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.
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Denishawn in Cupid and Psyche, between 1879-1968
Dancers perform in Greek costumes on an outdoor stage.
Denishawn in O-Mika
Denishawn performs "O-Mika" at Mariarden Arts Colony.
Denishawn in O-Mika
Denishawn performs "O-Mika" at Mariarden Arts Colony.
Denishawn in Radha, 1918
Ted Shawn and Bobey recline and watch as Ruth St. Denis and other dancers perform.
Denishawn in The Nautch, 1927
Ruth St. Denis performs with Denishawn in "The Nautch."
Denishawn on Train, 1925
Ruth St. Denis and company at a train on their way to the boat that will take them to the Orient, 1925.
Dennis Family, 1890s
Portrait of Ruth Dennis with her family as a child. Pictured from left to right: Ruth, her father, her brother (Buzz), and mother.
Dissertation - Correspondence - Babylon, 1975-1980
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.
Dissertation - Correspondence - Cronies' Addresses, 1975-1980
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.
Dissertation - Correspondence - Dissertation: Drafts/Notes Chapter 3, 1980
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.
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