Description
This book explores how we go about creating the connections within us that allow us to become fully embodied human beings in the world. It provides some very personal memories of Irmgard Bartenieff and the development of her approach to Fundamentals.
Table of Contents
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Personal Memories of Irmgard Bartenieff 2 What Is Fundamental? 3 Why Return to Fundamental Patterns? -- 4 What Is Bartenieff Fundamentals? What Is Its Goal /Core? -- 5 What Are Principles of Bartenieff Fundamentals? -- 6 Breath 7 Core-Distal Connectivity 8 Head-Tail Connectivity -- 9 Upper-Lower Connectivity -- 10 Body-Half Connectivity 11 Cross-Lateral Connectivity -- 12 Integration -- Appendix A A Brief Overview of the Framework of Laban -- Movement Analysis -- Appendix B Concepts Used in Fundamentals References -- Index.
