Modern dance
Found in 1014 Collections and/or Records:
Ruth St. Denis - 'Current Biography', 1959
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.
Ruth St. Denis dancers in Soaring, between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis and dancers perform ''Soaring.''
Ruth St. Denis Dances with a Bowl on Her Head, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis twirls with a bowl on her head.
'Ruth St. Denis Day,' Somerville, 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.
Ruth St. Denis Hand Study, between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis' hands with exquisite jewelry.
Ruth St. Denis in filmy drapes, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs wearing filmy white drapes.
Ruth St. Denis in Kitty, 1944
Ruth St. Denis as the Duchess of Marlborough in Paramount film "Kitty."
Ruth St. Denis in Meadow, 1952
Ruth St. Denis wears oriental dress in a meadow. Photos inscribed with "Baribault '52."
Ruth St. Denis in Nautch Dance, 1918
Ruth St. Denis performs (center) with other dancers at Denishawn Theatre in Westlake Park.
Ruth St. Denis in Zaza
Ruth St. Denis in a ballet costume preparing to perform in ''Zaza.''