Movement Notation

Movement Notation is considered to be the first publication of the “Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation” (EWMN) developed by Noa Eshkol and Abraham Wachmann. With this polyphonic notation system, Eshkol and Wachmann focused dance on its basic element: the movement of the human body. They treated the different parts of the body as separate instruments, similar to the musical instruments of an orchestra–each with its own rules for the movements to be performed. This new edition of the 1958 publication is supplemented by contributions from Eshkol’s companions and further archive material, which contextualizes and supplements the history of the EWMN’s origins and embeds it in contemporary discourses on dance and movement.

Published on the occasion of Noa Eshkol’s 100th Birthday and as part of the performance Pause: The Noa Eshkol Chamber Dance Group at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art (August 2023).

In cooperation with the KW Institute for Contemporary Art.