Harmonic Three-Dimensional Pattern

I

Warm Up / Stretch


II

Review of Solo Phrase


III


Art Nouveau

In creating these harmonic designs, Laban utilizes his artistic understanding of human anatomy, proportion, and range of motion. Moreover, he draws on his Art Nouveau background to generate spatial patterns that are highly symmetrical.






Art Nouveau designers stylized the curves of natural forms such as butterflies, flowers, and leaves to create beautiful two-dimensional patterns.



Question 1

What is Art Nouveau?



IV



ACTIVITY 1


 Bring your 8 movements to your group. Offer your moves to your group. Add an Art- Noveau style, whatever that means to you, to your movements, based on the video above. 



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V

Laban’s space harmony scales are similar. Laban has taken the curves of natural movements and geometricized them, creating “harmonic” three-dimensional patterns.





 VI


 The video above shows an example of a “harmonic” three-dimensional pattern. Compare this one with you own. 


Question 2

What did you experience?

POST YOUR ANSWERS ON BLACKBOARD'S DISCUSSION BOARD.



VII


Activity 2

Create your own “harmonic” three-dimensional patterns by adding other dimensions to your 8 moves.

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