This guidebook traces the lifes work of radical dance-maker Anna Halprin; documenting her early career as a modern dancer in the 1940s through to the development of her groundbreaking approach to dance as an accessible and life-enhancing art form. Tracing the evolution of the San Francisco Dancers Workshop; it explores Halprins connections with the avant-garde theatre; music; visual art and architecture of the 1950s and 60s; and analyses her work from this period. Anna Halprin not only offers a useful introduction to the life and work of this major figure; but also provides an important historical guide to a time when dance was first explored beyond the confines of the theatre and considered as a healing art for individuals and communities.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Show Me The WayBy draggotThis book is a detailed look into various worlds: Growing up in another time and not fitting in. Who couldnt relate to that? The crazy world of Rock Roll in its 70s glory days. The aids crisis before and after; and the various incarnations of homophobia as experienced throughout an entire lifetime. The excess and tragedy of addiction and depression. Thanks Chuck for sharing your multifaceted life with us all. Growing up in the 70s; gay and listening to rock; defined who I was and why I could not fit in anywhere. Its so nice to know now that I was not the only one. That you now have a platform to encourage others to live life a little bit better than you could is the best we can do as humans. I hope this book continues to fall into the right hands.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Dont be fooled by the radio; the pictures or the magazinesBy Tim BroughChuck Panozzo is an anomaly. A popular musician who is gay and plays rock and roll. Ask most pop music fans about homosexual rockers and youll be lucky if they can name one (and no; The Village People dont count). During the late seventies and though most of the 80s; Chuck was the bassist and a founding member of multi-platinum rockers; Styx. And like so many teens in the seventies; I was a Styx fan. There was a "Grand Illusion" poster in my room (an album cover that Chuck; also an art teacher; designed). But Chuck had a big secret. He was a gay man in one of the biggest bands in America."The Grand Illusion" is about Chuck Panozzos journey. Like many gay men in the seventies; he was terrified that being outed would cost him his career; but then also that of his bandmates. While the band was onstage in front of thousands of fans; with groupies; drugs; and an awful lot of money; Chuck was either hanging out in his hotel room or sneaking off to clubs and bars while hoping his bandmates and fans didnt spot him. Its a double life that almost kills him.Like Chuck as a gay rocker; I can emphasize with the plight as a gay rock fan. Chuck bemoans that; as he goes to clubs; no-one recognizes him because none of the patrons would likely be fans of Styx; but would certainly know Donna Summer or Sylvester. (He also sees this as a good thing; as it preserves his anonymity.) He finds it hard to locate any cultural touchstones in the gay world; becoming almost as much an outsider there as he was in the world of arena rock. When Styx disbands in 1984; he gets an extended break and finds life to be pretty sweet.Thats about half of the book. If youre expecting a long history about Styx; this isnt it (although theres plenty of good stories to be found). Its a book about Chuck; who; when Styx reunites in 1990 for "End Of The Century;" falls ill. He discovers he has AIDS. For the remainder of the book; Chuck struggles with life and death issues; his own psyche; and just surviving each day. It can be a pretty tough read; as Chuck not only is fighting to stay alive; but he also watches his twin brother (and Styx drummer) John destroy his own life; loses his mother and tries to control his own destiny.Granted; there is something of a happy ending in that Chuck lives to find love and health; but his coming to grips with the closet and his illness is a compelling and moving story. I admire his courage in finally making the decision to live openly and to tell the story of "The Grand Illusion." And it makes me proud to pull that CD of "Pieces of Eight" out and blast "Renegade" again with the memories of being that 18 year old Styx fan still in my memory.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Courageous and Heart WarmingBy D. FoleyAlthough I purchased this book to learn more about Styx (because Im a Styx junkie); this is not a book about Styx. This is a book about a gay mans struggle in a straight world. I had no idea how much I take for granted as a straight male. His book is about someone who took 50 years before he felt the courage to come out safely. I hold him up as a hero who has looked back on his life so honestly and put it out there for the world to see.To those reviewers who have condemned the book because of his sexual preference; you are entitled to your opinion. However; nothing hes doing is hurting you just because you think gay people are icky (traditional Biblical marriage can be legally killing your wife and marrying 700 women if you actually read the BIble). In reading the book; I can tell that he still believes strongly in God; even after his strict Catholic upbringing that condemned him. Agreeing to be a Godparent after all hes been through is a true testament to his faith in knowing that God loves us all.A beautiful book.