Anna Halprin papers 1940-2008

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Anna Halprin papers 1940-2008

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Anna Halprin, an American dancer known for her innovative and experimental technique, is a leading figure of the postmodern dance movement. This collection documents the artist's career with print materials, press clippings, biographies, San Francisco Dancers' Workshop newsletters, award programs, and photographs.

.42 linear feet; 1 box

The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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Halprin, Anna

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Anna Halprin (b. 1920) is a pioneering dancer and choreographer of the post-modern dance movement. She enrolled in the University of Wisconsin in the late 1930s where she studied with Margaret D'Houbler and developed a strong interest in collaboration and improvisation in response to more formalized modern dance techniques. Over her long career, Halprin has stretched the perceived boundaries of dance to include theater, visual art, myth, ritual, and individual and collective healing. She founded...

San Francisco dancers' workshop

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Tamalpa Institute

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HALPRIN, LAWRENCE

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