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.