Labanotation

Basic characters of the Labanotation

The labanotation ( grammatically correct shape Labannotation or Laban notation is unusual ) is a system for analyzing and recording of human motion. The inventor was Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958), a central figure in European modern dance. He first published this writing in 1928 as a cinetography . The font was further developed by Ann Hutchinson Guest for Labanotation and by Albrecht Knust for Kinetography Laban . The two systems differ somewhat from each other.

With Labanotation every form of human movement can be recorded: The basis is natural human movement, every change must be noted.

Movement signs of Labanotation

classes

In Germany, Laban cinetography is traditionally taught at two universities:

• As a separate course of study in the MA dance composition in FB 3 / Dance at the Folkwang University of Essen .
• In the field of dance studies in BA dance and MA dance studies at the Center for Contemporary Dance at the University of Music and Dance Cologne .

literature

• Rudolf von Laban: Kinetography - Labanotation. Introduction to the basic concepts of movement and dance writing. Edited by Claude Perrottet. Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 1995 ISBN 3-7959-0606-7
• Ann Hutchinson Guest: Labanotation - the system of analyzing and recording movement. Routledge, New York 2004 ISBN 0-415-96562-4
• Albrecht Knust: Outline of the Kinetographie Laban . Text tape; Sample tape. Verlag Das Tanzarchiv , Hamburg 1956
• Kurt Peters : Kinetographic Lexicon of Classical Dance Technique. Verlag Das Tanzarchiv , Hamburg 1965
• Kurt Peters : Enchainements of Classical Dance in Kinetograms . Verlag Das Tanzarchiv , Cologne 1968

See also

• Dance notation
• Special font

Web links

Commons : Labanotation  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Introductions, references and organizations

• Interactive Labanotation Tutor (English and Spanish)
• International Council of Kinetography Laban
• Shawns' Labanotation Links
• The Dance Notation Bureau (English)
• Kinetography Laban at the Folkwang University

software

• LabaNotator . Labanotation editor for Microsoft Windows.
• LabanWriter . Editor for Labanotation for Apple Macintosh OS 8.6 +.
• LED . Small editor for Labanotation for Unix and Microsoft Windows.
• Calaban . AutoCAD Labanotation Editor for Microsoft Windows.