Author Description

This Guidebook Traces The Life's Work Of Radical Dance-maker Anna Halprin, 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. Tracing The Evolution Of The San Francisco Dancers' Workshop, It Explores Halprin's Connections With The Avant-garde Theatre, Music, Visual Art And Architecture Of The 1950s And 60s, And Analyses Her Work From This Period. Anna Halprin Not Only Offers A Useful Introduction To The Life And Work Of This Major Figure, But Also 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.