Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies

Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies, Second Edition, offers a framework for understanding movement as it influences our perceptions of ourselves and others. Readers will tie theory to practice as they learn to integrate movement analysis into their life.

Part I. Foundations of Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies
Chapter 1. Overview of Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis
L/BMA teaches you to perceive human movement through an elemental and integrated framework

Chapter 2. Guiding Concepts and Organizing Themes
Movement is complex and needs to be perceived through a multitude of layers and perspectives

Part II. The Lens of Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies
Chapter 3. Body
The physical body— the tangible, graspable body you live in, complete with its muscles, bones, and sinew

Chapter 4. Effort
The dynamic energy and feeling tones present in movement

Chapter 5. Shape
The form and forming processes of the body; the edges and curves of the body and how they change

Chapter 6. Space
How the body moves through the space around it

Chapter 7. Phrasing
The overtime and through time unfolding patterns of movement

Part III. Integrating and Applying BESS
Chapter 8. Using Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis in Your Life
Use L/BMA to shed new light on your interests

Chapter 9. Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis in Action
Contributors share how they use L/BMA in diverse ways in their lives and careers

Appendix. Motif: The Symbolic Score for Writing Movement