Edwin Abbott, “Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions”, 1884 was the topic of an earlier blog post. Similarly here I present: Rudolf & Joan Benesh, “An Introduction to Benesh Dance Notation”, 1969 which was a mathematician approach to Dance notation.
Ballet is not merely dance; but, analogous to “sign language” (to deaf) is a “stage performance language”. Sign language allows the deaf to communicate with “hand movements”. Ballet “spectators” receive “language-like” communications from the body movements of dancers. The body is represented on the four-space & five lines used in music score (shown in diagram below).Rudolf Benesh (1916-1975), was by profession a mathematician; and, Joan Benesh was a professional dancer (wife of Rudolf). An example of the “music-score like” Benesh notation is shown below; and the Benesh notation is located beneath the music score in ballet.
“Motion Capture” (mocap) recording software such as “DanceForm 2” from “CredoInteractive” allows computer animation of computer files Ballet today.
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