Anna Halprin : dance, process, form / Gabriele Wittmann, Ursula Schorn and Ronit Land ; forewords by Anna Halprin and Rudolf zur Lippe ; translated by Anne Oppenheimer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wittmann, Gabriele, author.

Schorn, Ursula, author.

Lippe, Rudolf zur, author of introduction, etc.

Land, Ronit, author.

Halprin, Anna, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Oppenheimer, Anne, translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Halprin, Anna.

Dancers--United States--Biography.

Dancers.

Modern dance.

Dance therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book considers the creative work and therapeutic and pedagogical approach of Anna Halprin, a dancer, choreographer, and early pioneer in the expressive arts healing movement. It looks at her ''Life/Art Process®'' and the wider impact of her work across the fields of art, education, therapy and politics.

Contents:

Anna Halprin; Contents; Foreword by Anna Halprin; Foreword by Rudolf zur Lippe; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 1. The Life and Work of Anna Halprin; Chapter 2; Chapter 2. The Life/Art Process; Dialogue 1. Challenges for the Critics; Chapter 3. The Phenomenon of Anna Halprin's Reception; Dialogue 2. Challenges on the Boundary between Art and Therapy; Chapter 4. The Limits of Expression; Dialogue 3. Emotionality in Teacher Training in a Multicultural Context; Chapter 5; Chapter 5. Anna Halprin's Work in Dance Education; Endnotes; Works; Literature; Films; The Authors; Blank Page; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780857008510

085700851X