Rudolf+Laban+Information

Time Period: Born 1879 in Austro- Hungary December 15 Died 1958

Influences: Fathers family came from France Mothers came from England Was taught to be bi cultural Education/ Studies Studied sculpture at Ecole des Beaux-Arts Moved to Munich aged 30 and concentrated on Ausdruckstanz, or the movement arts, under the influence of seminal dancer/ choreographer Heidi Dzinkowska ` Influenced by social and cultural changes of his time Challenged traditional constraints against showing feelings in movement Social and cultural changes ie Nazism and WWI so created anti war and anti poverty ballet.

Technical components: Shape: Choreographer designs shapes and links them with transitional movements.

Wikipedia link to movement analysis: [|Rudolf von Laban Movement Analysis]