Body, Space, Expression: The Development of Rudolf Laban's Movement and Dance Concepts

Maletic, Vera

Berlin / New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 1987. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with white lettering; red and white dj, mylar cover; xiii, 265 pp, bw diagrams. VG/VG (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear.). Item #184714
ISBN: 9780899251417

"This monograph deals with one of the most significant movement and dance theorists of our time, Rudolf Laban, who was the inventor of a system of movement and dance notation as well as the creator of a contemporary movement and dance theory. Part one presents an investigatino of his composing, directing, performing, and teaching activites as well as his theoretical investigations, including the design of his notation. Part two presents the research leading to the evolution of his main concepts, classification, and notation. In Part three, his ideas and concepts are examined in relation to various cultural, artistic and philosophical paradigms. Tables provide a chronological account of the formualtion of concepts and their sources. An annotated bibliography is included." - DJ.