Laban movement and conducting
Laban movement and conducting
Laban Movement Theory is a method of experiencing, interpreting, and notating all aspects of human movement created by Hungarian dancer and choreographer Rudolf Laban (1879-1958). Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) is being used increasingly by conductors to help them understand how they move, identify their “movement signatures,” and offer them a wider palette of choices for expressivity.
Workshops/Presentations:
Laban Movement Tutorial for Conductors
Utilizing Laban in Rehearsal and Score Study
Iowa ACDA Summer Session, July 25, 2013
Conducting Technique Intensive at Westminster Choir College Summer Institute
Team taught with James Jordan
Princeton, New Jersey
June 24-28, 2013
Score Analysis: Conducting from the Score using Laban Movement Analysis
University of Washington October In-Service, Seattle
October 9, 2009
The Dancing Conductor: Incorporating Laban Movement Analysis in College Conducting Courses
College Music Society National Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah
November 17, 2007
The Expressive Conductor: Exploring Laban Movement Theory
Presented with Dr. Lisa Billingham, George Mason University
ACDA Northwest Regional Conference, Portland, Oregon
March 2006
Laban Movement Theory
Please visit my playlist of Laban movement videos located at the Giselle Wyers Youtube channel!
To understand how Laban can be applied to conducting, consider reading the texts below published by GIA. I contributed chapters that outline the basics of using Laban in gesture and rehearsal.