▁His ▁theories ▁of ▁ch ore ography ▁and ▁movement ▁are ▁now ▁found ations ▁of ▁modern ▁dance ▁and ▁dance ▁notation ▁( ch ore ology ). ▁Later ▁they ▁were ▁applied ▁in ▁other ▁fields , ▁including ▁cultural ▁studies , ▁leadership ▁development , ▁and ▁non - ver bal ▁communication ▁theory . ▁ ▁L aban ▁developed ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁movement ▁cho ir , ▁where in ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁people ▁move ▁together ▁in ▁some ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁manner , ▁but ▁that ▁can ▁include ▁personal ▁expression . ▁This ▁aspect ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁his ▁personal ▁spiritual ▁belief s , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁Victor ian ▁the osoph y , ▁S uf ism , ▁and ▁popular ▁fin ▁de ▁siècle ▁Herm etic ism . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁he ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁Or do ▁Temp li ▁Orient is ▁and ▁attended ▁their ▁' non - n ational ' ▁conference ▁in ▁Monte ▁Ver ità , ▁As con a ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁where ▁he ▁directed ▁Song ▁to ▁the ▁Sun ▁performed ▁on ▁the ▁T ic ino ▁hill side . ▁L aban ▁had ▁founded ▁a ▁summer ▁dance ▁program ▁in ▁As con a ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁which ▁continued ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁when ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁broke ▁out . ▁ ▁Germany ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁he ▁directed ▁the ▁T anz b üh ne ▁L aban ▁and ▁smaller ▁group ▁K amm ert anz b üh ne ▁L aban ▁creating ▁and ▁tour ing ▁dance