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Book SynopsisLaban/Bartenieff Movement Studies: Contemporary Applications ties theory to practice as you learn to integrate the movement analysis into your life. Explore the framework and how various people apply it in their lives, then learn how you can do the same.
Trade Review“In Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies: Contemporary Applications
, Colleen Wahl offers readers a text that is richly informative as well as readily accessible. Theory and practice are woven together in ways that can speak to a wide array of people, ranging from established and emerging movement educators and dancers to choreographers and bodywork practitioners. As a result, the possibilities for effectively and creatively engaging in the study of the theories and practices of Rudolf Laban and Irmgard Bartenieff (L/BMS) become illuminated.”—Sherrie Barr,Journal of Dance Education, doi:10.1080/15290824.2019.1627690
Table of ContentsPart I. Foundations of Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies
Chapter 1. Overview of Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis
Movement is multifaceted and can be perceived in many layers and through multiple perspectives
Chapter 2. Guiding Concepts and Organizing Themes
L/BMA allows the underpinnings of desire, intention, and expression to be part of the frame of understanding human movement
Part II. The Lens of Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis
Chapter 3. Body
The physical body—the tangible, graspable body you live in, complete with its muscles, bones, and sinew
Chapter 4. Effort
The dynamic qualities, energy, or feeling tones present in movement
Chapter 5. Shape
The form and forming processes of the body; the edges and curves of the body and how they change in relationship to the environment
Chapter 6. Space
How the body moves through the space around it, and how that is meaningful
Chapter 7. Phrasing
Address individual uniqueness in movement, and see patterns and relationships in movement as they emerge and unfold over time
Part III. Integrating and Applying BESS
Chapter 8. Using L/BMA in Your Life
Shedding new light on your interests
Chapter 9. L/BMA in Action
Contributors share how they use L/BMA in diverse ways in their lives and careers
