Tamalpa Institute
Tamalpa Institute is an internationally recognized nonprofit organization that offers expressive-art
Tamalpa Institute, founded in 1978, offers training programs and workshops in the Life/Art Process, a movement-based expressive arts approach that integrates movement/dance, visual arts, performance techniques and therapeutic practices. This approach supports personal, interpersonal and social transformation, teaching new models for health, psychology, art and communication. This work was originated in the 1950's by Anna Halprin, who is among the first pioneers in the contemporary Western world to use dance as a healing and transformative art. In the 1970's, Daria Halprin further developed the artistic and therapeutic aspects of this work and articulated the methodology that is currently taught in our programs. The institute is a non-profit organization and provides one of the most renowned movement-based healing arts programs in the world.
08/16/2026
The Artist Within Us All will be on view as part of the Further Triennial at Minnesota Street Project in 2027. Curated by Ruthanna Hopper and Laura Whitcomb, Label Curatorial
The Halprin Legacy Lab is pleased to announce The Artist Within Us All: The Halprins and Their Circle of Influence, a major exhibition presented by Tamalpa Institute as part of the Further Triennial at Minnesota Street Project.
Inspired by Anna Halprin's belief that the artist's role is to be a "guide who works to evoke the artist in us all," the exhibition explores the Halprin Laboratory as a vital site of postwar artistic experimentation, where dance, visual art, music, film, architecture, poetry, and performance came together through shared processes of inquiry and collaboration. Photo Credit: Susan Landor Keegin, Ceremony of Us, 1969. Photograph. Courtesy of the Halprin Legacy Lab and Museum of Performance + Design, San Francisco
The Artist Within Us All: The Halprins and Their Circle of Influence Email from Tamalpa Institute The Halprin Legacy Lab announces major exhibition The Artist Within Us All: The Halprins and Their Circle of Influence Photo Credit: Susan Landor Keegin, Ceremony of Us, 1
08/10/2026
What did Anna Halprin teach Janine Antoni about movement and art?
https://youtu.be/ui4xne6Rmjw?si=iyWCFFvJZ-KSRbq8
In the latest episode of Artforum’s Under the Influence, artist Janine Antoni talks about the artists who have shaped her practice—including her mentor, Anna Halprin.
From Halprin’s unique relationship to movement to the influence of Tehching Hsieh, Steve Paxton, Bruce Nauman, and others, Antoni offers a glimpse into the artistic lineage behind her work.
A fascinating look at how one artist’s influence can ripple across generations.
Read/watch Janine Antoni on Tehching Hsieh, Anna Halprin, Steve Paxton, and More in Artforum.
Photo credit: Artforum
08/08/2026
Unveil your inner landscape at the Self Portrait Workshop with Tamalpa Institute's co-founder, Daria Halprin, on September 2nd, 2026, from 9:00 am to 11:30 am (PDT). Embark on a journey of creativity and self-discovery through movement, drawing, and writing. Open your heart to what the mirror reveals. $80, grads $72. Join us online and be inspired!
Self Portrait Workshop with Daria Halprin Email from Tamalpa Institute Self-portraits begin with questions Photo Credit: Tamalpa Institute ONLINE WORKSHOP: Self Portraits with DARIA HALPRIN Online September 2nd, 2026 9:00 am – 11:30 am (PDT)
08/04/2026
SImone Forti (March 1935-July 2026 )
At The Halprin Studio - 1955-1959
"Branch Dance"
An enduring inspiration in art and friendship, Simone is remembered with deep love and gratitude for her life.
07/03/2026
Are you ready to transform your life? "My training at the Tamalpa Institute was a life changing experience. I am deeply grateful for this work which allowed me to come back home to my body and to live an embodied life." - Caroline Kleindienst
Embody Your Story: Begin Your Journey with Tamalpa Level 1 Email from Tamalpa Institute Discover the Halprin Life/Art Process® through movement, creativity, and personal transformation—the foundation for personal growth and professional training. Photo Credit
06/10/2026
SOLD OUT. Join the waitlist on the Esalen website. Join Daria Halprin this July at the Esalen Institute! This workshop is an invitation to return to the wisdom of the body. To listen, to express, to transform. Rooted in the Life/Art Process® developed by Anna and Daria Halprin, we will journey through movement, drawing, poetic narrative, and improvisation as pathways toward personal meaning, healing, and creative renewal. More information at Esalen.org. https://www.esalen.org/workshops/body-poetic-and-the-life-art-process-07242026
04/02/2026
Come join us this year to Call for Peace at the annual Circle the Peak and Planetary Dance in the Bay Area.
Circle the Peak and the Planetary Dance 2026! Join this year's gathering and walking meditation around the peak of Mt. Tamalpais, honoring Mt. Tam, where the Planetary Dance began, and the history of the Planetary Dance, particularly the roles of the legendary dancer Anna Halprin and the renowned Huichol shaman Don José Matsuwa. In the walking...
01/31/2026
Join Daria Halprin at Esalen Institute in March!
What if Your Life Could Be Danced? Email from Tamalpa Institute Movement, drawing, and poetry as pathways to healing with Daria Halprin | March 9–13, 2026 ESALEN WORKSHOP Photo credit: The Tamalpa Institute Movement as a Metaphor in Li
01/28/2026
Conscious Dancer Monday Love Spotlight: Natan Daskal's upcoming FREE Open Studio class happening in February! Join the Monday Love newsletter for embodiment events happening around the world.
Monday Love Spotlight on Natan Daskal! Mark your calendar for this FREE Online Open Studio Series with Tamalpa's Natan Daskal happening on the second Friday monthly, the next one is coming up on February 13th! “If your body could speak, what would it say?” Don't miss this introduction to the Halprin Life/Art Process®, an approach to...
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