Daria Halprin

Daria Halprin: dancer, poet, teacher, and author, is among the leading pioneers in the field of movement/dance and expressive arts therapy. Following a career in stage performance as a member of the Anna Halprin’s Dancers Workshop Company, and in film, most notably Antonioni’s Zabriskie Point, she turned to the healing power of the arts. With her mother Anna Halprin, she co-founded the Tamalpa Institute where she directs training programs in movement/dance and expressive arts education, therapy and performance. Her work bridges the fields of somatic psychology, movement/dance therapy, expressive arts therapy, and performance. Published writings include: Coming Alive; The Expressive Body in Life, Art and Therapy; contributing author Expressive Arts Therapy: Principles and Practices, Poesis: Essays On the Future of the Field; Dance, Somatics and Spiritualties: Body Ensouled, Enacted and Entranced. She teaches in educational, health and art centers throughout the world.