Using LBMS for creative pedagogy

Using the Laban/Bartenieff Movement System for creative pedagogy I use LBMS in many different ways. This post is about how it supports my work as an educator and facilitator. The example I share here is a workshop that took place in December 2023 in Vienna, Austria and Bratislava, Slovakia. This workshop was not about teachingContinue reading “Using LBMS for creative pedagogy”

CVs are not linear

I made a venn diagram that better reflects my work and commitments: Like many people who ‘come from dance’, there are many interconnected, overlapping jobs. Sure, it’s normal and expected to edit a CV to tell a particular story. But to claim working life in dance (broadly conceived) looks different to a venn diagram ofContinue reading “CVs are not linear”

What is dramaturgy?

Befriending the artistic work The artist makes the work; the dramaturg support the process. Less movement intervention and more conversation partner and offering second set of eyes/perceptual systems: dramaturgy is a bit like being a midwife of the artwork in its development. Dramaturgs ask a lot of questions. If we are working on the developmentContinue reading “What is dramaturgy?”