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:
He is Risen, between 1879-1985
Performers gather for a luncheon while filming ''He is Risen.''
Improvisation Ludlum, between 1879-1985
Soft focus portrait of Ruth St. Denis.
Incense, 1906
Photograph of two framed images of Ruth St. Denis performing in her solo dance, 'Incense' in 1906.
Incense, between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis performs in 'The Incense' as she lights two incense burners.
Incense in later years, 1920s
Ruth St. Denis uses incense.
Ishtar of the Seven Gates, 1923-1924
Ruth St. Denis, center, Doris Humphrey, left, and Ted Shawn, right, on bier perform with members of the company in ''Ishtar of the Seven Gates'' during the 1923-1924 dance season, the second Mayer tour.
Ishtar of the Seven Gates, 1923
Ruth St. Denis performs in ''Ishtar of Seven Gates'' in 1923.
Ishtar of the Seven Gates, 1923-1924
Ruth St. Denis performs in ''Ishtar of the Seven Gates'' during the 1923-1924 dance season.
Japanese Portraits, 1951
Ruth St. Denis poses for a portrait in a Japanese garden and costume.
Josephine and Hippolyte, 1929
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn perform in ''Josephine and Hippolyte'' in 1929.
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