1st Edition
The Art of Movement Rudolf Laban’s Unpublished Writings
The Art of Movement: Rudolf Laban’s Unpublished Writings offers new perspectives on the thinking and practice of Rudolf Laban – one of the pioneers of modern European dance and movement analysis.
A wealth of Laban’s previously untranslated writings broadens our understanding of his work through new perspectives on his thinking and practice. Alongside these key primary sources, interviews with Laban’s family and colleagues and editorial commentaries shed new light on the significance of his life and career. Laban’s own texts also offer further elaboration of the key themes of his work – eukinetics, choreutics, lay dance, pedagogy and dance notation.
This essential companion to The Laban Sourcebook is an ideal resource for any students or scholars of modern dance, dance studies, dance history and movement analysis looking for a deeper understanding of this seminal figure in their field.
General Introduction PART I 1 Hans Brandenburg and Rudolf Laban 2 Laban’s Schools in Zurich and Ascona 3 Reviews of Labanschule Performances in Ascona, Munich and Zurich, 1914–1917 4 Texts by Laban PART II 5 Laban: A Philosopher of Dance 6 Laban’s Teaching and His Teaching Institutions 7 Laban’s Chamber Dance Group 8 Movement Choirs and Lay Dance 9 Laban the Dance Organiser 10 Laban and Dance PART III 11 From the Berlin Opera to the Olympic Games 12 Thoughts about Setting Up a German Dance Theatre PART IV 13 Laban in England 14 Expanding the Concept of Effort 15 Reports from Laban Lawrence Industrial Rhythm
Biography
Dick McCaw is a Reader in Performance Practices at Royal Holloway University of London, UK.
