2012 Workshop Series
2012 Workshop Series: LMA/LoD for Dance Educator |
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This series of four workshops is designed specifically with the dance and movement educator in mind. Basic components of Laban Movement Analysis and Language of Dance will be explored, along with corresponding Motif Notation, in an experiential and integrated format. Participants will actively explore concepts individually and collaboratively and will also consider applications in practice. A workshop packet will be provided for each workshop including theory concepts, Motif, ideas for application and additional resources. Target Population: Movement teachers, dance educators and reflective movement practitioners. Prior experience of LMA/LoD helpful but not required.
Instructors: Frederick Curry, MA, CMA & Tina Curran, PhD, LoD Certification Specialist
Workshop Series of Four*
Body: Exploring Body Basics through LMA and LoDIn this workshop, we will explore the LoD Movement Alphabet, parts of the body, and movement concepts from Bartenieff Fundamentals.
Dates: April 28- 29, 2012; Saturday & Sunday
Times: 10 – 4 pm (1 hour lunch) Tution: $325/per workshop (LIMS® Members, LoD Members and DEL Students get $25 off per workshop).
Space: Exploring our Movement Landscape through LMA and LOD
In this workshop, we will explore Personal Space including Levels; One-, Two- and Three-Dimensional Directions; and Pathways in the Personal Space (Central, Peripheral, Transverse). Additionally General Space will be investigated to explore Constant Directions, Traveling Pathways, and Areas of the Room.
Dates: July 28- 29, 2012; Saturday & Sunday
Times: 10 – 4 pm (1 hour lunch) Tution: $325/per workshop (LIMS® Members, LoD Members and DEL Students get $25 off per workshop).
Effort/Dynamics: Exploring Movement Vitality through LMA and LOD
In this workshop, we will explore LMA Effort Factors (Weight, Space, Time and Flow), Action Drive and Effort Phrasing. Aspects of LoD Dynamics will include the concept of Par, Force, Gravity, Accents, Emphasized/Unemphasized.. Dates: November 3 – 4, 2012; Saturday & Sunday
Times: 10 – 4 pm (1 hour lunch)
Tution: $325/per workshop (LIMS® Members, LoD Members and DEL Students get $25 off per workshop).
Shape: Exploring Shape through LMA and LoD
In this workshop we will explore LMA concepts of Inner Shaping, Shape Qualities, Basic Shape Forms, Directional Shaping, Carving/Molding and basic elements of the LoD Progression of Relating.
Dates: February 16-17, 2013; Saturday & Sunday
Times: 10 – 4 pm (1 hour lunch) Tution: $325/per workshop (LIMS® Members, LoD Members and DEL Students get $25 off per workshop).
Learning Outcomes: Practical understanding of LMA/LoD movement concepts that you can immediately begin to use in your teaching and share with your students.
*Workshop content is subject to adjustment at the discretion of the instructors.
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(Laban Archive, National Resource Centre Dance.) Tina Curran, Ph.D, MFA is a life-long student and evolving practitioner of Laban Studies including Labanotation (Directing from Score), Language of Dance® (LOD Certification Specialist) and Laban Movement Analysis. She is an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Theater and Dance where she is co-developing a BFA in dance education learning to teacher certification. Tina also serves on the faculty of the Dance Education Laboratory at the 92nd Street Y - Harkness Dance Center where she collaborates to design and implement pedagogy and professional development courses for pre-service and in-service dance educators in K-12, higher education, community, and cultural organizations. She is a consultant to the New York City Department of Education Project Arts Office, where she first participated in the writing of the Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in Dance PreK-12 and subsequently collaborated in the design and facilitation of professional development workshops for NYC dance educators. Tina is a cofounder, with Ann Hutchison Guest, of the Language of Dance Center (USA), which aims to promote dance literacy through the study, practice, appreciation and research in dance. She has presented LOD workshops and certification courses across the United States and in Mexico, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. She is a co-author with Ann Hutchinson Guest of the second edition of Your Move: The Language of Dance Approach to the Study of Movement and Dance. As an artist, educator and scholar, Curran’s focus is on developing dance literacy as an integrated component of dance practices.
Frederick Curry, MA, CMA, teaches in the graduate Dance Education Program at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, where his focus is on technique and pedagogy and LMA. He has trained in the U.S. and U.K. Laban traditions and has taught in the LIMS Yearlong Program in New York and the Modular Programs in New York and Belgium. He serves on the Board of Directors of the National Dance Education Organization and is on the faculty at the Dance Education Laboratory at the 92nd Street Y. He is a middle school/high school proctor/adjudicator for the NYCDOE Arts Achieve dance performance assessments—a multi-year study funded by a USDOE Investing in Innovation (i3) grant. He has taught in youth dance programs in England, Switzerland, Connecticut and North Dakota and was a 2006 U.S. State Department Cultural Envoy to Uganda. In New York, he has danced with Zendora Dance Company and Rod Rodgers Dance Company, among others, and has performed leading roles in New York productions of "The Vengeance of Mami Wata" by Rose-Marie Guiraud, and "Owl in Love" by composer Jon Deak. His choreography has been presented at the American Dance Guild Performance Festival, Merkin Concert Hall, The Bridge, Frederick Loewe Theatre and LIMS® Mosaic in New York, Bonnie Bird Theatre in London and Ndere Center in Kampala, Uganda. He holds an M.A. in Dance Education from NYU, is a CMA through LIMS®, has a B.A. in Public Relations from the University of Alabama, and a Professional Diploma in Community Dance Studies from Laban Centre London.What is LoD?
What is Language of Dance (LoD)?
Language of Dance is a practice within the Laban tradition that evolved out of Labanotation and which uses Motif Notation in a manner that is developmentally appropriate for children. Here is a link where you can find additional information:
http://www.lodc.org/about-us/w |
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