Anna Halprin's Planetary Dance
“Few dance artists have been as influential as Anna Halprin. In her nine decades as a dancer, she has redefined the art form, abandoning conventions and embracing the wide open field of creative expression. She has brought the healing power of embodied creativity to people around the world. The Tamalpa Institute, International Tamalpa branches and Associates celebrate the life’s work of this amazing woman, co-founder of The Tamalpa Institute, who continues to be a source of inspiration, peace, and social transformation.”
CIRCLE THE EARTH
The planetary dance is a dance of peacemakers.
A dance that makes peace with itself,
makes peace between the performers,
makes peace with the Spirit, and ultimately makes peace with the Earth on which it moves.
Image: Planetary Dance
Join in celebrating the 44th year of the Planetary Dance. A dance for peace among peoples and peace with the Earth. This year's theme is Climate Action.
In June 2023 Marie Motais (France) and Audicia Lynne Morley (UK) - assisted by Chloé Noble (France), collaborated in offering a week long advanced facilitator training in Anna Halprin's iconic "Circle the Earth" and "Planetary Dance" healing community ritual. This training was to honour and celebrate Anna Halprin’s iconic work and the 43rd year of the Planetary Dance. Following the success of the advanced facilitator training we will be offering three opportunities to connect with the Planetary Dance in 2024
- May 23rd - 26th 2024: Findhorn, Scotland. 4 day introduction to the Planetary Dance community ritual.
- Sunday 26th May 2024: Findhorn, Scotland. Planetary Dance event. Open to the public
- June 13th - 16th 2024: Brittany, France. 4 day introduction to the Planetary Dance community ritual.
- Sunday 16th June 2024: Brittany, France. Planetary Dance event. Open to the public
- September 25th - 29th 2024: Brittany, France.
Advanced Circle the Earth Five Day Workshop.
- Open to those who have completed the introduction to the Planetary Dance workshop, a Tamalpa Level 2 Graduate or a Graduate of Marie Motais training.
Introduction to the Planetary Dance Community Ritual workshop
This workshop is designed to introduce participants to the Planetary Dance, it's history, intention and score that enables participants to offer the Planetary Dance in their own communities.
Advanced Circle The Earth Five Day workshop
This advanced workshop explores the larger context in which the Planetary Dance enactment takes place. We will be working with the rich and in-depth processes as designed by Anna and Lawrence Halprin that enable collective creativity and community healing that support the transformative enactment of the Planetary Dance. The Planetary Dance was originally part of the processes of Circle The Earth.
The Planetary Dance was devised by Anna Halprin and community in 1980 as a call to enact a positive myth in dance. It has now been performed in over 35 countries around the world and is celebrating its 44th year.
Watch VideoIf you are interested in hosting a Planetary Dance Event in your community, school, conference, organization or place of work to support community renewal and healing in the UK contact Audicia.
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