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Modern dance

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1026 Collections and/or Records:

Ruth St. Denis Concert Dancers in Soaring

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Identifier: D018.01.0005.00018
Abstract

The Denishawn Dancers perform in Soaring, choreographed by Ruth St. Denis and Doris Humphrey in 1919.

Dates: 1898-1981

Ruth St. Denis Contact Sheet, 1950

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Identifier: D018.01.0019.00031
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Photograph of numbered negatives of Ruth St. Denis in various costumes for "Salome."

Dates: 1950

Ruth St. Denis - 'Current Biography', 1959

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Identifier: D018.01.0003.0006
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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: 1959

'Ruth St. Denis Day,' Somerville, 1981

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Identifier: D018.01.0002.0049
Abstract

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: 1981

Ruth St. Denis for Legend of the Peacock

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Identifier: D018.01.0005.00065
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Ruth St. Denis performs "Legend of the Peacock" on stage at Jacob's Pillow.

Dates: 1898-1981

Ruth St. Denis for Legend of the Peacock

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Identifier: D018.01.0005.00063
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs outside with a large, ornate cloth prop.

Dates: 1898-1981

Ruth St. Denis- Four Photographs

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Identifier: D018.01.0021.00026
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Four photographs of Ruth St. Denis performing four different dances: 'White Jade', 'Cobra', 'Yogi' and 'Black and Gold Sari.'

Dates: 1898-1981

Ruth St. Denis- Four Photographs

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Identifier: D018.01.0021.00028
Abstract

Four photographs of Ruth St. Denis performing four different dances: 'White Jade,' 'Cobra,' 'Yogi' and 'Black and Gold Sari.'

Dates: 1898-1981

Ruth St. Denis Hand Study

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Identifier: D018.01.0005.00050