Anna Halprin Hardback
by Libby (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK) Worth, Helen Poynor
Part of the Routledge Performance Practitioners series
Hardback
Description
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.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:206 pages, 1 Line drawings, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:13/06/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9780815364092
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:206 pages, 1 Line drawings, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:13/06/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9780815364092