HALPRIN, Anna

After studying with Margaret H'Doubler (1889–1982), a pioneer dance educator at the University of Wisconsin, Halprin emphasized nondance natural movements, improvisation, and process in both workshops and performances beginning in the late 1950s. Though she lived and worked in San Francisco, Halprin's work was first recognized in European festivals in the early 1960s. Her Parades and Changes (1965), a complex and ever-varying piece, caused a scandal in the mid-1960s for its total nudity. Halprin...