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Magical in Spite of Being Analyzed: Representation and Diffraction in Rudolf Laban’s Space Harmony

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Any representation of movement translates a phenomenon that takes place over time into a synchronous form, be that language, drawing, or symbols.

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Schultis, B., (acknowledging Maria Gillespie). (2023). Magical in Spite of Being Analyzed: Representation and Diffraction in Rudolf Laban’s Space Harmony. In: Bayley, A., Chan, J. (eds) Diffracting New Materialisms. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18607-3_9

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