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Video resource and transcription. "A Language for Movement" (1996) is part of an Open University series entitled "Seeing through Mathematics". This 25 minute programme shows how notation can help the recording and reconstruction of dances. It focuses in particular on the work of Rudolf Laban and his system of notation known as Labanotation and how we can enjoy nowadays Nijinsky's ballet Afternoon of a Faun thanks to a notational score. Examples of other notational systems for movement and dance are also discussed. The video includes archive material, dancing and interviews with leading notators.
Materials for the reconstruction of Negro spirituals. Student information, teacher notes, photo album, notation and film.
Labanotation quizzes, reading list and teacher notes. 40 interactive online questions for revision of Elementary Labanotation with feedback, notation and images (3 hours); plus 59 interactive online questions for revision of Intermediate Labanotation with feedback, notation and images (3 hours and a half).
Student activity and teacher notes. Instructions for an activity on the Digital Dance Archive focusing on Turn analysis from video clips for reflection, includes steps and screenshots (1 hour).
Tasks, assignments, list of resources and teacher notes.
Online activities, teacher notes and reading list. Activities involve some reading, listening, watching and reflecting on the concepts of mass art and folk art in Hollywood musicals. Year 3 undergraduates, Higher Education Level 6.
Ballet activities with instructions for teachers and list of resources. Ballet online tasks involve some reading, watching and reflecting on key aspects of ballet practice. Year 2 undergraduates, Higher Education Level 5.
Dr Marie-Pierre Gibert answers questions on key themes in the relationship between politics and cultural practices in Israel, the advantages and difficulties of nterdisciplinary approaches and tells us tales of field work and dancing. (interview carried out by Natalya Vince, March 2009). The interview took place after the conference: 'France, North Africa and the Middle East: Interdisciplinary and Multimedia Perspectives', held at the University of Portsmouth on 18 March 2009.