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Rudolf (von) Laban, also known as Rudolph von Laban (Hungarian: Lábán Rudolf; [1] 15 December 1879 – 1 July 1958), [2] was an Austro-Hungarian dance artist, choreographer, and movement theorist. He is considered a "founding father of expressionist dance " [ 3 ] and a pioneer of modern dance . [ 4 ]
Laban movement analysis (LMA), sometimes Laban/Bartenieff movement analysis, is a method and language for describing, visualizing, interpreting and documenting human movement. It is based on the original work of Rudolf Laban , which was developed and extended by Lisa Ullmann , Irmgard Bartenieff , Warren Lamb and others.
The practice/theory is based on universal patterns of nature and of man as part of a universal design/order and was named by Laban: Space Harmony or Choreutics. Laban, who laid the foundation for Laban Movement Analysis, was interested in the series of natural sequences of movements that we follow in our various everyday activity. [1]
Rudolf Laban presenting his notation system, circa 1929 Dance workshop based on Laban's notation system, circa 1929. Labanotation (grammatically correct form "Labannotation" or "Laban notation" is uncommon) is a system for analyzing and recording human movement (notation system), invented by Austro-Hungarian choreographer and dancer Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958, a central figure in European ...
Laban Notation Symbols generally refers to the wide range of notation symbols (or signs) developing from the original work of Rudolf Laban and used in many different types of Laban Movement Study such as Labanotation and Laban Movement Analysis for graphically representing human body positions and movements.
Lisa Ullmann (17 June 1907, Berlin – 25 January 1985, Chertsey) was a German-British dance and movement teacher, predominantly remembered for her work in association with dance pioneer Rudolf Laban.
Bartenieff’s special contribution was in bringing Laban’s work to a field very much in need of movement documentation: [It] provided a method of movement analysis and a system of notation which placed dance therapists on their own professional ground, giving them a language for describing patients’ movements, and eliminating the need to ...
In 1913 she trained in dance with Rudolf von Laban at Monte Verità. In 1918 she took over the management of the Laban School, later renaming it the Bewegungsschule Suzanne Perrottet. [1] She ran the school and taught there until 1979. With von Laban and Mary Wigman she is considered one of the founders of modern Expressionist dance. [2] [3]