St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968
Person
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 378 Collections and/or Records:
Algerian, between 1879-1985
Item
Identifier: D018.01.0020.00069
Overview
Ruth St. Denis performs ''Algerian'' in full costume.
Dates:
between 1879-1985
American Ballet Theatre, 1971-1973
File
Identifier: D018.01.0003.0002
Overview
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:
1971-1973
'Angels of the Liturgy' By Ruth St. Denis, 1960
File
Identifier: D018.01.0003.0003
Overview
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:
1960
Angkor Vat, between 1879-1985
Item
Identifier: D018.01.0020.00056
Overview
Ruth St. Denis performs wearing an elaborate headpiece and shoulder spikes in ''Angkor Vat.''
Dates:
between 1879-1985
Angkor Vat, between 1879-1968
Item
Identifier: D018.01.0006.00056
Overview
Ruth St. Denis performs as a snake in ''Angkor Vat.''
Dates:
between 1879-1968
Angkor Vat, 1930
Item
Identifier: D018.01.0019.00006
Overview
Ruth St. Denis performs ''Angkor Vat'' in 1930.
Dates:
1930
Antigone, between 1879-1985
Item
Identifier: D018.01.0007.00021
Overview
Ruth St. Denis performs as ''Antigone.''
Dates:
between 1879-1985
Articles and Papers, 1971-1976
File
Identifier: D018.01.0003.0001
Overview
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:
1971-1976
Berlin Konische Opera, 1906
Item
Identifier: D018.01.0019.00016
Overview
Ruth St. Denis performs the dance ''The Calrras in Hahmi'' as part of the Berlin Komische Opera in 1906.
Dates:
1906
Black Nautch, 1950
Item
Identifier: D018.01.0006.00047
Overview
Ruth St. Denis performs as the ''Black Nautch.''
Dates:
1950