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St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968

 Person

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:

Suzanne Shelton Buckley Papers on Ruth St. Denis and Other Dance Subjects

 Collection
Identifier: D018
Abstract Suzanne Shelton Buckley (1946- ) received her doctorate in American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin in 1980. She wrote her dissertation about dancer and choreographer, Ruth St. Denis (1878-1968). Her dissertation was published by Doubleday in 1981 as Divine Dancer: A Biography of Ruth St. Denis. Upon completion of her doctorate, she taught in the American Studies Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Suzanne Shelton Buckley's papers include materials from her...
Dates: 1879-1985; Majority of material found in 1978-1985

Tagore Poem, 1942

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0006.00052
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs in Tagore Poem with a large, stringed musical instrument.

Dates: 1942

Tagore Poem, between 1879-1985

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0019.00018
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs in her solo, ''Tagore Poem'' with a large, stringed musical instrument.

Dates: between 1879-1985

Tagore Poem, between 1879-1968

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0019.00019
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs in ''Tagore Poem'' with a large, stringed musical instrument.

Dates: between 1879-1968

Tagore Poem (Duplicate), 1929

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0006.00044
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs in ''A Tagore Poem'' with a large, stringed musical instrument.

Dates: 1929

Tanagra the Prophet Bird, 1929

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0006.00070

Tanagra the Prophet Bird, 1927

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0007.00025
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis takes part in the 'pool study' while performing ''Tanagra Prophet bird'' in 1927.

Dates: 1927

Tanagra the Prophet Bird

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0007.00030

Tangore Poem, 1942

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0019.00015

The Ballet of the Virgins: Egypt Through Centuries

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0019.00014
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs in 'The Ballet of the Virgins' as part of the show 'Egypt Through Centuries.'

Dates: 1898-1981

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Dancers 375
Modern dance 374
Choreography 273
Choreographers 102
Dance 102