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Rudolf Laban: Movement Analysis

Rudolf Laban was a founder of modern dance who developed systems for analyzing and recording human movement. He believed dance should be accessible to all. Laban analyzed elements of movement including efforts, actions, and locomotion. This document discusses Laban's concepts of space, weight, time, flow, eight basic actions, and eight locomotor movements. It also addresses how combinations of these movement factors can be used and how Laban's theories will be applied in the class through improvisation, choreography, and other exercises.

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Rudolf Laban: Movement Analysis

Rudolf Laban was a founder of modern dance who developed systems for analyzing and recording human movement. He believed dance should be accessible to all. Laban analyzed elements of movement including efforts, actions, and locomotion. This document discusses Laban's concepts of space, weight, time, flow, eight basic actions, and eight locomotor movements. It also addresses how combinations of these movement factors can be used and how Laban's theories will be applied in the class through improvisation, choreography, and other exercises.

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Rudolf

 Laban  
Movement  Analysis  
Rudolf  Laban  (1879-­‐1958)  

•  Started  out  as  an  architect  student  and  painter  


•  Founder  of  European  Modern  Dance  
•  Developed  Labanota<on  
•  Believed  dance  should  be  available  to  everyone  
•  His  work  is  used  by  dancers,  physical  therapists,  actors,  
mathema<cians,  animators,  among  others  
Movement  Efforts/Actions  
•  This  semester  we  will  look  at  Laban’s  Movement  efforts  (dynamics)  
•  Space  –  direct/indirect  (flexible)  
•  Weight  –  strong  (firm)/light  (fine)  
•  Time  –  sudden/sustained  
•  Flow  –  free/bound  

•  We  will  also  work  with  his  8  movement  ac<ons  


•  Dab  
•  Flick  
•  Punch  
•  Slash  
•  Glide  
•  Float  
•  Wring  
•  Press  

 
8  locomotor  movements  
•  Skip    
•  Slide  
•  Walk  
•  Run  
•  Hop  
•  Gallop  
•  Leap  
•  Jump  
Combinations  of  two  motion  
factors  
•  Weight  and  <me  
•  Space  and  flow  
•  Space  and  <me  
•  Weight  and  flow  
•  Weight  and  space  
•  Time  and  flow  
How  will  we  use  Laban  
•  Lecture  and  readings  
•  Through  improvisa<on  
•  Individual,  partner  and  group  
•  Through  choreography    
•  Using  the  efforts  
•  Scales  
•  Using  movement  ac<ons    
 and  locomotor  movements  
   
hUp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EjarjewWnw      

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