Anna Halprin (2) (Routledge Performance Practitioners)

By: Libby Worth and Helen Poynor

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 206 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781351056847
Related ISBNs:: 9781351056861, 9780815364092, 9780815364108
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/25/23
Copyrighted By:: Libby Worth, Helen Poynor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Drama, Plays and Theater
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.