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Modern dance

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1018 Collections and/or Records:

Dissertation - Research - Ted Shawn (Marriage), 1927-1976

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Identifier: D018.01.0002.0034
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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.

Dates: 1927-1976

Doris Humphrey

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Identifier: D002.01.0002.0111.00001
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Doris Humphrey performs an unidentified dance in the grass.

Dates: Date Unknown

Doris Humphrey at Bennington College, 1938

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Identifier: D026.01.0001.00001.00007.00002
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Modern dancer, educator, and choreographer Doris Humphrey stands outside on lawn at Bennington College, in Bennington Vermont. Humphrey taught modern dance at Bennington School of the Dance, the first center for the study of modern dance in the United States of America.

Dates: 1938

Dorothy Bercu in Modern Dance Costume, between 1928-1934

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Identifier: B356.01.0003.0011.00002
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Dorothy Bercu is shown in a classical modern dance costume, barefoot, and is doing splits. Dorothy and her sister Harryette were vaudeville performers in the 1920s and 1930s.

Dates: between 1928-1934

DU Lamont School of Dance Publications, 1956-1959

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Identifier: D025.01.0001.0002
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Denver University,Lamont School of Dance Publications, featuring photographs created by Marshall Brooks.

Dates: 1956-1959

Duncan, Isadora, between 1877-1927

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Identifier: D002.01.0002.0028
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Photograph of dancer Isadora Duncan performing in an unidentified dance.

Dates: between 1877-1927

Early Portrait of Vera Sears, between 1930-1950

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Identifier: M272.01.0001.0002.00008
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Vera Sears poses for a picture at DU Lamont School of Music's Dance Department in Denver, Colorado. Vera Sears taught at the Children's Dance Theatre (a part of the University of Denver Lamont School of Music), serving as director for 17 years.

Dates: between 1930-1950

Egypta

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Identifier: D018.01.0006.00005

Egyptian Ballet, 1915

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Identifier: D018.01.0006.00003
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Ruth St. Denis performs with other dancers in 'Egyptian Ballet' in 1915. Left to right: Vanda Haff, Florence Andreus, Margaret Loomis, Carol Dempster, Ted Shawn, Ruth St. Denis, Chaula Monzon, Clair Niles, Yvonne Sinnaid, and Ada Foreman.

Dates: 1915

Egyptian Deities Poster, 1904

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Identifier: D018.01.0006.00002
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Poster that inspired both the ''Egypta'' and ''Radha'' dances.

Dates: 1904