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Modern dance

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1054 Collections and/or Records:

Scrapbook Page: Ruth St. Denis

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Identifier: D018.01.0007.00008
Abstract

Scrapbook page with three small photographs of Ruth St. Denis dancing outside in a field and riding on a hay cart.

Dates: 1898-1981

Scrapbook Page: Ruth St. Denis in Childhood

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Identifier: D018.01.0007.00007
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Scrapbook page with a baby picture of Ruth St. Denis on one side and two pictures of her as a young lady on the other side.

Dates: 1898-1981

Sentient Fury

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Identifier: D002.01.0004.0005.00002
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Ronnie Whittaker performs with Kim Robards in her own dance ''Sentient Fury.''

Dates: 1991-1999

Seventh Symphony

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Identifier: D002.01.0002.0095.00005
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Tracey Jacobs and Ann Halaby, both of the Hannah Kahn Dance Company, perform Isadora Duncan's ''Seventh Symphony.''

Dates: 1998-2001

Shearer, Sybil, 1918-

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Identifier: D002.01.0004.0036
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Portrait of modern dancer Sybil Shearer.

Dates: Date Unknown

Shelton Lecture/Article: 'Ruth St. Denis: Popular Artist with High Art Pretensions', 1978

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Identifier: D018.01.0002.0050
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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: 1978

Siddhas of the Upper Air, 1964

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Identifier: D018.01.0019.00072
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Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn perform together in ''Siddhas of the Upper Air'' in 1964. This dance was created for the couple's golden wedding anniversary.

Dates: 1964

Silla, 1996

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Identifier: D048.01.0001.0003
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Contains (1) DVD and (1) VHS performance of Silla at Surprise Me!

Dates: 1996

Sonata Pathetique, 1925

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Identifier: D018.01.0005.00012
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Denishawn dancers in final pose from Sonata Pathetique, photographed in Tokyo. Dancers from left to right: Jane Sherman, Ernestine Day, Grace Burroughs, Doris Humphrey, Edith James, Geordie Graham, and Anne Douglas.

Dates: 1925