books

General

Movement Notation
Movement Notation

Eshkol, N; Wachmann, A.

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson (1958)

The original exposition of the system by N. Eshkol and A.Wachmann.

Eshkol Wachmann Movement Notation
Eshkol Wachmann Movement Notation

Hoyman, Annelis S.
USA: Urbana, Illinois (1984)

A dictionary of the signs and symbols used in EWMN

EWMN Part I
EWMN Part I
Eshkol, N; Harries, J, G.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society. (2001) Revised summary of EWMN as it has developed since 1958
EWMN Part II
EWMN Part II

Eshkol, N; Harries, J, G.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society. (2004)

Revised summary of EWMN as it has developed since 1958

Movement Notation
Movement Notation

Eshkol, N; Wachmann, A.

Berlin, 2024

Republication by The Noa Eshkol Foundation for Movement Notation,
KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König

The original exposition of the system by N. Eshkol and A.Wachmann.

Dance Compositions by Noa Eshkol

Right Angled Curves (Dance Suite)
Right Angled Curves (Dance Suite)

Eshkol, N.
Notated by Eshkol, N. with the dancers of the Chamber Dance Group:
Nul, R; Zaidel, S; Sella, R.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society & Tel Aviv University. (1975)
Score of the dance suite with an explanation of EWMN

Diminishing Series (Dance Suite)
Diminishing Series (Dance Suite)

Eshkol, N.
Notated by Eshkol, N. with the dancers of the Chamber Dance Group:
Nul, R; Zaidel, S; Sella, R.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society & Tel Aviv University. (1978)

Score of the dance suite with an explanation of EWMN

Rubaiyat (Dance Suite)
Rubaiyat (Dance Suite)

Eshkol, N.
Notated by Eshkol, N. with the dancers of the Chamber Dance Group:
Nul, R; Zaidel, S; Sella, R.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society & Tel Aviv University. (1979)
Score of the dance suite with an explanation of EWMN

Angles & Angels (Dance Suite)
Angles & Angels (Dance Suite)

Eshkol, N.
Notated by Eshkol, N. with the dancers of the Chamber Dance Group:
Nul, R; Zaidel, S; Sella, R.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society & Tel Aviv University. (1979)
Score of the dance suite with an explanation of EWMN

Theme & Variations (Dance Suite) Book 1
Theme & Variations (Dance Suite) Book 1

Eshkol, N.
Rewritten and Annotated by the dancers of the Chamber Dance Group:
Nul, R; Zaidel, S; Sella, R.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society for the Noa Eshkol Foundation for Movement Notation. (2010)
Score of the dance suite with an explanation of EWMN

Symmetrical and Sentimental Etudes (Dance Suite) Book 1
Symmetrical and Sentimental Etudes (Dance Suite) Book 1

Eshkol, N.
Rewritten and Annotated by the dancers of the Chamber Dance Group:
Nul-Kahana, R; Peled, H.; Sella, R.; Zur, S.
Israel: The Noa Eshkol Foundation for Movement Notation. (2014)
Score of the dance suite with an explanation of EWMN.

Classical Forms of Dance

Classical Ballet
Classical Ballet
Eshkol, N; Nul-Cahana, R.
Tomlinson’s Gavotte
Tomlinson’s Gavotte

Eshkol, N.
Israel: Tel Aviv University. (1985)
A presentation of eighteenth century dance written in Labanotation, Benesh Movement Notation & EWMN, on the occasion of the first International Movement Notation congress in Israel.

Folk Dances

Folk Dances of Israel Dances from the Yemen & Israeli Folk Dances
Folk Dances of Israel Dances from the Yemen & Israeli Folk Dances
Shoshani, M; Zaidel, S; Eshkol, N.
Israel: Israel Music Institute. (1970) Forty-five notated variations of Yemenite-Jewish women’s dances & seventeen Israeli Folk dances, with an explanation of EWMN
The Yemenite Dance
The Yemenite Dance

Eshkol, N; Zaidel,S; Sapir,T; Shoshani,M.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society. (1971)
A notated collection of 142 variations of the Yementie-Jewish folk dance, with an explanation of EWMN

Debka
Debka
Eshkol, N & Zaidel, S.
with Bone, O; Harries, J, G; Kopit, Z; Nul, R; Sella, R; Shoshani, M; Sapir, T. Israel: The Movement Notation Society & Tel Aviv University. (1974) Twenty-four notated Arab folk dances & ten Israeli dances, based on the Debka,with an explanation of EWMN
In the Steps of the Hora
In the Steps of the Hora

Eshkol, N; Zaidel, S.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society & Tel Aviv University. (1986)
An EWMN reader & study of ethnic dances from Israel.

Ethnic dance: variations in six
Ethnic dance: variations in six
Zaidel, S.
Israel: Private publication. (1987) Study of ethnic dances from Israel, compared to the Hora.

Physical Education

Physical Training
Physical Training
Arad, M; Sonnenfeld, M; Eshkol, N.
Israel: Israel Music Institute. (1969) Notated exercises, displays, track and field events & swimming, with an explanation of EWMN (English/Hebrew)
Twenty-Five Lessons by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais
Twenty-Five Lessons by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais

Eshkol, N; et al.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society. (1976)
A notated record of work in the Feldenkrais method of Body Awareness, with an explanation of EWMN. Second & revised edition.

50 Lessons by Dr. M. Feldenkrais
50 Lessons by Dr. M. Feldenkrais

Eshkol, N; et al.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society. (1980) (Second Edition 1989)
An extended notated record of work in the Feldenkrais method of Body Awareness, with an explanation of EWMN

Martial Arts

The Quest for Tai Chi Chuan
The Quest for Tai Chi Chuan

Eshkol, N; Harries, J, G; Sapir, T; Sella, R; Shoshani, M.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society & Tel Aviv University. (1988)
Second and expanded edition, includes three styles of the solo exercise of this martial art form.

karate
karate
Appel, A.
Israel: Minimol Publisher. (1990) An EW reader & study of this martial art.

Comparative Analyses of Movement Notations

Movement Notations   (Part I)
Movement Notations (Part I)

Eshkol, N; Shoshani, M; Dagan, M.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society & Tel Aviv University. (1979)

A comparative study of Labanotation & Eshkol-Wachmann Movement Notation.

Movement Notations   (Part II)
Movement Notations (Part II)

Eshkol, N; Shoshani, M.
srael: The Movement Notation Society & Tel Aviv University. (1982)

A comparative study of Labanotation & Eshkol-Wachmann Movement Notation.

Tavim Leriqud (Notes for Dance) – CMDN
Tavim Leriqud (Notes for Dance) – CMDN

Eshkol, N; Shoshani, M; Harries, J, G.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society & Tel Aviv University. (1991)
Hebrew translation of the English textbook of a Chinese dance notation method (CMDN).
(Hebrew)

Education: Teaching EWMN

Hanukkah Notebook
Hanukkah Notebook

Sapir, T: Eshkol, N.

Moving Writing Reading
Moving Writing Reading

Eshkol, N; Harries, J, G; Nul,R; Sapir,T; Sella,R.
Shoshani,M; Zaidel,S.Israel: The Movement Notation Society & Tel Aviv University. (1973)
Thirty-five simple movement exercises: An EWMN reader, with explanation on EWMN

Study to Studio
Study to Studio
Cohen, E; Hetz, A.
Israel: Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance. (1993) A reader for teachers and students of EWMN.

Sign Language

The Hand Book
The Hand Book

Eshkol,N; Harries, J,G; Zaidel,S; Shoshani,M.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society. (1972)
Notation of detailed hand and finger movements in Sign Language and other fields. Notation of Mudras: conventional hand forms of the Indian classical dance.

Compostitions & Graphics - Kinetic Art

Language of Shape and Movement
Language of Shape and Movement
Harries, J, G.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society& Tel Aviv University. (1983) Full exposition of the use of EWMN in visual art forms.
Shapes of Movement
Shapes of Movement

Harries, J, G.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society. (1969)
EWMN applied in visual art composition.

Symmetry and Notation
Symmetry and Notation

Harries, J, G.
Israel: Tel Aviv University. (1985)
Study of an aspect of computer-implemented graphics, generated through the means of EWMN.

Studies in Animal Behavior

In the Steps of the Horses
In the Steps of the Horses

Zaidel, S.
Israel: Institute of Human Ecology. (1990)

The Golden Jackal
The Golden Jackal

Golani, I; Zaidel, S.
otated record of studies in animal behavior Carried out by Dr. Ilan Golani at the Zoology Department, Tel-Aviv University. With an explanation of EWMN
(English / Hebrew)

Compositions in EWMN (Various Authors)

Birds
Birds

Sapir, T.
Notated by: Sapir, T; Reshef-Armony, S.
Israel: The Movement Notation Society. (2005)
The score of nine dances. (English/Hebrew)

Moving Landscape
Moving Landscape
Sapir, T.
Notated by: Sapir, T. ; Al-Dor, N. Israel: The Movement Notation Society. (2007) Scores of twelve dances. (English/Hebrew)
Octagons
Octagons
Cohen, E.
Notated by: Cohen, E. Israel: private publication. (2008) Scores of three dances.

Catalogues

Sharon Lockhart Noa Eshkol
Sharon Lockhart Noa Eshkol

Edited by: Barron, Stephanie; Salvesen, Britt. With contributions by: Amar, Talia; Barron, Stephanie; Salvesen, Britt; Díaz, Eva; Eckmann, Sabine; Lockhart, Sharon; Shoshani, Michal.

Published by Prestel 2012

Hebrew, English.

Textile Tales
Textile Tales

Eshkol, Noa.

Available at Tefen Open Museums, Tefen Industrial Park - Israel,Omer Open Museums, Omer Industrial Park - Israel, and The Noa Eshkol Foundation for Movement Notation, Holon - Israel, 2009.

Hebrew, English.

Rules, Theory & Passion
Rules, Theory & Passion

Oved Scheja, Lizzie; Hultman, Marianne; Scragg, Helena; Persson, Helena.

Judisk Kultur I Sverige, 2022.
With essays by Marianne Hultman and Helena Scragg, conversations with Yael Bartana, Sharon Lockhart, and Omer Krieger by Camilla Larsson and Sara Arrhenius, and a preface by Lizzie Oved Scheja, Marianne Hultman, and Helena Persson.

From dance, notation systems and collaborative processes to her large-scale wall carpets made from offcuts and rags.