The International Council of Kinetography Laban was founded in England in 1959. It currently has around sixty active members and fellows from across the continents.
Its members practice the system of movement and dance notation originated by Rudolf Laban, known as Kinetography Laban or Labanotation. This system is one of the major method of movement notation used in the documentation of, education about, and research into, human movement.
The aims of ICKL are to promote the use of the system; to increase research for its development and application; to act as a deciding body with regard to the orthography and principles of the system; to support experimental projects in related areas; to encourage information exchange among centers and individuals using the system. Its activities include the organization of a biennial conference and the publication of the conference proceedings.
News
The 35th Biennial Conference of ICKL will be held from July 12 to 17, 2027 (arrival: Sunday, July 11; departure: Sunday, July 18) at Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen-Werden, Germany.
By mid-May 2026, the Call for Proposals will be issued, and basic information about the conference will also be posted on our website (in the Conferences section).