Recent
Examples of Motus Humanus Rountables
on Professional Issues
“Laban Practice Meets Somatics ”
June 2006, Mount Madonna, California.
This conference focused on the emerging interface between Laban-based movement and contemporary somatic practices. Nancy Allison, editor of The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Body-Mind Disciplines, gave the keynote address. A rich program of workshops, panel discussions, and paper presentations addressed Laban theory in relation to Alexander Technique, Gyrotonics, Connective Tissue Massage, Structural Integration, Ergonomics, Dance Movement Therapy, and post-secondary education.
This conference focused on applications of Laban-based movement theory in a range of disciplines. Presenters included choreographer Geraldine Stephenson, who was celebrating 50 years of creative work in British theatre, television and film; management consultant Warren Lamb, whose Movement Pattern Analysis profiles have been used by senior management teams around the world; and sociologist Deborah Heifetz-Yahov, whose research has examined the impact of movement style in Israeli-Palestinian social and political relations.
“Healing
and Wholeness through Movement,”
July 1999, Boulder, Colorado.
New York actor-director George Bartenieff was keynote speaker for a program that included theatre and dance performance work with handicapped children and disturbed adolescents, as well as presentations on dance therapy (Pat Mowry-Rutter), exercise for the elderly (Janet Hamburg), and therapeutic movement education for children (Bonnie River).