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Modern dance

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1012 Collections and/or Records:

American Painting, 1998

 Item
Identifier: D002.01.0003.0133.00003
Abstract

Left to right: William Starn, Deborah Reshotko, Meg Hill and Kelly Lehman perform together in ''American Painting.''

Dates: 1998
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / D002, The Dance Archive Photograph Collection / Photographs / Box 3: Kirov Ballet - Nancy Reynolds / Reshotko, Deborah

Ancient Airs

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Identifier: D002.01.0004.0005.00003
Abstract

Ronnie Whittaker performs with Kim Robards in her own dance ''Acnient Airs.''

Dates: 1991-1999
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / D002, The Dance Archive Photograph Collection / Photographs / Box 4: Jerome Robbins - George Zoritch / Robards, Kim

'Angels of the Liturgy' By Ruth St. Denis, 1960

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Identifier: D018.01.0003.0003
Abstract

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / D018, Suzanne Shelton Buckley Papers on Ruth St. Denis and Other Dance Subjects / Research on Ruth St. Denis / Box 3

Angkor Vat, between 1879-1968

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Identifier: D018.01.0005.00012
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Ruth St. Denis performs with Buddy Schaeffer in East Indian costumes.

Dates: between 1879-1968
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / D018, Suzanne Shelton Buckley Papers on Ruth St. Denis and Other Dance Subjects / Research on Ruth St. Denis / Box 5: Photographs

Angkor Vat, between 1879-1968

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Identifier: D018.01.0006.00056
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs as a snake in ''Angkor Vat.''

Dates: between 1879-1968
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / D018, Suzanne Shelton Buckley Papers on Ruth St. Denis and Other Dance Subjects / Research on Ruth St. Denis / Box 6: Photographs

Angkor Vat, 1930

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Identifier: D018.01.0019.00006
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Ruth St. Denis performs ''Angkor Vat'' in 1930.

Dates: 1930
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / D018, Suzanne Shelton Buckley Papers on Ruth St. Denis and Other Dance Subjects / Research on Ruth St. Denis / Box 19: Photographs

Angkor Vat, between 1879-1985

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Identifier: D018.01.0020.00056
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs wearing an elaborate headpiece and shoulder spikes in ''Angkor Vat.''

Dates: between 1879-1985
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / D018, Suzanne Shelton Buckley Papers on Ruth St. Denis and Other Dance Subjects / Research on Ruth St. Denis / Box 20: Photographs

Ann Marie Blessin Oral History, 2006

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Identifier: D009.05.0005.00009
Abstract Ann Marie Blessin recounts her early years growing up in Scotland and Canada. By the age of 13, Blessin was teaching dance, and was certified to teach Highland dancing as well as tap dancing. Blessin's grandmother wanted her to pursue a career as a nurse so she enrolled in nursing school, but never finished the degree. She talks about teaching tap dancing for the Linkletter/Tauten Dance Studio in Arizona and then in Denver, Colorado. Blessin discusses her involvement in sacred dance that...
Dates: 2006
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / D009, Friends of The Dance Archive 'Legends of Dance in Colorado' Oral Histories / Legends of Dance Honorees / Box 5: Oral Histories

Antigone, between 1879-1985

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Identifier: D018.01.0007.00021
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs as ''Antigone.''

Dates: between 1879-1985
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / D018, Suzanne Shelton Buckley Papers on Ruth St. Denis and Other Dance Subjects / Research on Ruth St. Denis / Box 7: Photographs

Arise

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Identifier: D002.01.0002.0095.00012
Abstract

Photo is black and white and is of Becky Sievers and Christine Walton performign "Arise". Photo by Fritz Penning.

Dates: 1998-2001
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / D002, The Dance Archive Photograph Collection / Photographs / Box 2: Danca Nova - Gelsey Kirkland / Hannah Kahn Dance Company

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