Laban for Animators

08/19/2026

While I'm cooking up my next Laban for Animators™ interview, here's a short clip about what I do, and why.

08/19/2026

Why use Laban Movement Analysis for animation?

08/04/2026

Wow, that’s a fun stat!!

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229184502_Animation_Studies_-_Vol2_2007_The_Uses_and_Abuses_of_Cartoon_Style_in_Animation_Introduction

07/23/2026

My first Laban for Animators™ interview is now live!

In this in-depth conversation with animation director Mike Jungbluth, we explore the creative process behind the character animation in South of Midnight, focusing on Hazel and Itchy.

Mike discusses character performance, motion capture, and the creative choices used to communicate personality, history, and intention through movement. I introduce key concepts from Laban Movement Analysis and apply them to selected sequences from the game.

Part interview, part teaching and movement-analysis session, our conversation brings the creative process of character animation into dialogue with a close examination of the finished performances.

In this excerpt, Mike describes the motion-capture performer’s physicality and the blending of motion capture with animation. I examine how the resulting movement communicates the character’s intention.

Watch the full video on the YouTube Laban for Animators™ channel--video link in the comments.

Subtitles are available in English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

07/21/2026

What can Laban Movement Analysis offer animators? I interviewed Mike Jungbluth of compulsion Games to look at the characters Hazel and Itchy from South of Midnight from a Laban Movement Analysis perspective. Check out this preview. Full interview on Thursday. https://youtu.be/Oj0QizP4N5o?si=JTHvookt4itG_xdZ

07/20/2026

My first Laban for Animators™ interview is about to go live!

In this interview preview, I ask animation director Mike Jungbluth whether our analysis gave him any new insights into Laban Movement Analysis. His response touches on its depth, its many layers, and its value as a shared language for discussing movement.

Our full conversation explores the character acting and creative choices behind Hazel and Itchy in South of Midnight, bringing the game's animation process into dialogue with my movement analysis of selected sequences.

The full interview premieres Thursday on the Laban for Animators YouTube channel.

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¡Mi primera entrevista de Laban for Animators™ está a punto de estrenarse!

En este adelanto, le pregunto al director de animación Mike Jungbluth si nuestro análisis le aportó nuevas perspectivas sobre el Análisis del Movimiento Laban. Su respuesta destaca su profundidad, sus múltiples capas y su valor como lenguaje compartido para hablar sobre el movimiento.

Nuestra conversación completa explora la actuación de los personajes y las decisiones creativas detrás de Hazel e Itchy en South of Midnight, poniendo el proceso de animación del juego en diálogo con mi análisis del movimiento de algunas secuencias seleccionadas.

La entrevista completa se estrena este jueves en el canal de YouTube de Laban for Animators.

In this interview preview, I ask animation director Mike Jungbluth ...

02/16/2026

I loved talking with Colleen Wahl and Sarah Donohue on their podcast Embodied People. They are both dance professors and lead faculty for the Integrated Movement Studies program, where I completed my Laban Movement Analysis training. Usually I’m explaining Laban Movement Analysis to animators; this time I explained animation to dancers using the same common language. I hope you’ll listen and get a taste of how we think of, and talk about our experience of movement using this language, plus learn about what animators do and how they do it. I would love to hear how this resonates with you!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4dhN22CvjYtsJW3nCi1JYi...

Embodied People · Episode

06/18/2025

So grateful for this conversation with Leeanne Brennan in our podcast interview about writing my book Laban for Animators™!! Leeanne’s 100 Epic Days program helped me cultivate a daily intention to write. We could all use this type of gentle support with our creative practice.

Shout out to Ed Hooks and Jason Kennedy who both played a part in getting me to write, and to my sister Diane Allen, the queen of flow!

Leslie had a book on her heart, and decided her day job and busy personal life didn't have to stand in the way of getting it done! In this episode you will hear how 100 Epic Days helped Leslie release the pressure, stabilize a solid daily writing ...

04/29/2025

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