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 376 Collections and/or Records:
Maraiden Arts Colony, 1922
Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn and dancers at the Maraiden Arts Colony in 1922. (Martha Graham, center, with back to tree.)
Miriam, Sister of Moses, 1919
Ruth St. Denis performs in ''Miriam, Sister of Moses'' in 1919.
Mona Vana, 1932
Ruth St. Denis performs in the play ''Mona Vana'' in 1932.
Nautch
Ruth St. Denis performs in ''Nautch'' in the 1920s.
Nautch, 1960s
Ruth St. Denis performs ''Nautch'' in the 1960s.
Nautch Dance, between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis performs a Nautch Dance.
Nautch Dance, between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis performs a Nautch Dance.
Nautch Painting, 1922
Print of a painting of Ruth St. Denis performing a Nautch Dance.
Needlecraft, 1931
'Needlecraft' magazine featuring a colored drawing of Ruth St. Denis in an East Indian costume.
North African, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn perform in North Africa.
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