Laban dance works (Valerie Preston-Dunlop, 1992) DVD

• Laban is a pioneer in dancing.
• He started a huge summer school after WWI. It was for touring and it was an international group with men and women from 17 to 45 years old.
• The group mainly focused on improvisation.

0300 It is important to re-create Laban's dance because

• There is no / very little evidence of Laban's output.
• It is the heritage of European modern dance.
• The experiences of Laban are valuable. It allows young dancers know where their roots are.

2154 The enormous experimentation of Laban

• Do we have to have it with music?
• Does it need to be set steps?
• What kind of people should be dancing it?
• Should it be female dominated?
• Does it have to be pretty

Valerie Preston-Dunlop. Laban Dance works: Re-creations From His Chamber Dance Repertoire 1923-1928. DVD. 1992