Rudolf Laban

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 of his works Die Grünen Clowns and The Mastery of Movement and their relevance to dance theater from the 1920s onwards
  • a detailed exercise-based breakdown of Laban’s key teachings.

As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today’s student.

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Rudolf Laban

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 of his works Die Grünen Clowns and The Mastery of Movement and their relevance to dance theater from the 1920s onwards
  • a detailed exercise-based breakdown of Laban’s key teachings.

As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today’s student.

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Rudolf Laban

Rudolf Laban

by Karen Bradley
Rudolf Laban

Rudolf Laban

by Karen Bradley

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Overview

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 of his works Die Grünen Clowns and The Mastery of Movement and their relevance to dance theater from the 1920s onwards
  • a detailed exercise-based breakdown of Laban’s key teachings.

As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today’s student.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781351117043
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 08/06/2018
Series: Routledge Performance Practitioners
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 164
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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

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