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