Frontmatter -- Introduction -- 1879-1900 Childhood and Adolescence in Central Europe -- 1900-1907 The French Phase of Assimilation -- 1908-1919 The German-Swiss Phase of Explorations -- Acknowledgements -- 1920-1937 The German Period of Gestation -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Tables -- 1938-1958 The English Period of Consolidations -- Coda -- Biographical Signposts -- Notes to Part One -- Introduction -- Notes to Introduction -- CHAPTER I Theory of Space -- Backmatter -- CHAPTER II Development of Concepts of Dynamics, Eukinetics and Effort -- CHAPTER III Formation of Laban's Movement and Dance Notation Principles -- CHAPTER IV Composition: A Synthesis of Applied Theory -- Introduction -- CHAPTER V Paradigms Underlying Laban's Concepts -- CHAPTER VI Open-Ended Conclusions -- Appendix I: The Lived Body-Space-Expression -- Notes to Appendix I -- Appendix II: British Applications of Laban's Concepts: Survey Tables -- Appendix III: Integration of Laban's Concepts into Other Theoretical Frameworks: Survey Tables -- Appendix IV: Annotation of Laban's Writings Used in the Research -- Appendix V: Annotated Bibliography of Selected German Sources -- Bibliography -- Index of Names and Sources -- Index of Concepts