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 375 Collections and/or Records:
Josephine and Hippolyte, 1929
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn perform in ''Josephine and Hippolyte'' in 1929.
Julnar of the Sea, between 1879-1985
Denishawn Dancers perform in ''Julnar of the Sea'' on a promotional poster for the show.
Kuan Yin, 1916
Ruth St. Denis performs as Kuan Yin in 1916.
Kuan Yin, 1919
Ruth St. Denis performs as ''Kuan Yin'' in 1919.
Kwan Yin, 1919
Ruth St. Denis performs ''Kwan Yin'' in 1919.
Legend of the Peacock, between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis performs in ''The Legend of the Peacock.''
Liebestraum, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs ''Liebestraum.''
Liebestraum, between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis performs in ''Liebestraum,'' one of her most famous dances.
Liebestraum, 1922
Ruth St. Denis performs in ''Liebestraum'' in 1922.
Manuscript - Book Jackets, 1981
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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