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Founded and Directed by Teri Carter and Intention Dance Theatre
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| Faculty Bios & Class Descriptions |
A DAY WITH ANNA HALPRIN Morning Workshop & Planetary Dance Sat, Sept 17, 9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30-5:00pm Held at Crossroads School, 1715 18th Street, Santa Monica 90404 |
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
9:30am - 12:30pm
Exploring the Spiral
The Spiral will be expored scientifically as it exists physiologically in the body, philosophically as it
relates to the process of learning, and artistically as it relates to performance. The personal,
group and community aspects will also be addressed.
1:30-5pm
The Planetary Dance is an all-day ritual of healing and community renewal. The Planetary Dance is a
participatory dance rather than a theatrical performance. It speaks to the community that
makes it, and a dance that addresses contemporary issues as they are experienced by all people
on this planet… It has a purpose: to make peace; it is a dance of peacemakers, a dance that makes
peace with itself, makes peace between the performers, makes peace with the sprit, and
ultimately makes peace with the earth.
The 30th year of the Planetary Dance is a time of crisis on many fronts so we are dancing with
‘life on the line’. A call for healing the economic turmoil, ongoing wars, climate change and many
other problems that are threatening our planet .” - Anna Halprin
The Planetary Dance is an invitation to people all over the world to join in a dance for peace in
their own communities and for peace with the Earth. It brings people of all ages and abilities
together to ‘dance for a purpose’. The dance is simple, following a score which allows all to
participate. It can be adapted for any size of space and number of participants. If you are
interested in hosting a Planetary Dance Event in your community, school, conference, organization
or place of work to support community renewal and healing then contact Audicia.
More information on The Planetary Dance >>>
Exploring the Spiral
The Spiral will be expored scientifically as it exists physiologically in the body, philosophically as it
relates to the process of learning, and artistically as it relates to performance. The personal,
group and community aspects will also be addressed.
1:30-5pm
The Planetary Dance is an all-day ritual of healing and community renewal. The Planetary Dance is a
participatory dance rather than a theatrical performance. It speaks to the community that
makes it, and a dance that addresses contemporary issues as they are experienced by all people
on this planet… It has a purpose: to make peace; it is a dance of peacemakers, a dance that makes
peace with itself, makes peace between the performers, makes peace with the sprit, and
ultimately makes peace with the earth.
The 30th year of the Planetary Dance is a time of crisis on many fronts so we are dancing with
‘life on the line’. A call for healing the economic turmoil, ongoing wars, climate change and many
other problems that are threatening our planet .” - Anna Halprin
The Planetary Dance is an invitation to people all over the world to join in a dance for peace in
their own communities and for peace with the Earth. It brings people of all ages and abilities
together to ‘dance for a purpose’. The dance is simple, following a score which allows all to
participate. It can be adapted for any size of space and number of participants. If you are
interested in hosting a Planetary Dance Event in your community, school, conference, organization
or place of work to support community renewal and healing then contact Audicia.
More information on The Planetary Dance >>>
| Anna Halprin Photo by John Kokoska |
| Anna Halprin Photo by John Kokoska |
| Anna Halprin |
BIOGRAPHY:
Anna Halprin's diverse career has spanned the field of dance since the late 1930s, creating
revolutionary directions for the art form and inspiring fellow choreographers to take modern
dance to new dimensions. James Roose – Evans author of “Experimental Theatre” called Anna one
of the most important theatre artists of the 20th century.
Anna founded the groundbreaking San Francisco Dancer's Workshop in 1955 and the Tamalpa
Institute in 1978 with her daughter Daria Halprin. Her students include Meredith Monk, Trisha
Brown, Yvonne Rainer, Simone Forti, Ruth Emmerson, Sally Gross, and others, some of who
become involved in the progressive and experimental Judson Church Group. Over the years, her
famous outdoor deck has been an explorative haven for numerous dancers and choreographers,
including Merce Cunningham, Eiko and Koma, and Min Tanaka; composers such as John Cage, Luciano
Berio, Terry Riley, LeMonte Young, and Morton Subotnick; visual artists such as Robert Morris
and Robert Whiteman; poets such as Richard Brautigan, James Broughton, and Michael McClure;
and countless others.
Halprin is an early pioneer in the expressive arts healing movement. She has led countless
collaborative dance programs with terminally ill patients, long committed to a belief in the
connection between movement and the healing power of dance. Halprin has also investigated
numerous social issues through dance and through theatrical innovations. For the past decade, she
has led "Circle the Earth", a contemporary community dance ritual to confront real-life issues
facing participant communities around the world. Her "Planetary Dance: A Prayer for Peace"
between peoples and the earth was staged in Berlin at an event commemorating the 50th
anniversary of the signing of the Potsdam Treaty to end World War II, and involved over 400
participants. In 1995, she was invited by Mikhail Gorbachev to present an invocation at the State
of the World Forum in California.
Halprin has recognized new directions for dance and courageously followed those paths into
unknown territories, ever-willing to adapt her work to the present moment, a philosophy that led
to a broad redefinition of dance.
Halprin has created 150 full-length dance theater works, which are extensively documented in
photographs, books and on film. She is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including a
lifetime achievement in choreography from the American Dance Festival. She is the author of
three books and has released numerous videotapes about her work. She has received numerous
honors from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the American
Dance Guild, and many others. In 1997, Anna received the Samuel H. Scripps Award for Lifetime
Achievement in Modern Dance from the American Dance Festival. In 2007 she received United
States Artists, USA Rasmusson Fellow, Dance. In 2010 Anna received San Francisco Foundation
Community Leadership Award. She also received a Fulbright Fellowship October 2010. The Dance
Heritage Coalition has named Anna Halprin one of “America’s Irreplaceable Dance Treasures”.
Halprin continues to make revolutionary work exploring the beauty of the aging body and its
relationship to nature. Recent works include the award winning video Returning Home. In
September 2004, she performed the confronting Intensive Care: Reflections on Death and Dying
at the Festival D’Automne in Paris. In 2005 Anna developed a filmed performance called “Seniors
Rocking”. In 2006 The Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon France presented a major one-woman
exhibition of her life’s achievements. In 2009, the film “Breath Made Visible”, a documentary of
Anna’s life and work premiered and has since been showing in cities around the world.
At the age of 91, she continues to perform, travel, and teach with fervor. Anna gets the most out
of her life, living by her adage “Aging is like enlightenment at gunpoint”.
revolutionary directions for the art form and inspiring fellow choreographers to take modern
dance to new dimensions. James Roose – Evans author of “Experimental Theatre” called Anna one
of the most important theatre artists of the 20th century.
Anna founded the groundbreaking San Francisco Dancer's Workshop in 1955 and the Tamalpa
Institute in 1978 with her daughter Daria Halprin. Her students include Meredith Monk, Trisha
Brown, Yvonne Rainer, Simone Forti, Ruth Emmerson, Sally Gross, and others, some of who
become involved in the progressive and experimental Judson Church Group. Over the years, her
famous outdoor deck has been an explorative haven for numerous dancers and choreographers,
including Merce Cunningham, Eiko and Koma, and Min Tanaka; composers such as John Cage, Luciano
Berio, Terry Riley, LeMonte Young, and Morton Subotnick; visual artists such as Robert Morris
and Robert Whiteman; poets such as Richard Brautigan, James Broughton, and Michael McClure;
and countless others.
Halprin is an early pioneer in the expressive arts healing movement. She has led countless
collaborative dance programs with terminally ill patients, long committed to a belief in the
connection between movement and the healing power of dance. Halprin has also investigated
numerous social issues through dance and through theatrical innovations. For the past decade, she
has led "Circle the Earth", a contemporary community dance ritual to confront real-life issues
facing participant communities around the world. Her "Planetary Dance: A Prayer for Peace"
between peoples and the earth was staged in Berlin at an event commemorating the 50th
anniversary of the signing of the Potsdam Treaty to end World War II, and involved over 400
participants. In 1995, she was invited by Mikhail Gorbachev to present an invocation at the State
of the World Forum in California.
Halprin has recognized new directions for dance and courageously followed those paths into
unknown territories, ever-willing to adapt her work to the present moment, a philosophy that led
to a broad redefinition of dance.
Halprin has created 150 full-length dance theater works, which are extensively documented in
photographs, books and on film. She is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including a
lifetime achievement in choreography from the American Dance Festival. She is the author of
three books and has released numerous videotapes about her work. She has received numerous
honors from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the American
Dance Guild, and many others. In 1997, Anna received the Samuel H. Scripps Award for Lifetime
Achievement in Modern Dance from the American Dance Festival. In 2007 she received United
States Artists, USA Rasmusson Fellow, Dance. In 2010 Anna received San Francisco Foundation
Community Leadership Award. She also received a Fulbright Fellowship October 2010. The Dance
Heritage Coalition has named Anna Halprin one of “America’s Irreplaceable Dance Treasures”.
Halprin continues to make revolutionary work exploring the beauty of the aging body and its
relationship to nature. Recent works include the award winning video Returning Home. In
September 2004, she performed the confronting Intensive Care: Reflections on Death and Dying
at the Festival D’Automne in Paris. In 2005 Anna developed a filmed performance called “Seniors
Rocking”. In 2006 The Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon France presented a major one-woman
exhibition of her life’s achievements. In 2009, the film “Breath Made Visible”, a documentary of
Anna’s life and work premiered and has since been showing in cities around the world.
At the age of 91, she continues to perform, travel, and teach with fervor. Anna gets the most out
of her life, living by her adage “Aging is like enlightenment at gunpoint”.
| Anna Halprin |
| Anna Halprin |
| Anna Halprin |
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