Anna Halprin was a pioneering dancer and choreographer of the
modern dance movement. She founded the San Francisco Dancer’s
Workshop in 1955 as a center for movement training, artistic
experimentation, and public participatory events open to the local
community. Halprin has created 150 full‐length dance theater works and
is the recipient of numerous awards including the 1997 Samuel H.
Scripps Award for Lifetime Achievement in Modern Dance from the
American Dance Festival. Her students include Trisha Brown, Yvonne
Rainer, and many others.