Anna Halprin

Anna Dorothy Halprin (born Anna Schuman; July 13, 1920 – May 25, 2021) was an American dancer. She helped create the experimental art form known as postmodern dance and referred to herself as the breaker of modern dance.[1] Born in Winnetka, Illinois she spent her entire career in San Francisco, California

Anna Halprin
Anna Halprin at the University of San Francisco November 2010.
Born
Anna Schuman

(1920-07-13)July 13, 1920
Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 25, 2021(2021-05-25) (aged 100)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
OccupationDancer
Years active1938-2020
Websitehttp://www.annahalprin.org/

Halprin, along with her contemporaries such as Trisha Brown, Simone Forti, Yvonne Rainer, John Cage, and Robert Morris, collaborated and built a community based around the ideas of post-modern dance. In the 1950s, she created the San Francisco Dancers’ Workshop to give artists like her a place to practice their art.

Halprin died on May 25, 2021 in San Francisco just two months before her 101st birthday.[2]

References
  1. Ross, Janice. Anna Halprin. (Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2007.), xiii.
  2. Choreographer Anna Halprin, Who Redefined Dance As A Tool For Healing, Dies At 100

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