Laban's Efforts in Action

"[The authors of this work] outline a process for exploring dancer, choreographer, and movement researcher Rudolf Laban's "Efforts of Action Drive," which allow actors to understand their own movement and that of others. They focus on the eight Basic Efforts (Floating, Dabbing, Wringing, Thrusting, Pressing, Flicking, Slashing, and Gliding) to transform physical expression, and discuss the concepts of movement and Effort in the context of acting; unlocking movement potential; the building blocks, including the Motion Factors; a process for learning the Efforts in acting; the Effort Archetypes, the Effort Weave as a means to change from one to the another, and the Effort Duo that expresses two different Efforts at the same time; and applying the Efforts, including their use in rehearsal. It includes online video footage of practical explorations of the process, as well as audio recordings of instructions for guided improvisation."--Provided by publisher.