Laban characterized movement dynamics as “the Flow of Weight in Time and Space.” The three latter factors – Weight, Time, and Space – have always seemed commonsensical elements of motion that can be easily explained to a layman. But Flow, as a perceivable movement element, can be harder to get across.
Laban’s own delineation of Flow seems clear enough. He describes Flow as the variation between actions that are difficult to stop (free Flow) and motions that can be stopped and held without difficulty (bound Flow).
Yet I believe there is a deeper meaning to Flow. Find out more in the next blogs.