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:
Scrapbook Page: Ruth St. Denis
Scrapbook page with three small photographs of Ruth St. Denis dancing outside in a field and riding on a hay cart.
Scrapbook Page: Ruth St. Denis and Unidentified Woman
Scrapbook page with one small picture of two women outside.
Scrapbook Page: Ruth St. Denis in Childhood
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.
Shelton Lecture/Article: 'Ruth St. Denis: Popular Artist with High Art Pretensions', 1978
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.
Siddhas of the Upper Air, 1964
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.
Sonata Pathetique, 1879 - 1985
Ruth St. Denis and dancers perform in Beethoven's ''Sonata Pathetique.''
Spirit of the Sea, between 1879-1985
Ted Shawn, left, kisses Ruth St. Denis, right, as they perform ''The Spirit of the Sea.''
Spirit of the Sea, 1927
Ruth St. Denis poses in the ocean for a promotional photograph for ''Spirit of the Sea,'' performed in 1927.
Straussiana, 1925
Ruth St. Denis dances around a sun dial as she performs ''Straussiana'' in 1925.
Straussiana, 1925
Ruth St. Denis wears a black dress and pearls as she performs in ''Straussiana'' in 1925.
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