Mary LaBianca

With grattitude ..

marylabianca — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:30:11 +0000

At the start of this year I look back in gratitude for the many gifts that Merce Cunningham has given to the dance community. With the end of the Mondays With Merce series and the close of his company this year, I have heard many dancers and choreographers speak with sadness as we reach the end of the celebration and commemoration of his life and work.

If you have not already viewed the Mondays series, they are still viewable at:

http://www.merce.org/about/mondays-with-merce.php

1940

marylabianca — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:47:32 +0000

If dance is to be brought into universal use, if it is to help in the development of a more general appreciation of human art values, it must be considered educationally. The future of dance as a democratic art activity rests with our education system.

-Margaret H’Doubler

Dance : A Creative Art Experience – H’Doubler

marylabianca — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:35:12 +0000

‘Tis to create, and in creating live

A being more intensive, that we endow with form

Our fancy, gaining as we give

The life we image

-Lord Byron

Movement Choirs

marylabianca — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:24:43 +0000

I have been researching and looking at images of movement choirs in preparation for leading 200+ early childhood educators in a closing reflection session. Historic Movement choirs attempted to construct a dynamic image of a community that was grounded in identity and group expression.

The ideas for movement choir can be traced back to Rudolf Laban who is most famous for his system of movement analysis that evolved out of experimentation. He worked in the first half of the 20th century and became interested in how to move people in large groups together.

Looking at the world through the lens of dance ….

marylabianca — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:41:46 +0000