Anna Halprin Exhibition at YBCA
Anna Halprin: At the Origin of Performance
Her radical improvisational experiments took her San Francisco company outside the theater where they danced on the street wearing ordinary clothing. Halprin’s gift to postmodern dance was the “task,” the idea that everyday activities were worthy of exploration-like Marcel Duchamp and John Cage, Halprin showed us how extraordinary the ordinary can be. Diagnosed with cancer in 1972, Halprin made a characteristically bold decision: she had dedicated her life to art; from now on she would dedicate her art to life, working with cancer and AIDS patients to integrate creativity into daily existence through what she calls the life-art process.
On view are archival documents, photos, films, sound recordings, scores, press cuttings, and illustrated partitions. A catalog available in French, accompanies the exhibition.
Opening Night Party, January 17, 6 pm
Artist InSight: The Worlds of Anna Halprin, January 31, 6:30 pm
YBCAlive!: Flashbacks: Anna Halprin, February 16, 1:30 pm
Link: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
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Written on Jan. 07, 08
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