Choreographer Anna Halprin, Who Redefined Dance As A Tool For Healing, Dies At 100
The groundbreaking California-based dancer and choreographer made high art, but also created works that were solidly for the community. She died at age 100.
Influential choreographer and dancer Anna Halprin has died at age 100. Her art spanned high modernist works and collaborations with artists like John Cage to community-oriented projects that have helped guide people through serious illnesses. Her death was announced by her family; no other details were given.
Born Anna Schuman in Winnetka, Ill., in 1920, Halprin began studying dance
