Labanotation 01 (fundamentals)

All extracted from 'Labanotation, or Kinetography Laban' by Ann Hutchinson (1974).

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1. Action Stroke

.. a vertical stroke, called an "action stroke", represents the occurence of movement.. A double horizontal line indicates the start, the beginning of movement..

 

2. Use of Columns

- 1st col : supports, 2nd col : leg, 3rd col : upper part of body, 4th col : arms

- beyond hte fourth : hand

- rightmost : head

- subsidiary columns are "a", "b"

 

 

3. Directions

- place : the center of gravity, and the three level of this :

 

- main directions by levels (arm & leg)

 

4. General statement (Motif writing)

.. in Motif Writing, a direction symbol by itself indicates an action whose principal feature is the use of that given direction in space. Exactly how this is performed may vary according to the interpreter.

 

5. Specific statement

 

6. Supports

 

 

7. Timing

- the sign ' o ' means hold

 

8. Length

 

9. measures & bars

 

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