Summer Programs

evoking the
wisdom
of body &
imagination

"Through art and dance we can reclaim our primal heritage and move towards a more embodied future. As we tap into the deep sources of bodily wisdom through creative art expression, we dance the renewal, recreation, and healing of ourselves and our world."
             - Anna Halprin

Since ancient times the power of dance, storytelling, painting, and ritual have been used to reveal, heal and teach. In our approach to movement-based expressive arts, we work with the interplay between life experience and art expression to uncover and explore the compelling themes and questions in our lives. Each art medium - movement/dance, visual arts and creative writing - becomes a vehicle through which we encounter ourselves and shape new possibilities. Our dances, drawings and poetry hold metaphors and messages that allow us to reflect on and dialogue with our history, who we are now and the changes we would like to embody in our lives.

For more information scroll down or click here. Join us in dances of renewal for mind and heart, body and soul! To register, please click here or call the Tamalpa office at 415.457.8555.

Empowering Creativity Through Movement Metaphor & Dance
Anna Halprin and Taira Restar

“ Through art and dance we reclaim our primal heritage and move towards a more embodied future.”   –Anna Halprin

This workshop offers time to feel and to listen deeply to the powerful intelligence of the body, to play and express with imagination through the arts, to create personal and collective dances that have meaning, and to bring new vision to the life themes that matter to us in our daily lives.

The workshop will inlcude teachings by Taira Restar with the Life/Art Process-- exploring body mythologies through movement, poetry, and drawing. World-renowned dance innovator Anna Halprin will share her movement based life work with participants. Spontaneous and authentic dances will emerge through somatic exploration, non-stylized movements, and improvisation. Participants will generate personal and group dances and rituals that speak to the deep truth and knowing of individual and collective bodies.

Connection between body and creative expression will deepen as participants explore in the spectacular outdoor environment of the Point Reyes Seashore with Taira. There will also be a “day off” to rest or sight see.

Away from the distractions of daily life, this summer workshop will offer new resources and inspiration to take back home.

This workshop will be held at the historic Mountain Home Studio, which features indoor and outdoor studios. Sitting on the flanks of Mount Tamalpais, Mountain Home is surrounded by natural beauty. It is centrally located-- only a short drive to San Francisco, Berkeley and Napa. An accommodation list provided.

No previous dance or art experience needed.  Art materials provided.  .

The Dance Heritage Coalition has named Anna Halprin one of "America's 100 Irreplaceable Dance Treasures."  Anna Halprin's diverse career has spanned the field of dance since the late 1930s, creating revolutionary directions for the art form and inspiring fellow choreographers to take modern dance to new dimensions.  At 89 90, Halprin continues to create revolutionary work exploring the beauty of the aging body and its relationship to nature.  Halprin Ph.D. (Hon.) co-founded the Tamalpa Institute.  She is the author of Movement Ritual, Moving Toward Life, Five Decades of Transformational Dance, and Dance As A Healing Art/Returning to Health, and has numerous dance works documented on film.

Taira Restar, MA, is an artist and arts educator.  A graduate of Tamalpa training since 1983, she is on the training program faculty, as well as teaches and performs with her mentor, Anna Halprin.  She has presented this work at San Francisco State University, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Esalen Institute.

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