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 384 Collections and/or Records:
Ruth St. Denis Contact Sheet, 1950
Photograph of numbered negatives of Ruth St. Denis in various costumes for "Salome."
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 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 for Legend of the Peacock
Ruth St. Denis performs "Legend of the Peacock" on stage at Jacob's Pillow.
Ruth St. Denis for Legend of the Peacock
Ruth St. Denis wears flowing skirt.
Ruth St. Denis for Legend of the Peacock
Ruth St. Denis performs outside with a large, ornate cloth prop.
Ruth St. Denis- Four Photographs
Four photographs of Ruth St. Denis performing four different dances: 'White Jade', 'Cobra', 'Yogi' and 'Black and Gold Sari.'
Ruth St. Denis- Four Photographs
Four photographs of Ruth St. Denis performing four different dances: 'White Jade,' 'Cobra,' 'Yogi' and 'Black and Gold Sari.'
Ruth St. Denis Hand Study
Ruth St. Denis' hands with exquisite jewelry.
Ruth St. Denis Illustration
Mounted poster depicting a drawing of Ruth St. Denis performing.
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