Anna Halprin
Paperback 218 pages English Jun 13, 2018
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Anna Halprin traces the life's work of this radical dance-maker, documenting her early career as a modern dancer in the 1940s through to the development of her groundbreaking approach to dance as an accessible and life-enhancing art form. Now revised and reissued, this book: sketches the evolution of the San Francisco Dancers' Workshop, exploring Halprin's connections with the avant-garde theatre, music, visual art and architecture of the 1950s and 60s offers a detailed analysis of Halprin's work from this period provides an important historical guide to a time when dance was first explored beyond the confines of the theatre and considered as a healing art for individuals and communities. As a first step towards critical understanding, and an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners offer unbeatable value for today's student.
- Author:
- Libby Worth, Helen Poynor
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication Date:
- Jun 13, 2018
- Number of pages:
- 218 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 0815364105
- ISBN-13:
- 9780815364108