Laban For All

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Das buch war beschädigt. ich habe dies erst nach 3o tagen gesehen und meine Reklamation wurde 4 mal mit der Begründung abgelehnt, das der kauf länger als 30 tage her ist. es meldet sich auch immer nur eine automatische mail. ich habe zig mal bei amazon. keiner kann oder will helfen.

I have three invaluable reference books covering Rudolf Laban’s theories and techniques, Laban for All (Newlove & Dalby), Actor Training the Laban Way (Adrian), and Laban for Actors and Dancers (Newlove). Over time I have found that I tend to use them in that order. Unless you’re a lover of books, as is I, I suggest only purchasing the first two books.I believe that adding John Dalby as co-author of Laban for All takes Newlove’s earlier work, Laban for Actors and Dancers, to a higher level of readability and usefulness. It describes Laban’s work in more understandable but equally detailed language.While Laban for All teaches us about Laban theories and techniques, Actor Training the Laban Way puts those theories and techniques into practice. What it adds to this triad of books are exercises for the application of Laban.When working with actors, I’ve found that I first go to Laban for All to explain particular concepts. I then go to Actor Training the Laban Way for exercises that apply those concepts.One might argue that the two books should be combined into one but I feel that would only cause clutter. For me, having one book to describe Laban and a second for its application is much more useful.I feel that dancers must be able to act, go beyond mere perfection of body movement to the emotional expressiveness of the character they are portraying. Likewise, an actor must be able to “dance.” That is, go beyond mere vocalization of lines and movement through space and time. Actors, as with dancers, must be able to use their body to express the essence of the character they portray. Laban for All and Actor Training the Laban Way offer ways to enhance those abilities. They would be worthwhile additions to your reference collection whether you are an actor or a dancer.

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I have studied Laban for my professional career as a dance/movement therapist - this book has been extremely informative and helpful. I also have many friends who are actors and dancers. I have shared this book and information I have acquired from it with them and they have also found it to be most helpful in their careers.