Rudolph Ladan

Rudolph Ladan was a dance artist and theorist. His work laid the foundations of the Ladan Movement analyse. Ladan Movement Analyse is divided into 6 categories Body, Space, Effort, Shape, Phrasing and Relationships.

What We Did

We had to walk around the room in different states. Firstly we had to walk as slow as possible and think about who might walk like this, I think old people and people who have a lot of time on their hands walk at a slow pace. Then we had to walk at a fast pace, during this excise the room looked like New York. Because a lot of people in New York walk at a fast pace they are very busy people with not a lot of time on their hands. During this part I felt like a business woman, because they are often very rushed. Then we had to walk indirectly, during this task I found that my pace slowed down, this is because people who walk indirectly at not going to a specific location, I felt like I had quit a lot of time on my hands. I felt like a teenage walk around a town centre with her friends, or like a person walking a dog in a park. Then we had to pick a point in the room and walk directly towards it. During this excise I found I was walking at a fast pace because I had a specific place that I was getting to and I felt like I had to get there as soon as possible. This made me think I was a business person again. Then we had to walk as light as we could, this made me feel like a ballerina or a bird. I also noticed that my feet were hardly touching the floor. Then we had to walk heavy on out feet, this made me feel overweight or pregnant. I found that my paces slowed as people who are caring extra weight can’t walk fast.

What I Learnt

After doing this excises I think more about the way characters move, and that you can easily portray your character thought movement and the way you hold yourself. Also if you one thing about the way you move I noticed that naturally my pace would change or the way I held my body.