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LIBRARY + ARCHIVE
Our Library offers the largest and most varied open access specialist research collection on dance and related subjects in the UK, covering many aspects of dance in a variety of formats and languages. The department now incorporates the Videoworks Collection, generously donated by The Place. It is gradually being added to stock. (Click here to download VideoworksCatalogue.pdf)
Its catalogue can be searched for books, journals, CDs, videos or software. These items are now located within the simple lay-out of this purpose-built facility. The Library also holds the catalogue of the New York Public Library’s Dance Collection which it uses as an index to its extensive journal collection.
The Library produces Web Resources a guide on the web to good quality internet resources on dance. This can provide answers to a range of frequently asked subject enquiries as well as links to resources, like other catalogues and indexes, for the dance researcher.
The Laban Archive focuses on the history and development of Rudolf Laban the man, Laban the institution and on the field of contemporary dance from its roots in European Dance Theatre Practice in the early twentieth century, via its American influences in the 1960s and 1970s to its current contemporary artists. Whilst tying in with Laban’s focus on contemporary dance, the contents reflect the wide influences and associations of the dance form and document both the creative processes and performances of Laban-influenced choreographers and dance practitioners.
We welcome visitors who wish to use the Library and Archive for reference use. Library and Archive users must schedule an appointment. Charges for using the Library and Archive are £5 for 5 hours, £10 for a full day (£2.50, £5 for concessions). See opening times for further fee information.
For further information, please e-mail library@laban.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 8691 8600 |
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