In Mastery of Movement, Rudolf Laban coins the term, “movement-thinking.”
Unlike thinking in words, movement-thinking does not serve orientation in the outer world. Rather these thought processes reflect the human desire to orient ourselves in the inner world of intention and desire — the puzzling psychological “maze” of our drives and impulses.
When Laban writes about the “maze of drives,” he is referring to the network of effort states and drives and their labyrinthine interrelationships. Mastery of Movement provides the most complete discussion of effort in any of Laban’s books, and it is full of interesting observations and associations that provide many angles of approach for readers.
But don’t take my word for it. You can delve into the maze of effort drives yourself by joining the MoveScape Center course, “Mastering Laban’s Mastery of Movement.”
The course starts on May 16.