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:
Color Study of the Madonna
Ruth St. Denis performs as the Gold Madonna in the ''Color Study of the Madonna.''
Contact Sheet of Denishawn Players
Photograph of a photo board with photos of Denishawn Players. Some of the photos are crossed out. Photos of "The Nautch," "Spirit of the Sea," and others can be seen.
Contact Sheet of Unidentified Performance
Photograph of numbered negatives of Ruth St. Denis and others performing on stage.
Cuardo Flamenco, 1923
Ruth St. Denis performs 'Cuardo Flamenco' with other dancers in 1923. Left to right, Ted Shawn, Martha Hardy, Pauline Lawrence, George Steares, Louise Brooks, Ann Douglas, Charles Wiedman, Ruth St. Denis as La Gitana, Leanore Sheffer, Doris Humphrey, J. Roy Busclark, unidentified girl, Therea Sadowska and Robert Gorham.
'Current Biography' By Ruth St. Denis, Poems, 1963
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.
Dance Lesson Flyer
Drawing of Ruth St. Denis on front of promotional flyer for dance lessons St. Denis and Ted Shawn taught together.
Dance of the Royal Ballet of Siam, 1918
Ruth St. Denis poses in ''Dance of the Royal Ballet of Siam.''
Denishawn Company on Tour, 1923
Members of the Denishawn Company poses for a photograph on the 1923 tour.
Denishawn Company Sails for Japan, 1925
Members of the Denishawn Company poses for a picture before sailing to Japan in 1925.
Denishawn House, 1932
Ruth St. Denis with dancers from the Denishawn House.
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