The conductor's gesture
Subtitle: a practical application of Rudolf von Laban's movement language
By: James Jordan with Giselle Wyers and Meade Andrews
Contributors: Wyers, Giselle; Andrews, Meade; Corporon, Eugene; Custer, Gerald
Publisher: GIA Publications
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9781579998585
Subjects: Conducting; Movement notation
Notes: "Foreword by Eugene Migliaro Corporon"--Cover.

"Philosophical foreword by Gerald Custer"--Contents.

Accompanying DVD contains the author illustrating a number of the concepts discussed in the book including a masterclass.

Includes summary and bibliography.
Table of contents: title: The theories and work of Rudolf von Laban : an examination of the perception of movement --; title: The impulse to move : harmonic rhythm --; title: States and drives --; title: Bodying forth : developing a kinesthetic vocabulary and movement language --; title: Skill sets. Acquiring conducting technique using the principles of Laban --; title: Summary.