Laban identified 8 “Basic Actions” found in practical physical labor. He also identified 8 diagonal directions, marked by the internal rays of the cube. He combined these to conceptualize a cubic model of effort/shape affinities, writing “the eight fundamental dynamic actions evolve in areas of the dynamosphere which correspond approximately to the eight diagonal directions of the kinesphere.”
Laban’s model is a logical extension of his basic notions of relationships between effort qualities and cardinal directions. And this model, embedded in a stylized physical practice, provides a clear structure for both effort and space.… Read More