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St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968

 Person

Biography

http://www.ruhaniat.org/lineage/RSDBio.php (b. Ruth Dennis in rural New Jersey, year given by various sources as 1877, 78, 79 or 80. The daughter of a strong-willed and highly educated woman (Ruth Emma Dennis was a physician by training), St. Denis was encouraged to study dance from an early age. Her early training included Delsarte technique, ballet lessons with the Italian ballerina Maria Bonfante, and popular social dance forms. Ruth began her professional career in New York City in 1892 ... career as a solo artist began in 1905 with Radha ... In 1914 St. Denis married Ted Shawn, one of her dance partners, and the next year they founded the Denishawn dance school and company in Los Angeles.

Found in 376 Collections and/or Records:

Ruth St. Denis - Photographs: Intex, photocopies, correspondence, between 1879-1985

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Identifier: D018.01.0007.0001
Abstract

Materials generated by Suzanne Shelton Buckley during her research for her dissertation and manuscript on Ruth St. Denis (1879-1968), a dancer and choreographer who was a seminal figure in modern dance. The dissertation was published by Doubleday in 1981 as Divine Dancer: A Biography of Ruth St. Denis.

Dates: between 1879-1985

Ruth St. Denis - Photographs: Negatives, between 1879-1985

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Identifier: D018.01.0007.0002
Abstract

Materials generated by Suzanne Shelton Buckley during her research for her dissertation and manuscript on Ruth St. Denis (1879-1968), a dancer and choreographer who was a seminal figure in modern dance. The dissertation was published by Doubleday in 1981 as Divine Dancer: A Biography of Ruth St. Denis.

Dates: between 1879-1985

Ruth St. Denis Portrait, 1910

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Identifier: D018.01.0019.00022

Ruth St. Denis Portrait, between 1879-1968

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Identifier: D018.01.0020.00024
Abstract

Portrait of Ruth St. Denis performing in a simple gown and transparent wrap.

Dates: between 1879-1968

Ruth St. Denis Portrait, between 1950-1960

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Identifier: D018.01.0020.00038
Abstract

Portrait of Ruth St. Denis sitting in a white gown and flowing white drape.

Dates: between 1950-1960

Ruth St. Denis with Scarf, 1894

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Identifier: D018.01.0019.00064

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Dancers 375
Modern dance 374
Choreography 273
Choreographers 102
Dance 102