205 research outputs found
The Way of Transformation (The Laban-Malmgren System of Dramatic Character Analysis)
No full textThe dissertation is a 'critical edition' of a system of actor training based on three main sources: a vocabulary of movement analysis developed by Rudolf Laban in the last years of his life; C. G. Jung's theory of psychological functions and types; and the acting system of C. Stanislavski and his main followers. The three strands were brought together by the dancer and acting teacher Yat Malmgren (1916-2002), who taught his system for over forty years to some of the major figures of world theatre and film: Peter Brook, Pierce Brosnan, Simon Callow, Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Adrian Noble among others.
The dissertation is presented in two volumes:
- Volume I sets the system in context, historically as well as in terms of current discourses about the nature of acting. It includes a survey of its origins, followed by an in-depth examination of its three main sources, focusing on the central concept of energy in acting. Further chapters describe:
a. a systematic, step-by-step psychophysical approach to analysing character, the actor's own self and to ways of bridging the two in the process of transformation. The author captures the salient features of a method of work which informs aspects of Western acting practice.
b. the light thrown by the system on the idea of theatre character. The author puts forward the idea of a character 'independent' of both actor and text.
c. the applications of the system in training and professional practice, based on interviews with a number of prominent British actors and directors.
- Volume II consists of a detailed, annotated description of the system. It is based on a free transcript of recordings of Yat Malmgren's teaching and amounts to a 'manual' for those interested in studying and/or teaching the system. The volume is illustrated throughout.
Appendices include original materials derived from Laban's last years of work, published here for the first time
Special Issue: Pedagogy in Theory and Practice in Laban Studies
No full textThis article, by the editor, introduces a Special Issue on pedagogy using Laban Movement Analysis (LMA)and notation. The author parallels Rudolf Laban’s approach to artistic inquiry, which he called a “thought round,” to critical pedagogy, which emerged in the latter half of the 20th century. Theoretical background on the topic of pedagogical theory and practice regarding dance-based dance literacy using reflexivity is explored. LMA, Labanotation, Kinetography Laban, and Motif Notation are discussed in relation to Five Standards of Literacy Pedagogy. The author introduces three articles featured in this special issue that focus on theoretical, philosophical, and epistemological perspectives on pedagogical practices within the realm of Laban Studies
Special Issue: Pedagogy in Theory and Practice in Laban Studies
No full textThis article, by the editor, introduces a Special Issue on pedagogy using Laban Movement Analysis(LMA) and notation. The author parallels Rudolf Laban’s approach to artistic inquiry, which hecalled a “thought round,” to critical pedagogy, which emerged in the latter half of the 20th century.Theoretical background on the topic of pedagogical theory and practice regarding dance-baseddance literacy using reflexivity is explored. LMA, Labanotation, Kinetography Laban, and MotifNotation are discussed in relation to Five Standards of Literacy Pedagogy. The author introducesthree articles featured in this special issue that focus on theoretical, philosophical, andepistemological perspectives on pedagogical practices within the realm of Laban Studies
Special Issue: Pedagogy in Theory and Practice in Laban Studies
No full textThis article, by the editor, introduces a Special Issue on pedagogy using Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) and notation. The author parallels Rudolf Laban’s approach to artistic inquiry, which he called a “thought round,” to critical pedagogy, which emerged in the latter half of the 20th century. Theoretical background on the topic of pedagogical theory and practice regarding dance-based dance literacy using reflexivity is explored. LMA, Labanotation, Kinetography Laban, and Motif Notation are discussed in relation to Five Standards of Literacy Pedagogy. The author introduces three articles featured in this special issue that focus on theoretical, philosophical, and epistemological perspectives on pedagogical practices within the realm of Laban Studies
Allocution de Bernard Debarbieux, lors du Dies Academicus de l’Université de Genève, 09/10/2020
No full textAllocution prononcée par Bernard Debarbieux, doyen de la Faculté des Sciences de la Société lors du Dies Academicus de l’Université de Genève, le 9 octobre 2020. « Mesdames, messieurs, Mme Fariba Adelkhah, à qui l’Université de Genève décerne le titre de Docteure Honoris Causa sur proposition de la Faculté des Sciences de la Société, ne peut pas être des nôtres aujourd’hui. Elle vient de passer 14 mois en prison en Iran ; elle est depuis une semaine assignée à résidence, lestée d'un bracele..
488è jour de détention : message de Massimo Cuono
No full text"Liberté scientifique : cela signifie que nos discours, nos dialogues entre collègues et amis, en public ou en privé, ne sont soumis en aucune façon à la loi ou à l'arbitraire d'une autorité politique. Pour ces raisons, tant que Fariba sera emprisonnée, nul d'entre nous ne pourra être libre.
Communiqué du 25 novembre 2020
No full textLe comité de soutien à Fariba Adelkhah, prisonnière scientifique en Iran depuis le 5 juin 2019, se félicite de la libération de Kylie Moore-Gilbert à la faveur d'un échange avec trois ressortissants iraniens détenus en Thaïlande. À n'en pas douter, si Fariba avait été libre de sa parole, elle aurait ironisé: "Mieux que la charia ! Une femme contre trois hommes!" Le comité de soutien rappelle que Fariba Adelkhah, si elle a quitté la prison d'Evin, demeure assignée à résidence, astreinte a..
Eva Faerber
No full textTo see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour. C'est ce que mon père me récitait quand j'étais une enfant, c'est ce que je me récite quand la vie est compliquée, c'est ce que je me réjouis de te dire, maintenant que tu peux un peu voir un grain de sable, une fleur, et pas seulement la paume de tes mains et l'heure infinie qui ne passe pas… je t'embrasse, Fariba, et nous continuerons à résister "register" comme d..
492è jour de détention : message d'Enrico Bono
No full text"J'aime la liberté. Je demande la liberté pour Fariba et pour tous les prisonniers scientifiques.
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