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Denishawn School of Dancing

 Organization

Biography

School of modern dance est. in New York by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn.

Found in 293 Collections and/or Records:

Delsartean Scarf Tableux, between 1879-1985

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Identifier: D018.01.0006.00001
Abstract

Dancers perform in ''Delsartean Scarf Tableaux'' from Werner's Magazine.

Dates: between 1879-1985

Denishawn, between 1879-1968

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Identifier: D018.01.0019.00047
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis and Bobey recline and watch as other dancers perform.

Dates: between 1879-1968

Denishawn Company, 1925

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Identifier: D018.01.0006.00016
Abstract

Members of the Denishawn Company poses for a picture before sailing to Japan in 1925.

Dates: 1925

Denishawn Company, 1923

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Identifier: D018.01.0019.00060
Abstract

Members of the Denishawn Company poses for a photograph on the 1923 tour.

Dates: 1923

Denishawn House, 1932

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Identifier: D018.01.0005.00010

Denishawn on Train, 1925

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Identifier: D018.01.0005.00005
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis and company at a train on their way to the boat that will take them to the Orient, 1925.

Dates: 1925

Denishawn on Train (Duplicate), 1925

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Identifier: D018.01.0005.00009
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis and company at a train on their way to the boat that will take them to the Orient in 1925.

Dates: 1925

Dennis Family, 1890s

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Identifier: D018.01.0019.00053
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Portrait of Ruth Dennis with her family as a child. Pictured from left to right: Ruth, her father, her brother (Buzz), and mother.

Dates: 1890s

Dissertation - Research - Denishawn, 1926-1933

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Identifier: D018.01.0002.0006
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: 1926-1933

Dissertation - Research - Denishawn Revivals, 1976-1980

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Identifier: D018.01.0002.0007
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: 1976-1980

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