Full Description
A definitive book for students of dance and movement studies, Labanotation is now available in a fourth edition, the first complete revision of the text since 1977. Initiated by the movement genius Rudolf Laban, and refined through fifty years of work by teachers here and abroad, Labanotation, the first wholly successful system for recording human movement, is now having the effect on ballet and other forms of dance that the prefection of music notation in the Renaissance had on the development of music. This book makes it possible to record accurately, for study and reconstruction, the great dance creations of the theater, as well as such diverse activities as time/motion studies for industry, personnel assessment and physical therapy. So comprehensive that it can indicate even facial expressions, the system is also simple enough for a child to learn easily as an integral part of athletic or dance training.
Contents
Acknowledgments Author's Note to the New Edition Preface by Stephanie Jordan Chapter 1 A Brief History of Dance Notation 2 Introduction to Labanotation 3 The Approach to Movement Notation 4 Fundamentals of Labanotation 5 Variations in Steps 6 Positions of the Feet 7 Aerial Steps (Springing) 8 Turns 9 Arm Gestures 10 Leg Gestures 11 Space Measurement; Flexion; Extension 12 Floor Patterns, Paths 13 Touch and Slide for the Legs 14 Parts of the Limbs 15 Parts of the Torso; Inclusions 16 Tilting (Inclining) 17 Turning (Rotation) of the Limbs 18 Rotation of the Torso and Head 19 Specific Flexion and Extension; Contracting, Bending 20 Relationship 21 Repeat and Analogy Signs 22 Scoring 23 Supporting on Various Parts of the Body 24 Equilibrium, Loss of Balance 25 Systems of Reference 26 Variations in Positions, Paths, and Steps 27 Specific Parts of the Limbs; Movements of Hands; Manner of Performing Gestures 28 Types of Revolutions; Dynamics; Miscellaneous Appendices A Alternate Versions B Old Version C Orthography and Autography D Upper Body Movement E Terminology Glossary of Symbols Index
