Animal Ritual

Animal Ritual (1971) was based on Anna's belief that group situations provided a special reality where the self imposed limits of physical and emotional blocks could be surmounted. Animal Ritual premiered August 6-7, 1971 at the American Dance Festival, Connecticut College. The piece was choreographed and performed by Anna Halprin and San Francisco Dancers Workshop, featured music by Richard Friedman and James Fletcher Hall, with lighting by Patric Hickey.