Laban Movement Analysis Effort Actions

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Laban Movement Analysis Effort Actions
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Laban Movement Analysis

• Derived from the practices and theories of
  Rudolph Laban (1879-1958), a choreographer,
  dancer, and movement theorist who made many
  contributions to the dancing world.
• Laban developed Labanotation, a system of dance
  notation which, at his time, elevated dance as an
  art form.

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• L.M.A. is a system and a language for observing,
  describing and notating all forms of movement. A
  movement analyst can use this language to
  describe and interpret human movement from the
  gesture of a hand in conversation to the complex
  action of a skilled athlete. L.M.A. can be used
  as a tool by dancers, athlete, physical and
  occupational therapist, and anyone wishing to
  enhance, refine, and clarify movement.
• The theory and practice of todays L.M.A. is
  based on four main components (BESS)
• Body
• Effort
• Shape
• Space

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Effort

• SPACE thinking, attention, WHERE
• Space can be indirect (all around awareness) or
  direct (focused and specific).
• TIME intuition, decision, WHEN
• Time can be sustained (leisurely, continuous,
  lingering) or sudden (unexpected, isolated,
  surprising).
• WEIGHT sensing, intention, WHAT
• Weight can be light (delicate, sensitive, easy
  intention) or strong (bold, forceful, determined
  intention).
• FLOW feeling, progression, HOW
• Flow can be free (going with the flow) or bound
  (contained and inward).

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• Effort Actions
• Glide- light, direct, sustained
• Wring-strong, indirect, sustained
• Press-strong, direct, sustained
• Float-light, indirect, sustained
• Dab-light, direct, quick
• Flick-light, indirect, quick
• Punch-strong, direct, quick

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Identifying Effort Actions in Movement

• http//youtu.be/weKGlc1KM_E
• http//youtu.be/XwWLGEynAxg
• http//youtu.be/z-WtDOZaEJ4

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