysisoffers a concise introduction to this world. Refreshingly free of jargon and easy to understand, the work offers dance students--and others interested in human movement--a full picture of the many possibilities inherent in Laban's theories. For many who will pursue careers "beyond dance," this work will be a useful guidebook into related areas. This will be ideally suited to students of Laban movement theory in dance and movement therapy, and will be used in advanced courses in these areas as useful, brief introduction to the field.

Table of Contents

ILLUSTRATIONS	vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	ix
FOREWORD	xi
INTRODUCTION	xiii
CHAPTER ONE LABAN IN EUROPE	1	(14)
His Early Life
Ascona and After
Labanotation
CHAPTER TWO LABAN'S WAR EFFORT	15	(16)
His Arrival in England — Dartington
Lisa Ullman and Education
Laban and F.C. Lawrence
Lilt in Labour
CHAPTER THREE SHAPE AND EFFORT	31	(20)
Warren Lamb and the Art of Movement Studio
Choreutics
Eukinetics
Laying Down the Rules for Movement Analysis
The Three Planes of Movement — Shape
Three Qualities of Movement — Effort
Laban's Eight Basic Efforts
The Importance of Flow
CHAPTER FOUR ARRIVING AT APTITUDE ASSESSMENT	51	(23)
Working on the Factory Floor
The Laban Lawrence Effort Assessment
Aptitude Assessment
The Three-Stage Decision-Making Process
Adding Shape to the Formula
Posture and Gesture
Into Team-Building
CHAPTER FIVE ACTION PROFILERS INTERNATIONAL	74	(25)
Broadening the Base: Pamela Ramsden
The Body/Mind Connection
The Motivation to Interact
The Overall Factors
Sharing and Private Behaviour
Training Profilers
Research and Validation
Problems for Action Profiling International
CHAPTER SIX MOVEMENT ANALYSIS AND PERSONALITY	99	(11)
Childhood Development
Judith Kestenberg
Some Basic Personality Types — Cardboard Cutouts
CHAPTER SEVEN MOVEMENT AND GENDER	110	(21)
The Gender War
The Male and Female in Movement
The Importance of Flow — Again
Putting on the Pressure
Caring and Sharing
Making Decisions
Vive la Difference
CHAPTER EIGHT ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE	131	(14)
Movement and Politics
Movement Analysis and Therapy
Ritualised Behaviour
Social Considerations of Movement and Gender
Personal Relationships
Punishment and Rehabilitation
Movement as a Common Denominator
APPENDIX I WARREN LAMB'S PROFILE OF RUDOLF LABAN	145	(7)
APPENDIX II THE LABAN LAWRENCE EFFORT ASSESSMENT	152	(5)
APPENDIX III APTITUDE ASSESSMENT FOR A MARKETING DIRECTOR	157	(5)
BIBLIOGRAPHY	162