Aristotle
approached beauty from another perspective. Beauty is not a means to an
end, but an end in itself; that is, an immediate quality. He
distinguishes between end and means, identifying the latter with the
useful. Useful are all everyday goods that do not become a means to
something. Beauty, on the other hand, is not arbitrary, contingent, or
irrational. This has served as the basis for his aesthetic to be
qualified as rationalist. Beauty is contained in symmetry, which he
considers the symbol of perfection, linked to the classic concept of
beauty: harmony, order and proportion.
Question 1
Based on the way Aristotle approached beauty, how would you define rationalist beauty?
IV
Art Nouveau
In creating these harmonic designs, Laban utilizes his artistic understanding of human anatomy, proportion, and range of motion. Moreover, he draws on his Art Nouveau background to generate spatial patterns that are highly symmetrical.
Art Nouveau designers stylized the curves of natural forms such as butterflies, flowers, and leaves to create beautiful two-dimensional patterns.
Question 2
What is Art Nouveau?
Question 3
In which way are rationalist beauty and Art Nouveau similar?
Question 4
How were this ideas present in Laban's technique?
IV
ACTIVITY 1
Bring
your 8 movements to your group. Offer your moves to your group. Add an
Art- Noveau style, whatever that means to you, to your movements, based
on the video above.
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V
Review
VI
Laban’s
space harmony scales are similar. Laban has taken the curves of natural
movements and geometricized them, creating “harmonic” three-dimensional
patterns.
Three-dimensional space is a geometric setting in which three
values are required to determine the position of an element. This is the
informal meaning of the term dimension. The three dimensions are length, width, and height. A cube is three-dimensional.
VI
The video above shows an example of a “harmonic” three-dimensional pattern. Compare this one with you own.
Question 5
What did you experience?
POST YOUR ANSWERS ON BLACKBOARD'S DISCUSSION BOARD.
VII
Activity 2
As an ensemble, create your own “harmonic” three-dimensional patterns by adding other dimensions to your new geometricized 8 moves.
I Framing our Practice II WARM UP III STRETCH IV Activity 1 REVIEW: LEVELS & DIRECTIONS FOCUS COMBINING ALL V Review Short Bio Rudolf von Laban , also known as Rudolf Laban, was an Austro-Hungarian dance artist and theorist. He is considered as one of the pioneers of modern dance in Europe and as the "Founding Father of the Expressionist Dance" in Germany. Rudolf Laban (1879-1958) was was a dancer, a choreographer and a dance / movement theoretician. Being one of the founders of European Modern Dance, his work was extended through his most celebrated collaborators, Mary Wigman, Kurt Jooss and Sigurd Leeder. Laban was a visionary, humanist, teacher and theoretician, whose revolutionary ideas bridged the gap between the performing arts and science. VI CONCEPTS Laban's Choreutics Laban links his modern studies of movement to ...
I Warm Up II Rehearsal of Solo Piece Follow the Following Steps: a. Dance a character outside your comfort zone. b. Push for tougher choreography. c. Analyze every step. d. Study your transitions. e. Fill in the blanks on your own. Source: Link: More Than a Solo Question 1 As you go through every step described above, write a reflection on your progress. -------------------------------------- III Choose Music Watch the video and use the same principles described by Arthur Moore to put music to his cinematographic images to choose the music for your solo piece. Question 2 Did it work? Explain your answer. IV Music has many different fundamentals or elements. Depending on the definition of "element" being used, these can include: pitch, beat or pulse, tempo, rhythm, melody, harmony,...
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