Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies

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For those interested in the integration of embodied movement practices and personal development, coaches, CMAs, students of Laban/Bartenieff, dance therapists, therapists, Somatic therapist/coaches, psychotherapists.

This workshop applies the LMA movement system to personal development through the MAP* Journey. Designed as an experiential process, participants are introduced to the Mental, Affective and Physical (MAP) responses to our needs arising from the Hungers for Survival, Love, Power and Meaning.

Need to Know Info
When: Saturday, April 5, 2025, 10am-5pm
Where: In-person in New York City
Cost: $250 ($50 earlybird discount until February 28)

As we start planning for Global Water Dances in June, and as the threats to water sovereignty are in tension with the crying need for water access, particularly where drought has taken hold, we need to act. Acting in concert, finding common ground, sharing knowledge and skills: these matter in the coming challenges. All of it lends fodder to the concept and practices of movement choir. Join the conversation, happening on global and local levels. You are needed.

https://lbms-community.labaninstitute.org/c/events/community-harmony-02-01-2025 (late night in eastern North America, daytime in Asia and Pacific)

https://lbms-community.labaninstitute.org/c/events/community-harmony-02-02-2025 (morning in N. America, afternoon-evening in Europe and Africa)

Community Harmony: Movement Choir for Our Times | LBMS Community Movement choirs are co-constructed, site specific dances that honor the individual and collective voices of the dancers themselves. As such, they are wonderful examples of democracy in action, in art, and in justice. In this 2.5-hour session, you will ...

Community Harmony: Movement Choir for Our Times
2nd edition
[Due to the holidays and various other issues, many who wanted to be part of the conversations about movement choirs for these times were not able to do so. So we are repeating the opportunities and we hope more can participate.]

Movement choirs are co-constructed, site specific dances that honor the individual and collective voices of the dancers themselves. As such, they are wonderful examples of democracy in action, in art, and in justice. In this 2.5-hour session, you will learn or recall the origins of the movement choir as Rudolf Laban developed the approach, see a few choirs from recent times, discuss applications of the choir to current challenges, and co-create next steps for further development.

*This event will be conducted in English.
Scope and sequence:
Social political contexts: Laban and others (20 minutes)
Key components (10 minutes)
Examples: GWD, One River Mississippi, My Space/Our Space 2016 (15 minutes)
5-minute break
Breakout Rooms (30 minutes) - Sharing with all (5 minutes) - Breakout Rooms (30 minutes)
Applications:
Diplomacy
Community Building
Peacemaking
Cross-Cultural Movement
Classroom Choirs
Dance Creation
Issues-Based Movement Choirs
Sharing (5 minutes)
Conversation: What do you need next? (30 minutes)

When:

NOTE: Saturday night session is scheduled for Asia and Pacific folks to be able to join on Sunday.

Saturday February 1, 2025: 8-10:30 PM Eastern, 9-11:30 PM Atlantic, 6:30-9 AM Sunday February 2nd in India, 9 AM Sunday February 2 in Beijing, 12 PM Sunday February 2 in Sydney AUS, 2 PM Sunday February 2 in New Zealand. Also 5-7:30 PM Saturday February 1 Pacific time, 6-8:30 PM Mountain time.

Cost:
$5 (free to LIMS Enhanced members)
Register:
https://lbms-community.labaninstitute.org/c/events/community-harmony-02-01-2025

Sunday February 2nd: 11 AM-1:30 PM Eastern time. Noon to 2:30 Atlantic, 4-6:30 PM BST, 5-7:30 CES, 6-8:30 SAST and IDT, 9:30-12 midnight in India, also 8 AM-10:30 Pacific, 9-11:30 Mountain, 10-12:30 Central

Cost:
$5 (free to LIMS Enhanced members)
Register:
https://lbms-community.labaninstitute.org/c/events/community-harmony-02-02-2025


Facilitator:
Karen Bradley, MA, CMA, R-DMT, RSME is a Certified Movement Analyst in Laban Movement Analysis, a Registered Dance-Movement Therapist, a Registered Somatic Movement Educator and Emerita Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Maryland. Bradley practices dance/movement therapy and somatic education in Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia with seniors, people with Parkinson’s and related challenges, cognitive and social-emotional concerns. For the past twelve years, she has been a part of the Steering Committee for Global Water Dances, a bi-annual event that pairs dance with environmental organizations worldwide, and a producer of the recent (2021) documentary, Ripples and Reflections: 10 years of Global Water Dances.

Community Harmony: Movement Choir for Our Times | LBMS Community Movement choirs are co-constructed, site specific dances that honor the individual and collective voices of the dancers themselves. As such, they are wonderful examples of democracy in action, in art, and in justice. In this 2.5-hour session, you will ...

Today’s conversations about movement choirs were brilliant and this is just a start.

If you missed it, there will be more.

Hello all,

I wanted to set up the Movement Choir conversations for several reasons:

1. There is a fairly narrow history out there about the choirs; whereas there are many forms and applications of the basic ideas. I want to share my explorations and applications and to have those of you on similar pathways share as well.

2. I have been struck when teaching the Laban history about patterns in northern hemisphere human societies that embrace principles of progressive and communal activities only to have such taken down by violence and injustice. (But are they taken down?)

3. I am seeing a swing toward understanding the loss of human interaction and co-creation in the post-COVID world and a refocusing on local efforts to generate peace and compassion.

4. I think we can help.

There are two opportunities to join this initiative:

Saturday night/Sunday morning: this one is for Asia, Australia, NZ, and west coast North America. I am in tge Atlantic time zone, which is 1 hour later than NY/Eastern time and I am leading the conversation starting at 9 pm my time. 8 pm Eastern. My own reckonings are as follows: when it is 9 PM at my house, it is Sunday, December 1 - 9 AM in Beijing, 10 AM in Seoul, 12 PM in Sydney, 2 PM in New Zealand.

The registration is here: https://lbms-community.labaninstitute.org/c/events/community-harmony
(If the requested $5 is a problem or you hit glitches, please email me: [email protected])

Then, the following Saturday, December 7, is a session for the eastern/midwest US and Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe and western Asia: this is happening at 11 AM my time, which is 10 AM Eastern, 3 PM UK+, 4 PM CES, etc.

Register here: https://lbms-community.labaninstitute.org/c/events/community-harmony-2
(same as above, email me if glitches etc.)

We may record the presentation and whole group discussions, but the two 30-minute breakout sessions will not be recorded. Her are the topics for the breakout sessions:

Diplomacy
Community Building
Peacemaking
Cross-Cultural Movement
Classroom Choirs
Dance Creation
Issues-Based Movement Choirs
You do have to register, and that has proven challenging for some, so please let me know; don't give up!

(If you registered for the wrong session—I know some registered for Nov. 30 thinking it started at 8 AM Eastern, instead of 8 PM Eastern—cancel your registration and reregister for the December 7 session. Or just stay up late with me!)

Karen

Community Harmony: Movement Choir for Our Times | LBMS Community NOTE: This event is at 10 AM Eastern time on Saturday (some information went out with 11 AM Eastern as the start time, but that was a confusion around time zones. Apologies!) Movement choirs are co-constructed, site specific dances that honor the indi...

👯💃 Join us for a special and timely workshop, Community Harmony: Movement Choir for Our Times.

Movement choirs are co-constructed, site specific dances that honor the individual and collective voices of the dancers themselves. As such, they are wonderful examples of democracy in action, in art, and in justice. In this 2.5-hour session, you will learn or recall the origins of the movement choir as Rudolf Laban developed the approach, see a few choirs from recent times, discuss applications of the choir to current challenges, and co-create next steps for further development. *This event will be conducted in English.

When:
This workshop will be offered twice. Choose one or come to both.
Option 1 - Saturday, November 30, 2024 - 8:00 - 10:30 PM ET
Option 2 - Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET

Where: Online via Zoom and LBMS Community

Facilitator: Karen Bradley

Cost: $5 (free to LIMS Enhanced Members)

Register Now: See link in comments for more information or to register.

🙌 🎉Join us for a new course launching in January! Laban Bartenieff Movement System (LBMS) for Dance/Movement Therapy is a 45-hour course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts and vocabulary of movement analysis developed by Rudolf Laban, Irmgard Bartenieff, and their collaborators and students.

*This course is approved by the American Dance Therapy Association as an Alternate Route Course.

🕑 When: January 4 - April 12, 2025

📍Where: Online via Zoom and LBMS Community

👥 Faculty: Karen Bradley, Cheryl Clark, Cecilia Fontanesi

💰 Cost: $1,500 - paid in two installments, $550 deposit and $950 remaining tuition balance

When paying your remaining tuition balance—the second installment—enter code “EARLYBIRD“ at checkout to receive a $50 discount on regular tuition by December 1, 2024.

Register Now: See link in comments for more information or to register.

Submissions are closing on November 15th!

See link in comments to download the CFP.

Need help or have questions? email us at [email protected]

LBMS 2025

The Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies is excited to announce the inaugural International Conference on Laban Bartenieff Movement Studies (LBMS 2025), taking place at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, USA, from July 18-20, 2025, alongside the International Council of Kinetography Laban/Labanotation Conference.

We invite researchers and practitioners to submit proposals for presentations focused on the conference theme: "Dreaming Forward • Reflecting Back: Theory, Pedagogy, Practice." Proposals can explore various aspects of LBMS.

📅 Important Dates:

Submissions Close: Nov 15, 2024
Presenters Notified: Feb 15, 2025

For more information visit the LBMS 2025 Conference page on our website. www.labaninstitute.org. Let’s come together to exchange, evolve, and build our community!

🌟 Submit your proposal and be a part of shaping the future of LBMS! 🌟

📢 Call for Proposals! 📢

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The Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies is excited to announce the inaugural International Conference on Laban Bartenieff Movement Studies (LBMS 2025), taking place at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, USA, from July 18-20, 2025, alongside the International Council of Kinetography Laban/Labanotation Conference.

We invite researchers and practitioners to submit proposals for presentations focused on the conference theme: "Dreaming Forward • Reflecting Back: Theory, Pedagogy, Practice." Proposals can explore various aspects of LBMS.

📅 Important Dates:
Submissions Open: June 26, 2024
Early Submissions Deadline: July 24, 2024
Early Submissions Notified: Sept 15, 2024
Submissions Close: Nov 15, 2024
Presenters Notified: Jan 30, 2025

For more information visit the LBMS 2025 Conference page on our website. http://www.labaninstitute.org. Let’s come together to exchange, evolve, and build our community!

🌟 Submit your proposal and be a part of shaping the future of LBMS! 🌟

Calling all scholars! Submissions are open for the 2025 Edition of our peer-reviewed annual journal, the Journal of Laban Bartenieff Movement Studies (JLBMS).

Technology/technologies, now an ever present part of the environment in which we live, has had a revolutionary impact on the ways we exist and act in the world. As contemporary practitioners of LBMS, we must respond by evolving our practices and applications of LBMS theories. This Special Issue of JLBMS calls on practitioners to consider how technology and technologies have been, and are, impacting us.

Comment CFP in the comments to receive the link to the CFP by direct message.

Join us for a virtual, synchronous course with Carol-Lynne Moore titled, Decoding Laban's "Choreutics".

Choreutics, more than any of Rudolf Laban’s other writings, is an integrative book. It addresses not only Space, but also Body, Effort, and Shape. Because Laban’s explanations and intuitive leaps may not be obvious, reading and decoding Choreutics is more rewarding when done with others.

This summer, across six weeks beginning on May 31, participants will study and discuss the Preface, Introduction, and first 12 chapters of Choreutics under the experienced guidance of Laban scholar, Dr. Carol-Lynne Moore.

📅 Course Period: May 31 - July 13, 2024
📍 Where: Online via LBMS Community
💰 Cost: $349 for early-bird registrations (Enter code EARLYBIRD at checkout), and then $399* starting from May 17th.

*10% discount is available for LIMS members. See Enhanced Member Benefits page on the LBMS Community.

Don't miss out! Enroll now! See link in comments.

Questions? Email us at [email protected].

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Join us for a virtual event celebrating our soon-to-be CMAs! 🥳

We cordially invite you to join us for a special virtual event as we celebrate and honor our talented students who are on the verge of becoming Certified Movement Analysts (CMAs)! 🎉🎈

The event is accessible from anywhere, making it convenient for you to join us and celebrate the achievements of our talented students. Mark your calendars and save your spot!

📅 When: Friday, May 10th - Saturday, May 11th
📍 Where: Online (Zoom)
💲Cost: Free

RSVP: https://lbms-community.labaninstitute.org/c/events/