The Mastery of Movement

The Mastery of Movement

Laban's The Mastery of Movement on the Stage, first published in 1950, quickly came to be accepted as the standard work on his conception of human moveÂment. When he died, Laban was in the process of preparing a new edition of the book, and so for some time after his death it was out of print. That a second edition appeared was solely due to the efforts of Lisa Ullmann, who, better than any other person, was aware of the changes that Laban had intended to make. The rather broader treatment of the subject made advisÂable the change of title, for it was recognised that the book would appeal to all who seek to understand movement as a force in life. In this fourth edition Lisa Ullmann has taken the opportunity to make margin annotations to indicate the subject matter referred to in a particular section of the text, so that specified topics may be easily found. Kinetograms have been added to most of the examples in Chapters 2 and 3, as Laban originally intended, for the growing number of people who read and write movement notation. Lisa Ullmann has also compiled an Appendix on the the structure of effort, drawing largely on material from an unpublished book by Laban. The relationship between the inner motivation of movement and the outer functioning of the body is explored. Acting and dancing are shown as activities deeply concerned with man's urge to establish values and meanings. The student is introduced to basic principles underlying movement expresÂsion and experience and the numerous exercises are intended to challenge his or her intellectual, emotional and physical responses. The many descripÂtions of movement scenes and mine-dances are designed to stimulate penetraÂtion into man's inner life from where movement and action originate.
Country USA
Brand Dance Books Ltd
Manufacturer David Leonard
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 43171-544369
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781852731458
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Dance Books Ltd
Manufacturer	David Leonard
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	43171-544369
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781852731458
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Mastery of Movement

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