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Dr. Ben discusses Laban Movement Analysis for TTRPGs (Episode #150). #dnd #pathfinder #ttrpg #wfrp

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00:00 Intro
01:16 What Laban Was Actually Studying
05:19 Combat Like a Chreographer
13:16 Effort States
18:32 Kinesphere
21:42 Shape Flow
24:21 Inner Attiude vs Inner Motion
31:47 Phrasing and Combat as Music
34:35 How to Step by Step
47:40 Thoughts?
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Laban, Rudolf, & F. C. Lawrence. Effort. London: Macdonald & Evans, 1947.
Laban, R. (1947/1988). The Mastery of Movement. Northcote House.
London, Justin. Hearing in Time: Psychological Aspects of Musical Meter. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.
Newlove, J., & Dalby, J. (2004). Laban for All. Routledge.
Preston-Dunlop, V., & Sanchez-Colberg, A. (2002). Dance and the Performative. Verve.


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