Denishawn School of Dancing
Biography
School of modern dance est. in New York by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn.
Found in 299 Collections and/or Records:
Black Nautch, 1950
Ruth St. Denis performs as the ''Black Nautch.''
Box 1: Asian Tour Photo Album and Scrapbook, 1925-1926
This box contains (2) photo albums/scrapbooks from Denishawn's tour of Asia in 1925 to 1926. These albums include photographs of Ted Shawn, Ruth St. Denis, Doris Humphrey, and other company members. The books were given by their owner to Pauline Lawrence who annotated some of the photos herself.
Burmese, 1929
Ruth St. Denis performs with two parisols in ''Burmese'' in 1929.
Cadman Nautch, 1955
Ruth St. Denis ruffles her skirts as she performs ''Cadmons Naucht'' at Jacobs Pillow in 1955.
Contact Sheet of Denishawn Players, between 1879-1968
Photograph of a photo board with some of the pictures crossed out.
Contact Sheet of Unidentified Performance, between 1879-1968
Photograph of numbered negatives of Ruth St. Denis and others performing on stage.
Cuardo Flamenco, 1923
Ruth St. Denis performs 'Cuardo Flamenco' with other dancers in 1923. Left to right, Ted Shawn, Martha Hardy, Pauline Lawrence, George Steares, Louise Brooks, Ann Douglas, Charles Wiedman, Ruth St. Denis as La Gitana, Leanore Sheffer, Doris Humphrey, J. Roy Busclark, unidentified girl, Therea Sadowska and Robert Gorham.
Dance Lesson Flyer, between 1879-1968
Drawing of Ruth St. Denis on front of promotional flyer for dance lessons St. Denis and Ted Shawn taught together.
Dance of the Royal Ballet of Siam, 1918
Ruth St. Denis performs in ''Dance of the Royal Ballet of Siam.''
Dance We Must, between 1879-1985
Photograph of Ruth St. Denis twirling in a full white skirt on the back of an announcement of a new Illustrated edition of Dance We Must.
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- Modern dance -- United States -- History 2
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