| Description |
xvi, 445 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Why she danced (1920-1938) -- 2. The secret garden of American dance (1938-1942) -- 3. The Bauhaus and the settlement house (1942-1945) -- 4. Western spaces (1945-1955) -- 5. Instantaneous experience, Lucy, and beat culture (1955-1960) -- 6. Urban rituals (1961-1967) -- 7. From spectator to participant (1967-1968) -- 8. Ceremony of memory (1968-1971) -- 9. Illness as performance (1972-1991) -- 10. Choreographing disappearance : dances of aging (1992-2006) |
| Notes |
"Simpson, imprint in humanities"--Prelim. p |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Halprin, Anna.
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Dancers -- United States -- Biography.
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Modern dance.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
ebrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
2006034878 |
| ISBN |
0520247574 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780520247574 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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