The Study Of Laws From Laban's Theory Of Movement

In previous studies,many researchers have interpreted Laban's Theory of Movement from different perspectives and applied it effectively or innovatively in practice.However,Laban's Theory of Movement is grand and profound;the study of its theoretical system has yet to go deeper in the changing times.Nowadays,more and more scholars in the Chinese dance academia attach importance to the use of Laban Movement Analysis(LMA)and Labanotation for teaching or research.Therefore,it is important for dance teaching,research,and discipline construction to conduct in-depth study on the scientific system of Laban's Theory Movement and to truly understand the spirit of this scientific theory and its humanistic spirit in the new historical conditions under scientific methods.Therefore,based on the text of Laban's Theory,this paper attempts to explore the laws of Laban's Theory of Movement based on a systematic grasp of Laban action theory,under the guidance of the axiomatic approach of natural sciences,in order to find a bridge between its macrostructure and microscopic perspective and to understand the two;at the same time,it interprets the focal issues in the Theory and their intrinsic meanings,and demonstrates the universal applicability and value of Laban's Theory of Movement,with reference to the theory of Neo-Phenomenology.This study explores the methodological and research approaches of Laban's Theory of Movement by applying the rules of Armstrong's axiom system,to reveal the laws of Laban's Theory of Movement,in order to understand the theoretical derivation process of Laban movement theory more deeply,and to scientifically apply Laban's Theory of Movement as a tool for interpreting dance ontologically.This study concludes that " Laban's Theorem for Movement " can be summarized into three major laws: “Economy of Effort,” “Union of Shadow-form and trace-form,” and “Space Harmony.” “Harmony” is the theme of Laban's Theory of Movement.In the texts of Laban's writings,we can deeply feel Laban's concern for living bodies and everyday life.Therefore,this study also uses a Neo-Phenomenological perspective to interpret “care for life” in Laban's Theory in an intertextual way.This paper also takes "Economy of Effort" as the first law of Laban's Theory of Movement,pointing out that Laban is from the point of view of the body and movement,revealing that movement always follows the law of “Economy of Effort” in the process of achieving its goal,mainly through aspects of presentation including “the shortest path,” “the laws of notation,” “the choice of body parts involved in the movement,” “the priority of the habitual movement” and others.The second law of Laban's theory is the “Union of Shadow-form and Trace-form,” which explains Laban's claim that the tendency of inner effort is consistent with the manifestation of external shape change,i.e.,the shadow-form of the dynamosphere and the trace-form of the kinesphere,from the perspective of movement and emotion,form and content.“Space Harmony”,as the third law of Laban's theory,it reveals Laban's open-mindedness to the mystery of movement flow,i.e.,how to achieve spatial harmony by emphasizing the Effort-Balance through the analysis of issues,such as "compensation of effort," “the conduction of effort,” “formation of habitual movement/effort,” “chorus of movement,” and "the changing of movement through time”.This study uses Laban's Theory of Movement to observe dance in contemporary Chinese daily life,so that our understanding of dance can go deeper into the level of humanities.It also fully proves the value of Laban's Theory of Movement that it is timeless and scientific,and has universal applicability,and contemporary value.This research also reveals to us that it is only through conscious application of Laban's Theory of Movement in dance movement,can we gain a deep understanding of the individual differences in life,can we truly respect the independence and freedom of mind and body,can we lead and promote the realization of “Harmony of Mind and Body " in the lives of individuals,thereby contributing to the harmony and development of society.It is only by paying attention to Laban's Theory of Movement in dance movement,can we further understand the “ Movement Entry Point" shaped by national culture in the body,so that we will have a more accurate and in-depth knowledge of the spatial movement characteristics of the body of traditional Chinese culture,and will benefit the construction of theories of dance movement with Chinese characteristics.In conclusion,this paper explores the laws of Laban's Theory of Movement by systematically combing through Laban's Theory,while borrowing the theory of Neo-Phenomenology as an intertext to explore the interaction between movement space,body space,emotional space and social space,in order to gain a deeper understanding of the core and value of Laban's Theory of Movement,and to provide valuable theoretical reflection and reference for the study of dance ontology and the construction of dance discipline.These are the academic pursuit and main contribution of this paper.