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:
The Yogi, 1954
Ruth St. Denis performs in ''The Yogi.'
The Yogi at Jacob's Pillow, 1954
Ruth St. Denis performs ''The Yogi'' at the Jacob's Pillow Theatre in 1954.
Theodora
Ruth St. Denis performs as ''Theodora'' in her royal garments.
Theodora Empress of Byzantium, 1918
Ruth St. Denis performs as ''Theodora, Empress of Byzantium'' in 1918.
Theodora Empress of Byzantium, 1918
Ruth St. Denis performs as ''Theodora, Empress of Byzantium'' in 1918.
Thesis: Bibliography; Drafts, 1970-1973
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.
Tillers of the Soil, 1916
Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis perform in ''Tillers of the Soil.''
Tribute to Loie Fuller, 1954
Ruth St. Denis performs with sheer, butterfly wing-like props.
Tribute to Loie Fuller, 1954
Ruth St. Denis performs with sheer, butterfly wing-like props.
Tribute to Loie Fuller, 194
Ruth St. Denis performs with sheer, butterfly wing-like props.
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