Effort chemistry depends on adding and subtracting kinetic ingredients. For example, Laban delineated four effort “drives” – each of these is a combination of three of the four motion factors.
For example, the Action Drive is a combination of the motion factors of Space, Weight, and Time. Laban observed these effort combinations in work with material objects, in which the appropriate focus, application of pressure, and speed of the action were critical to getting the job done right.
We can look at the Action Drive in terms of what is combined. We can also look at this drive in terms of what is left out – the motion factor of Flow. Thus the presence and absence of motion factors impacts effort chemistry.
Find out more in “The Transformation Drives,” starting October 31.