KINETOGRAPHY
Today
Mainly used in the field of dance, this writing system finds applications today in other disciplines interested in human or anthropomorphic movement, such as education, anthropology, somatic practices or research.
France, where kinetography has been taught since the 1960s, has become a reference country in terms of teaching and using this tool of analysis.
A higher education course has been offered since 1990 at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris.
A little history
The main contributors to the development of kinetography are Albrecht Knust in Germany, Ann Hutchinson Guest in England and the United States, and Lisa Ullmann and Sigurd Leeder in England. They have been instrumental in the development of this system and have been given responsibility by Laban for the future development of Kinetography. The Polish Roderyk Lange, the Hungarian Maria Szentpál or the English Valerie Preston-Dunlop also greatly contributed to its influence.
Due to the impossibility of communicating between specialists during the Second World War, two currents have been developed with some specific rules despite common fundamental principles: a current "KIN" - for Kinetography (rather European at the origin) and a current "LAB" - for Labanotation (rather Anglo-Saxon). Specific rules have also emerged in Hungary due to the country's isolation due to the Cold War.
Since 1959 (following the death of Laban the previous year) Kinetography is coordinated within an international non-profit organization: the International Council of Kinetography Laban (ICKL). Its aim is to promote this system and standardize the grammatical rules between the different schools.
Although the principles governing this writing system have not changed much since the 1970s, ICKL's organization of a biennial conference remains a priority so that specialists can present their questions and research topics, present their publications, or creative work done from the notation. This conference, which gives rise the following year to the publication of a Proceedings, takes place alternately in America, in Europe and in Asia.
Les chapitres intitulées "introduction à la cinétographie" présentent la cinétographie en générale et les symboles qu'elle utilise.
Les chapitres suivants mettront les symboles en situation dans les partitions, présenteront les principes plus en détail et proposeront des exercices d'exploration et de lecture.
General introduction
and presentation of
sign families.
first series
Introduction to the basic principles of
writing and reading.
second series
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