Anna Halprin

Libby Worth (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK), Helen Poynor, Franc Chamberlain (University of Huddersfield, UK)

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Routledge
13 June 2018

Performance art; Theatre Studies; Dance

Series: Routledge Performance Practitioners

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.

By: Libby Worth (Royal Holloway University of London UK), Helen Poynor
Series edited by: Franc Chamberlain (University of Huddersfield UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 217g
ISBN: 9780815364108
ISBN 10: 0815364105
Series: Routledge Performance Practitioners
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 13 June 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of figures Acknowledgements 1 LIFE AND WORK 2 THEORY AND PRACTICE 3 THE MOUNTAIN PERFORMANCES, CIRCLE THE EARTH AND THE PLANETARY DANCE 4 PRACTICAL EXPLORATIONS Bibliography Contacts Index

Helen Poynor is an independent movement artist specializing in environmental, site-specific and autobiographical performance and cross art-from collaborations. She runs the Walk of Life Workshop and Training Programme. She is Visiting Professor of Performance at Coventry University, UK and a Registered Dance Movement Therapist. Libby Worth is a movement practitioner focusing on collaborative art processes, performer training, and responsive performance. She is a Reader in Contemporary Performance Practices at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Both authors trained with Anna Halprin in the early 1980s.