Rudolf Laban (1879 ndash; 1958) was a pioneer in dance and movement; who found an extraordinary range of application for his ideas; from industry to drama; education and therapy.? Laban believed that you can understand about human beings by observing how they move; and devised two complimentary methods of notating the shape and quality of movements. The Laban Sourcebook offers a comprehensive account of Labanrsquo;s writings. It includes extracts from his five books in English and from his four works in German; written in the 1920s and translated here for the first time.? This book draws on archival research in England and Germany to chart the development of Labanrsquo;s groundbreaking ideas through a variety of documents; including letters; articles; transcripts of interviews; and his unpublished Effort and Recovery.?? It covers:The beginning of his career in Germany and Switzerland in the 1910s. His astonishing rise to fame in Germany in the 1920s as a dance teacher; choreographer and creator of public dance events.Following his move to England in 1938; the application of his ideas to drama; education; industry; and therapy.Each extract has a short preface providing contextual background; and highlighting and explaining key terms. Passages have been selected and are introduced by many of the worldrsquo;s leading Laban scholars.
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