| Other author/creator | Reisel, Megan, producer, director. |
| Other author/creator | Newlove, Jean, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Preston-Dunlop, Valerie, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Stephenson, Geraldine interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Lamb, Warren, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Guest, Ann Hutchinson interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Thornton, Sam, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Hackney, Peggy, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Moore, Carol-Lynne, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Forsythe, William, 1949- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Laban Project. |
| Variant title |
Subtitle on container: Rudolf Laban and his language for human movement |
| Contents |
Disc 1, The inner ring : the British protégés/innovators. Jean Newlove : applying choreutics to an actor's training (July 2000 ; ca. 16 min.) ; Valerie Preston-Dunlop, author of Rudolf Laban : an extraordinary life (Aug. 2000 ; ca. 20 min.) ; Geraldine Stephenson : Laban-based choreographer (July 2000 ; ca. 26 min.) -- Disc 2, The inner ring : the British protégés/innovators [continued]. Warren Lamb : evolving Laban's theories through "movement pattern analysis" (May 2000 ; ca. 47 min.) ; Anne Hutchinson Guest, creator of "the language of dance" movement system (June 2000 ; ca. 28 min.) -- Disc 3, The second ring : advancing Laban's framework. Sam Thornton : building a movement choir (Aug. 2000 ; ca. 21 min.) ; Peggy Hackney : mobilizing Bartenieff's work into action (May 2001; ca. 28 min.) -- Disc 4, The second ring : advancing Laban's framework [continued]. Carol-Lynne Moore : exploring metaphysics in Laban's theories(Nov. 2000 ; ca. 28 min.) ; William Forsythe : applying space harmony to choreography (Apr. 2001 ; ca. 26 min.). |
| Abstract |
A collection of interviews with artists and teachers from the Laban heritage. In "The inner ring" Jean Newlove discusses how actors study movement and the usefulness of Choreutics, Valerie Preston-Dunlop discusses Laban's early years in Europe, Geraldine Stephenson discusses creating dances with meaning and the usefulness of Efforts, Warren Lamb finding meaning in movement patterns and Anne Hutchinson Guest discusses the value of notation. In "the second ring", Sam Thornton shows his process of building a movement choir, Peggy Hackney discusses the development of body concepts in LMA, Carol-Lynne Moore discusses the metaphysical threads in Laban's life and William Forsythe discusses the value of Laban's theories to a dancer's art. Each disc also has introduction and biographies given as text only. |
| General note | Originally produced in 2005. |
| General note | Program and biographical notes folded and laid in container. |
| Credits | Editing and titles by Todd Howard, Howard Digital Media. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Interviews conducted between 2000-2001. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Genre/form | Educational films. |
| Genre/form | Filmed interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Other title | Inner ring. |
| Other title | British protégés/innovators |
| Other title | Second ring. |
| Other title | Advancing Laban's framework. |
