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Vol. 3 N.º 1 (2025): Revista Estud(i)os de Dança 5

The Unforgettable Legacy of Rudolf Laban: An Interview with Dick McCaw (Emeritus Reader, Royal Holloway, University of London)

DOI
https://doi.org/10.53072/RED202501/00303

Resumo

Entrevista realizada com Dick McCaw, Emeritus Reader em Práticas Performativas da Royal Holloway, Universidade de Londres. Dick McCaw foi discípulo da dançarina e coreógrafa Geraldine Stephenson (1925-2017), ex-aluna e assistente de Rudolf Laban durante o seu exílio em Inglaterra. Esta filiação posiciona McCaw na segunda geração de discípulos de Laban, garantindo legitimidade às suas perspetivas — bastante originais — sobre o pensamento labaniano e a sua relação com o ensino da Arte do Movimento. O conteúdo da entrevista, precedido por um panorama biográfico do entrevistado, está organizado em três seções: i) os escritos inéditos de Laban, recentemente traduzidos e publicados por McCaw (2024a); ii) os esclarecimentos sobre o controverso período histórico em que Laban, sob os auspícios do Terceiro Reich, para além de coordenar uma rede de escolas de dança, foi diretor de ballet da Casa de Ópera de Berlim; iii) os ensinamentos diretamente recebidos de Geraldine Stephenson e as reverberações do pensamento labaniano na atualidade.

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