St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968
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 377 Collections and/or Records:
A Tagore Poem, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs with veena in "A Tagore Poem," choreographed after a visit to Rabindranath Tagore's university in Calcutta.
Algerian, between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis performs ''Algerian'' in full costume.
American Ballet Theatre, 1971-1973
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.
'Angels of the Liturgy' By Ruth St. Denis, 1960
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.
Angkor Vat, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs as a snake in ''Angkor Vat.''
Angkor Vat, 1930
Ruth St. Denis performs ''Angkor Vat'' in 1930.
Angkor Vat, between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis performs wearing an elaborate headpiece and shoulder spikes in ''Angkor Vat.''
Angkor Vat, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs with Buddy Schaeffer in East Indian costumes.
Antigone, between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis performs as ''Antigone.''
Articles and Papers, 1971-1976
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.
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