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St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968

 Person

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:

Tanagra the Prophet Bird, 1927

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0007.00025
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis takes part in the 'pool study' while performing ''Tanagra Prophet bird'' in 1927.

Dates: 1927

Tanagra the Prophet Bird, between 1879-1985

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0007.00030
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs in ''Tanagra the Prophet Bird.''

Dates: between 1879-1985

Tanagra the Prophet Bird, 1929

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0020.00047

Tangore Poem, 1942

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0005.00023

The Ballet of the Virgins: Egypt Through Centuries

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0019.00014
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs in 'The Ballet of the Virgins' as part of the show 'Egypt Through Centuries.'

Dates: 1898-1981

The Cobra, 1942

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0005.00032

The Cobras, 1906

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Identifier: D018.01.0019.00016
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs the dance "The Cobras in Lakmi" as part of the Berlin Komische Opera in 1906.

Dates: 1906

The Dance Magazine, 1929

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Identifier: D018.01.0007.00010
Abstract

Drawing of Ruth St. Denis that appeared in ''The Dance Magazine'' in 1929.

Dates: 1929

The Dance of Taste, 1906

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Identifier: D018.01.0006.00040
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs as Radha in ''The Dance of Taste'' in 1906.

Dates: 1906

The Dance of Taste, 1906

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0019.00023
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs the ''Dance of Taste'' in the show ''Radha'' in 1906.

Dates: 1906

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Archival Object 376
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Dancers 376
Modern dance 375
Choreography 274
Choreographers 102
Dance 102