![]() ![]() Nevertheless, Laban’s alphabet of movement requires the observer to recognize essential similarities among actions that appear rather different. In delineating Choreutic and Eukinetic elements of movement, Laban’s analytic system becomes more detailed and complex. He had observed that “the dancer moves, not only from place to place but also from mood to mood.” This observation provided two broad categories for delineating elements of movement: “Choreutics” – where the parts of the body move in the space around the body, and “Eukinetics ” – how energy is deployed as the dancer moves through space. ![]() Like all good theoreticians, Laban wanted to control the number of elements so as to make his notation system as economical as possible. ![]() Secondly, symbols to represent these elements and their combinations and sequences had to be invented. First, the elements that make up the “alphabet of human movement” had to be identified. ![]() Developing a movement notation system necessitated two steps. In the early 20 th century, before there were video cameras and smartphones, Laban recognized that dance, like music, needed a notation system to allow choreographies to be recorded. ![]()
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