This is the first major study of Laban's movement theories and practice, exploring the ideas on mastering movement and giving the reader a practical understanding of balance and harmony in the human body – the core of Laban's thinking.

This is John Hodgson's fifth book and he enjoys writing this style as a way of communicating the awareness of the subjects in each book.

This work constitutes the largest and most comprehensive research guide ever published about Benjamin Britten.