Laban's Cube: Heart Rhythm / First Solo Phrase

The notion of kinesphere was created by Rudolf Laban to define: “the sphere around the body whose periphery can be reached by easily extended limbs without stepping away from that place which is the point of support when standing on one foot” (1966, p.10).


This spherical space around our body shifts as soon as we shift our weight. It is also the first area of movement exploration before going into “space in general”.

 It follows anatomical limitations, being actually more elliptic than spherical as constitutionally, the average body has a wider area of reach forward than backward.

 La clarificación del Movimiento en el espacio (Cubo de Laban) -Alfa institut 2016

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Exercise

Students closed their  eyes.

They were asked to imagine they were inside an imaginary cube 

They asked to explore with their hands and feet, the walls and corners of the cube.

As a result they came up with a movement phrase for their solo work.

Source:
Kinesphere