The Laban Forces are different ways of altering our centre to find how your character moves. This allows you to experiment with how your chaacter moves and where they lead from.Characters can lead from anywhere but mainly:
- The forehead
- The nose
- The chest
- The hips/waist
- The feet
We walked around the space leading with these different body parts to see what we felt suited our characters. I felt that as an officer, I had a poise and standard to keep and that leading with my nose worked quite well. My head is tilted upwards and it's quite good for giving dirty looks.
The movements themselves were:
- Punch: Direct, strong and sudden
- Slash: Indirect, strong and sudden
- Push: Direct, strong and sustained
- Wring: Indirect, strong and sustained
- Dabby: Direct, light and sudden
- Flick: Indirect, light and sudden
- Glide: Direct, light and sustained
- Float: Indirect, light and sustained
From this part of the exercise, I have decided that George was direct and he walked with a purpose, he knew where he was going and what he was doing. He was strong and had assurance but he glided at the same time. Like a very slow race car. So that would make him a "Punch".
Footnote: I got the exact names and meanings of the Laban forces from this blog: http://actingwithoutthedrama.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/labans-eight-efforts.html
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