The Washington Post, March 9th, 2001
CLARITY -- of purpose, of movement, of intention. That's what dancers and choreographers say they attain by studying Laban Movement Analysis, an academic system that breaks movement into four components: body, effort, shape and space. As intellectual and jargon- filled as this pursuit sounds, its goal is understanding and evaluating movement and meaning, perception and action, and how they relate in a variety of arenas. This weekend, in a program titled "Flying and Falling: Washington Area CMAs in Concert," nine choreographers present work influenced by Laban's system. (Students who complete c...
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