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Rudolf Laban his life and work

Rudolf Laban his life and work
Laban detail from Titan floorplan

Rudolf Laban his life and work

Rudolf Laban's life as told through archives in Leeds University Special Collections.
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Laban Der Freie Tanz

Der Freie Tanz - The Free Dance

Laban moves to Ticino. Part of an interactive resource at Leeds Special Collections about the life and career of Rudolf Laban.
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Laban and two women in a tree

Laban and two women by a tree

Laban moves to Ticino. Part of an interactive resource at Leeds Special Collections about the life and career of Rudolf Laban.
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Labankurse Zurich programme

Laban in Zurich

Laban over winters in Zurich. Part of an interactive resource at Leeds Special Collections about the life and career of Rudolf Laban.
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Laban exhibition - schools 1927

Laban schools in 1927

Laban develops dancing schools in Germany. Part of an interactive resource at Leeds Special Collections about the life and career of Rudolf Laban.
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Laban exhibition - floor plan for Titan

A floorplan for Titan

Laban's notation for 'Titan'. Part of an interactive resource at Leeds Special Collections about the life and career of Rudolf Laban.
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Laban's Schriftanz

Schrifttanz

Laban develops dancing schools in Germany. Part of an interactive resource at Leeds Special Collections about the life and career of Rudolf Laban.
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Laban figure drawing from 1920s

A drawing from the 1920s

Laban develops dancing schools in Germany. Part of an interactive resource at Leeds Special Collections about the life and career of Rudolf Laban.
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Laban Dornroschen programme

Laban in Berlin

Laban develops dancing schools in Germany. Part of an interactive resource at Leeds Special Collections about the life and career of Rudolf Laban.
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Laban Berlin Olympics 1936

The 1936 Berlin Olympics

Laban develops dancing schools in Germany. Part of an interactive resource at Leeds Special Collections about the life and career of Rudolf Laban.
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Laban Art of Movement Studio

The Art of Movement Studio

Laban develops dancing schools in Germany. Part of an interactive resource at Leeds Special Collections about the life and career of Rudolf Laban.
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Image credit Leeds University Library

The life of choreographer and dance theorist Rudolf Laban as told through artworks, photographs and documents from the John Hodgson Archive and the Rudolf Laban Collection compiled by Dick McCaw from archives in Leeds Special Collections.

Dick McCaw