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Contents:

DNB Publications Available from the DNB
Publications Available from Routledge
Publications Available from the Language of Dance Centre
Publications Available from the International Council of Kinetography Laban
Publications Available from the Dance Books
Publication Available from Charlotte Wile
Publications Available from l'Association Mouvement-Musique
Croydon Dance Theatre Publications


 



DNB Publications Available from the DNB

The Educational Performance Collection Series

The Educational Performance Collection consists of five sets of integrated performance, study, and research materials on contemporary choreographies. Please consult our Educational Performance Collection page.

Notated Theatrical Dances Catalog

Our catalog of Notated Theatrical Dances is now online.

Following textbooks are available:

Elementary Labanotation Study Guide by Muriel Topaz, $30
Elementary Reading Studies by Peggy Hackney, Sarah Manno, Muriel Topaz, $20
Elementary Reading Studies CD by Peggy Hackney, Sarah Manno, Muriel Topaz, $20
Elementary Labanotation Assignments $25
Intermediate Labanotation Study Guide by Jane Marriett, Muriel Topaz, $30
Intermediate Reading Studies by Muriel Topaz, $20
Intermediate Reading Studies CD by Muriel Topaz, $20
Intermediate Labanotation Assignments $25
Space Harmony by Cecily Dell, Aileen Crow, Irmgard Bartenieff, $15
A Primer for Movement Description by Cecily Dell, $25

To order books or get more information, contact:

dnbinfo@dancenotation.org

Following books are available in PDF format:

Dance Director by Ray Cook
Labanotation Quiz Book by Ray Cook
Theme and Variations by Ray Cook
10 Folk Dances in Labanotation by Fred Berk and Lucy Venable

Following journals are available in PDF format:

LABANOTATOR (1957 – 1965, 1978 – 1994)
DANCE NOTATION JOURNAL (1983 – 1989)
DNBulletin (2000 – 2010)
DNB Library News
(2006 – present)


 



Publications Available from Routledge

LABANOTATION by Ann Hutchinson Guest
487 pages, paperbound, ISBN 0-415-96562-4

"The book is well organized, easy to read, and has excellent illustrations.... A necessity for all dancers, it is also used by anthropologists, theatre people, physical educators and those doing mental therapy." -CHOICE: Books for College Libraries

"Definitive. It will be of inestimable benefit to all persons working in the field of dance." -George Balanchine


ERRATA TO LABANOTATION

To order Labanotation by Ann Hutchinson Guest, contact:

Routledge Books
Phone: 1-800-634-7064
http://www.routledge.com (North America)
http://www.routledge.co.uk (outside North America)



 



Publications Available from the Language of Dance Centre

The Language of Dance Centre in London sells many books, Labanotation scores, and periodicals, including Ann Hutchinson Guest's seminal work on Motif Notation, Your Move. Browse the their catalog at http://www.lodc.org/publications.html and their price list at http://www.lodc.org/price_order.html.

To order books or get more information, contact:

Language of Dance Centre
17 Holland Park
London W11 3TD
England
Phone: +44 (0)20 7229 3780
Fax: +44 (0)20 7792 1794
http://www.lodc.org

The following Journals are available in PDF format:

Bullet-in-Stead (Issue no. 1 – no. 20, 1994 – 2003)


 



Publications Available from the International Council of Kinetography Laban

Labanotation Scores: An International Bibliography

ICKL Bibliography Volume 3
ICKL Bibliography Volume 4

Index of Technical Matters and Technical and Non-Technical Papers from ICKL

ICKL index

ICKL Conference Proceedings can be viewed:

ICKL Conference Proceedings

 



Publications Available from Dance Books

Many dance notation books are available through the Dance Books in UK. Browse their catalog of dance notation publications at http://www.dancebooks.co.uk/catalog/notation.asp

To order books or get more information, contact:

Dance Books Ltd
The Old Bakery
4 Lenten Street
Alton, Hampshire GU34 1HG, UK
Phone: +44 (0)1420 86138
Fax: +44 (0)1420 86142
http://www.dancebooks.co.uk

 



Publications Available from Charlotte Wile

MOVING ABOUT: CAPTURING MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS USING MOTIF NOTATION by Charlotte Wile with Ray Cook
Paperback, spiral bound
464 pages

Moving About teaches Motif Notation, a method of documenting core elements and leitmotifs in movement. The book tells about movement and how to tell what movement is about.

For purchasing information and a free online preview:

https://sites.google.com/site/movingaboutsite/


 



Publications Available from l'Association Mouvement-Musique

LIVING HERITAGE: FRANÇOIS MALKOVSKY'S FREE DANCE
by Suzanne Bodak and Karin Hermes-Sunke
274 pages and music CD, ISBN 2-9516516-1-9

Living Heritage includes summaries of François Malkovsky's life and theories, descriptions of his style and movement vocabulary, Labanotation scores of ten of his dances, and a CD of all music necessary for the exercises and dances. For more information about Malkovsky's Free Dance, read our Malkovsky/Bodak Solos to Stage page.

To order copies of Living Heritage or to get more information, contact:

Éditions Mouvement-Musique
80 rue Georges Ferrand
94380 Bonneuil sur Marne
France
http://mbodak.free.fr/



 



Croydon Dance Theatre Publications

Section Contents:

Ordering Information
Classwork
Theatre Works

Ordering Information

The following publications can be ordered from:

The Publications Secretary
Croydon Dance Theatre
53a Croham Road
South Croydon, Surrey CR2 7HE
United Kingdom
Payment in advance with order please.
Checks made out to "Croydon Dance Theatre".
Payment from abroad must be made in Sterling by International Money Order.
The books document dance works by Hettie Loman, with text by the choreographer, photographs, and the dance score notated in Kinetography Laban.

Classwork

CLASSWORK FOR PROFESSIONAL DANCERS
(Advanced Barre and Study)
Book: £7.50 plus £1 UK/£2 Abroad
Videotape (VHS): £20 plus £1UK/£1.50 Abroad
Sound tape (Barre Exercises): £4.50 plus 75p UK/£1 Abroad
TOTAL PACKAGE (Book, Video & Sound tape): £29.00 plus £2 UK/£3.50 Abroad

DANCE STUDY 1985, No. 1
Score only. Advanced. (Handel)
£5.50 plus 75p UK/£1.50 Abroad

DANCE STUDY 1990, No. 1
(Score only. Intermediate) (Satie)
£4.50 plus 75p UK/£1.50 Abroad

Theatre Works

OPHELIA (Bartok)
Book: £7.50 plus £1 UK/£2 Abroad
Videotape (VHS): £20.00 plus £1 UK/£1.50 Abroad
TOTAL PACKAGE (Book and Videotape): £25.00 plus £2UK/£3.50 Abroad

BORN OF DESIRE (Grieg)
Book: £7.50 plus £1 UK/£2 Abroad
Videotape (VHS): £20.00 plus £1 UK/£1.50 Abroad
TOTAL PACKAGE (Book and Videotape): £25.00 plus £2UK/£3.50 Abroad

ONCE I HAD LAUGHTER (Beethoven)
Book: £10.00 plus £1 UK/£2 Abroad
Videotape (VHS): £20.00 plus £1 UK/£1.50 Abroad
TOTAL PACKAGE (Book and Videotape): £28.00 plus £2UK/£3.50 Abroad