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Labanwriter is a Labanotation editor for the Macintosh developed by the Ohio State Department of Dance. It can be downloaded for free, and the current version will run on any Macintosh computer running system 8.6 or greater. Older versions will work with system 6.01 to 8.5

LabanWriter is a software program that permits dance to be copied, edited and stored on a computer. It utilizes the symbols for Labanotation, a movement language devised by Rudolph Laban in the 1920's to record dance on paper. The program includes more than 700 symbols that indicate parts of the body, direction, levels, and types of movement and the durations of each action.

Learn more about Labanotation.

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LabanWriter 4.6 with an
installer for OSX.

LabanReader

LabanWriter 4.6 with manual
for OS9. This version requires
Stuffit Expander to decompress
the downloaded archive.

New features for this version.

tips and tricks

Tips for using LabanWriter that other users have found useful.

EazyDraw is a useful took for making your own drawings. Illustrations and notation symbols can be dragged back and forth between Labanwriter and EasyDraw.

LabanWriter Workshop Guide for someone leading a computer lab session introducing students to LabanWriter.

Please send all bug reports, problems with installation and requests for help to labanwriter@osu.edu.
 
OSUDance index page The Ohio State University webpage