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Due to the committed and longitudinal discussions between LIMS (New York) and the School of the Arts, University of Pretoria, which culminated in a Memorandum of Understanding between these two Institutions, this program is now available in Hybrid form to citizens from Africa including South Africa, through the University of Pretoria. This Laban Movement Analysis certification program in its hybrid form will commence early January 2021.
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The program is an embodied educational process in Rudolf Laban’s conceptualization of movement and Irmgard Bartenieff’s in-depth approach to understanding the body in motion. The Program involves the study of Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentalssm through embodiment, observation training, creative practise and seminars in the history of the system and its diverse areas of application.
Online classes involve movement explorations, creative practice, discussion, observation of self and others, video observation, and documentation. Several projects are undertaken and assessed during the course of the training, including a final project encompassing theory, observation, movement experiences and personal applications.
International core faculty and course co-ordinators are Karen Kohn Bradley (CMA), Cheryl Clark (CMA), Alexandre Beller (CMA), John Chanik (CMA), and Cecilia Fontanesi (PhD, CMA) from LIMS (New York). The African core faculty includes Marth Munro (PhD, CMA), Anchen Froneman (PhD, CMA) and Tarryn-Tanille Prinsloo (PhD, CMA). The African course co-ordinator is Marth Munro and the African Host Institution is the School of the Arts, University of Pretoria.
Upon successful completion of the Certification Program in Laban Movement Studies, the qualification will be awarded by LIMS (New York) and thus accredited by NASD (USA). The successful candidate will receive the title Certified Movement Analyst (CMA).
Prerequisites for acceptance into this programme (which is now administratively included as part of the Introductory workshop but still has to be completed to satisfaction before Jan 2021):
• Must be an African citizen.
• 50 hours of Introductory studies in:
o Introduction Bartenieff Fundamentals
o Introduction Laban Movement Studies
o Anatomy and Kinesiology.
Goals of the Certification Program in Laban Movement Studies
1. To understand LMA as a system of structural and dynamic concepts that both simplifies the understanding of the movement phenomenon and gives appreciation to the complexity of that event; to see analytically and holistically.
2. To become articulate with the LMA vocabulary of movement description in movement, symbols, writing and speaking. To appreciate the difference and the interrelationship between the movement vocabulary and the interpretive/subjective process.
3. a. To understand the core Laban theoretical principles and selected concepts from Laban-trained professionals who have developed new perspectives and applications based on LMA. b. To recognize theories within disciplines that relate to the Laban work. c. To understand the Bartenieff Fundamentals, somatic work /repatterning that supports the body-level integration of movement studies.
4. a. To understand one’s own movement preferences and repertoire, and to ultimately demonstrate a broader range of movement possibilities. b. To achieve an appreciation of the individuality of others and an ability to perceive and work with that in mind. c. To reinforce the body/mind integration process.
5. To gain an appreciation and understanding of the connection between the LMA framework and the expressive-emotional nature of human movement
6. a. To experience opportunities that support creative work with the LMA material (ex: moving, choreographing, writing, teaching, and researching). b. To learn how the objective tool of a movement framework can interact with and support the intuitive creative process.
7. To use the LMA principles in various fields (ex: fitness, business, therapy, art, computer technology).
8. To experience learning as an individualized process that remains open and ongoing. To become comfortable with a kind of learning that may or may not have a definitive endpoint.
9. To value the preliminary student level of development, and anticipate an appreciation for self-directed learning once certification training is complete.
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