Functioning of the code
mu is a code designed to express propositions of choreographic movement.
So:
A proposition is made up of two segments: an ensemble segment on the left and a plan segment on the right. The ensemble segment shows which parts of the body are involved in a movement, the plan segment shows the relationships with surrounding space of one or more body parts. To read the plan segment it is always necessary to read the ensemble segment first. The particular way in which a body part is involved and its relationship to the plan are up to the interpreter.
Proposition-references for the examples:
Ensemble 1:
E1:
A : hand
B : forearm
C : shoulder
D : chest
M- : side
M : —-
M+ : hip
W : thigh
X : knee
Y : heel
Z : toe
Plans :
P1: wall; P2: ceiling; P3: floor
.
Propositions:
Examples, with a reading.
E1 A . P1
hand wall
.
E1 B . P1
forearm wall
.
In the ensemble segment, vertical mention of letters means the succession of solicitations. Their horizontal mention, synchrony. We kept the same rule in the reading. In the plan segment, the mention “P1”, without other indication, means that all solicitated body parts are in relationship to the plan P1.
E1 B . P1
..…D
forearm wall
(then) chest wall
.
E1 BD . P1
forearm wall (and) chest wall
.
E1 BD . P1
..…Y
forearm wall (and) chest wall
(then) heel wall
.
… : written shortcut (in the ensemble segment)
E1 . P1
…
hand wall
forearm wall
shoulder wall
chest wall
side wall
hip wall
thigh wall
knee wall
heel wall
toe wall
.
E1 B . P1
…
forearm wall
shoulder wall
chest wall
side wall
hip wall
thigh wall
knee wall
heel wall
toe wall
hand wall
.
E1… . P1
hand forearm shoulder side hip thigh knee heel knee heel toe wall
.
E1 . P1
…
D
hand wall
forearm wall
shoulder wall
chest wall
.
E1 … D . P1
hand forearm shoulder chest wall
.
/ : return
E1 . P1
…
/D
hand wall
forearm wall
shoulder wall
side wall
hip wall
thigh wall
knee wall
heel wall
toe wall
.
“i” : inverted. In this case small letters are used in the ensemble segment to indicate that the body parts involved refer to the inverted ensemble.
i E1 . P1
…
toe wall
heel wall
knee wall
thigh wall
hip wall
side wall
chest wall
shoulder wall
forearm wall
hand wall
.
i E1 d . P1
..y
thigh wall
forearm wall
.
To show the relationship of a specific body part to a plan, small letters are used in the plan segment. These small letters refer to the letters mentioned in the ensemble segment, not in the reference ensemble (as it appears on the left); so to read a proposition it is essential to decipher the ensemble segment before the plan segment.
E1 B . aP1
…..D
…..Y
forearm wall
chest
heel
.
E1 B . bP1
…..D
…..Y
forearm
chest wall
heel
.
E1 YBD . aP1 bP2 cP3
heel wall forearm floor chest ceiling
.
E1 YB . aP1 bP2 cP3
.....D
heel wall forearm floor
chest ceiling
.
> : writing shortcut (in the plan segment)
E1 B . b > cP1
…..…
…..D
forearm
forearm wall
chest wall
.
E1 . a > cP1
…
D
main mur
avant-bras mur
épaule mur
poitrine
.
Supplementary material:
Ensembles
E2 :
A : forehead
B : eyelid
M- : mouth
M : —-
M+ : back of neck
Y : wrist
Z : ankle
.
E3 :
A : ear
B : chin
M- : neck
M : —-
M+ : shoulder
Y : arm
Z : hand
.
E4 :
A : ear
B : chin
M- : shoulder
M : chest
M+ : thumb
Y : buttocks
Z : heel
.
E5 (between E1 terms) :
A : fingers
B : arm
C : shoulderblade
D : back
M- : waist
M : —-
M+ : groin
W : inner thigh
X : calf
Y : ankle
Z : plan
.
Plans :
P4 : other; P5 : self
.
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