Rudolph Laban: Austrian/German/Hungarian Dancer, Choreographer and Movement Scientist

Born in Pressburg (today Bratislava), Laban was an Austrian-Hungarian dancer who revolutionized dance theory and choreography in the early 20th century.  Laban founded dance schools throughout Germany in the 1920s and his fame soon brought him to Berlin in the 1930s where worked with Josef Hubert Pilates (yes, THOSE Pilates) and took over leadership of the [...]

Good Stuff from Two Gustavs: Alessandra Comini Dishes Up Klimt and Mahler at Butler U.

On Sept.. 10 the renowned art historian Alessandra Comini delivered her multi-media lecture “The Two Gustavs: Mahler, Klimt and Vienna’s Golden Decade, 1897-1907” as part of Butler University’s Leadership Through the Arts Forum.  Comini discussed the golden decade of Viennese art and culture by highlighting the life and work of these two extraordinary artists.  Accompanied by [...]