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 274 Collections and/or Records:
Ruth St. Denis (Duplicate), 1950
Portrait of Ruth St. Denis in a pink gown and yellow wrap during the spring of 1950 in Winchester, California.
Ruth St. Denis (Duplicate), between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs in a draping white gown.
Ruth St. Denis (Duplicate), between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis poses for a portrait in the wilderness.
Ruth St. Denis (Duplicate), between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs in a black gown.
Ruth St. Denis Hand Study, between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis' hands with exquisite jewelry.
Ruth St. Denis Illustration
Mounted poster depicting a drawing of Ruth St. Denis performing.
Ruth St. Denis in Burmese Costume
Ruth St. Denis rehearses in a Burmese costume with two parisols. The show was never performed.
Ruth St. Denis in filmy drapes
Ruth St. Denis performs wearing filmy white drapes.
Ruth St. Denis in her First Lace Dancing Dress, 1896
Ruth St. Denis wears a dance costume in 1896.
Ruth St. Denis in Kitty, 1944
Ruth St. Denis as the Duchess of Marlborough in Paramount film "Kitty."
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 273
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Choreography 273
- Modern dance 273
- California 2
- New York (N.Y.) 2
- Yosemite National Park (Calif.) 2