It is well-known in projective geometry that the Platonic Solids, related in concentric order, form harmonic structures in space. Laban draws on this idea in the following way.
He views the body as centered in a sphere of space. Encased in this sphere are the structures of the regular polyhedra. As Bodmer explains, “This means that the body is related to a structural space form, which emanates from the center of the body and extends outward in ever-growing levels…. A whole group of associated and linked spatial patterns can be evolved” from the concentric order of the Platonic Solids.
In the upcoming MoveScape course, “Harmonics of Space,” we study the concentric order of the octahedron, cube, and icosahedron and the linked spatial patterns that can be evolved from each form. The course emphasizes harmonic sequences mapped on the icosahedron.
Find out why in the next blog.