The Art of Movement

ISBN-13: 9781032225098 / Twarda / 2023 / 364 str.

Opis

The Art of Movement: Rudolf Laban’s Unpublished Writings offers new perspectives on the thinking and practice of Rudolf Laban – one of the pioneers of modern European dance and movement analysis.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Dick McCaw is a Reader in Performance Practices at Royal Holloway University of London, UK.