Ruth St. Denis Papers, 1880-1968

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Ruth St. Denis Papers, 1880-1968

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Ruth St. Denis (1880-1968) appeared in Broadway musicals as a teenager and was a protégé of David Belasco. She based her career on interpretations of dances from India, Egypt and Asia with titles such as Cobras, Incense, Radha, Egypta, and O-Mika. In 1914, Ruth teamed up with Ted Shawn to create a school called Denishawn in Los Angeles. She was also the founder of the Society for the Spiritual Arts (1934) and began the Church of the Divine Dance at her studio in Los Angeles (1946). The collection consists of 200 bound volumes of handwritten journals, as well as 27 rolls of diaries on microfilm, beginning at the turn of the century and continuing until the weeks before St. Denis's death.

163 boxes (81.5 linear ft.); 10 oversize boxes

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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St.Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968

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Ruth St. Denis was an American dancer and dance teacher. From the description of Postcard, 1945. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007242 Dancer and faculty member. From the description of Miscellaneous papers, 1926-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155538190 Ruth St. Denis was one of the pioneers of modern dance. She first gained attention dancing with David Belasco's company, an experience which exposed her to European and Asian tradition...