Who uses Benesh Movement Notation?

Anthropologists: as a tool of analysis in different socio-cultural environments

Choreographers: to protect their choreographic copyright and as a reference for work in progress during creation. In the current score catalogue of over 200 choreographers have had their works notated in Benesh Movement Notation from Ashton, Balanchine through MacMillan, Preljocaj to Neumeier and MacGregor.

Clinicians, Physiotherapists etc: as a research tool and to record, assess and re-asess a patient’s gait and posture <click here to read further information on Clinicians>

Dancers: to learn their roles, directly or through a notator, unencumbered by the interpretative nuances of
previous interpreters

Dance Notators: as members of the artistic team in a dance company, working with renowned choreographers and professional dancers in the studio. Sometimes called Benesh Choreologists, they also serve as custodians of our dance heritage and many travel the world helping to restage works and bring them to new audiences.

Dance Scholars: use choreographic scores as a resource for academic research

Dance Stagers: to teach from a ‘text’ designed for the purpose in succinct and analysed form

Dance Students: to enhance the understanding of their movement vocabulary and improve observation skills

Dance Teachers: to read examination syllabi and repertoire from world class companies, to plan classes and
record choreography

Film & Television: to contribute towards both the planning the recording of movement content

Major Dance Companies: to record, revive and maintain repertoire

Opera & Musicals: to provide a sophisticated and sensitive record of the choreographic element for rehearsals
and re-staging

Royal Academy of Dance: to communicate with their multi-lingual membership using a common language


< click here> to view Benesh Movement Notation Score Catalogue


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