As various parts of the body traverse the kinesphere, the body itself changes shape. As Laban understood, these changing bodily shapes were linked inextricably to effort, to the mental and emotional processes taking place simultaneously in the mover.
This brings us to reason Number Three for studying Choreutics: Spatial forms are evocative.
One need only look at the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the greatest Baroque sculptor, to experience the expressiveness of space. I had the opportunity to see his works during a recent trip to Rome. … Read More