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:
Spirit of the Sea
Ted Shawn, left, kisses Ruth St. Denis, right, as they perform ''The Spirit of the Sea.''
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.
Suzanne Shelton Buckley Papers on Ruth St. Denis and Other Dance Subjects
Tagore Poem, 1942
Ruth St. Denis performs in her solo, ''Tagore Poem'' with a large, stringed musical instrument.
Tagore Poem, 1942
Ruth St. Denis plays a large stringed musical instrument, eyes closed and head tilted to right.
Tagore Poem, 1942
Ruth St. Denis performs in ''Tagore Poem'' with a large, stringed musical instrument.
Tagore Poem
Ruth St. Denis performs in drapey costume with a large, stringed instrument.
Tagore Poem- Ruth St. Denis with Sitar
Ruth St. Denis sits, left hand on head, holding large stringed musica instrument on her lap.
Tanagra the Prophet Bird, 1927
Ruth St. Denis takes part in the 'pool study' while performing ''Tanagra Prophet bird'' in 1927.
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