BIRTHPODS  (below)

Photographed and filmed on the wooded slopes of Mt Tamalpais in Marin County, California, near Anna Halprin’s famed Mountain Home Studio, Birthpods is an evocative feminine expression of birth and freedom. Click on photo (below) to see the BIRTHPODS slideshow.

INTENSIVE CARE (above)

Choreographed by Anna Halprin and performed by her and members of the Sea Ranch Dance Collective, Intensive Care (above) is a journey into death... and the discovery of tenderness, love, and acceptance.  To see an excerpt of the full-length performance, click on photo above.

Born Anna Schuman on 13 July 1920, Anna Halprin has been inspiring people from around the world with her innovative, often-outrageous performances and community dances. Authentic expressions of the human experience and connections with the living Earth are themes explored in her work, some of which is shown here. Click on photos to redirect to new pages.

SEASONS  (performances below)

A sensual tapestry of dance and experiential theater interwoven in Nature, Seasons is performed by the talented members of Anna Halprin’s Sea Ranch Dance Collective. Enjoy images from three Seasons performances:  Birthpods, DANCE FROM The Redwoods, and THE CLEARING.

FROM THE REDWOODS (above)

Summoned by the haunting music of 12 Andean flutes, a tree dancer  silently descends from the tip of a giant redwood. The community - gazing upwards from their nest on the forest floor - awaits his arrival.  Click on photos (above) to see the FROM THE REDWOODS slideshow.

Modeled after the love relationships of French sculptor Auguste Rodin, and choreographed by Anna Halprin, this emotional performance by Sea Ranch Collective dancers G. Soto Hoffman (above), Joy Cosculluele, Terre Parker, Iu-Hui (Ue) Chua and Christen Nagler interprets aspects of longing, passion, rejection, forgiveness, and tenderness in the artist’s many relationship. Click on photo (above left) to see the AWAKEN slideshow.

THE CLEARING (below)

Trust... Opening... In this enigmatic dance drama, blindfolded performers descend a hillside meadow and are blessed with a spectacular, unexpected stream of sunlight.  Click on photo (below) to see THE CLEARING slideshow.

AWAKEN (above)

A film is being produced by EarthAlive about Anna Halprin and the Planetary Dance.  Endorsed by Anna Halprin and sponsored by Tamalpa Institute, PLANETARY DANCE - THE FILM  is about the history, evolution and impact of this annual global community event.  Click on photo above for information about the production and to see the short videos that EarthAlive created to invite participants to past Planetary Dances.

PLANETARY DANCE

Now in its 32nd year and considered by Anna Halprin to be her  “most important work”  the Planetary Dance is an annual global community event that brings together people of all ages, abilities, and cultures to dance for the peace and healing of their community and the world.

Photography and excerpts of performances (2002 - 2011) by Marguerite Lorimer and John Veltri of famed dance pioneer-choreographer Anna Halprin and members of the Sea Ranch Dance Collective.