164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

Rudolf Laban was one of the leading dance theorists of the twentieth century. His work on dance analysis and notation raised the status of dance as both an art form and a scholarly discipline. This is the first book to combine: an overview of Laban’s life, work and influences an exploration of his key ideas, including the revolutionary "Laban Movement Analysis" system analysis... Read more

List of figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

 

1. LABAN’S CORE: BIOGRAPHY

 

2. ANALYSIS OF A TEXT, THE MASTERY OF MOVEMENT

 

3. THE TANZTHEATER AND ANALYSIS OF A WORK

 

4. MASTERY OF MOVEMENT FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY PERFORMER

 

 

Afterpiece

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Karen K. Bradley is Associate Professor Emerita in Dance at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a Certified Movement Analyst in Laban Movement Analysis.