moderndance
73 photos tagged moderndance, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.
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Recent uploads
The last upload was September 2020.
Denishawn dancers (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded September 2020
Denishawn dancers (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded September 2020
St. Denis and Shawn (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded September 2020
Shawn (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded September 2020
St. Denis and Shawn (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded September 2020
Margaret Barr's "Strange Children" [ballet], 1955 / photographer unknown from State Library of New South Wales uploaded August 2010
Ruth St Denis in costume. from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Ruth St Denis in costume. from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Ruth St Denis in costume. from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Ruth St Denis in The Greek Veil Plastique. Used in vaudevil... from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Ruth St. Denis in first costume for Radha. Bust portrait. from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Ruth St. Denis in Radha. from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Ruth St. Denis in Radha. from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Ruth St. Denis in Radha. from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Ruth St. Denis in Radha. from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
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Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn at Mariarden.
- 1 older comment, and then…
- Silvia C·go said:
Denishawn dancers (LOC)
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swanq said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denishawn_school "The Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts, founded in 1915 by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn in Los Angeles, California, helped many perfect their dancing talents and became the first dance academy in the United States to produce a professional dance company."
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NoVaBeth said:
I believe that may be Louise Brooks, second from right.
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swanq said:
NoVaBeth : it certainly seems possible to me.
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Brooks
She danced with the Denishawn troupe from 1922 (at the age of 15) through 1924.
We've seen a portrait of her earlier in the Bain stream, but likely taken later:
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swanq said:
dantebea.com/2014/05/08/denishawn-dance-company/ has a copy of this group photo and reckons the dancer in the center is Martha Graham.
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Hanna (LOC P&P) said:
Thanks for the teamwork all on identifying some of these dancers. We will include their names in the online record.
Ted Shawn and pupils at Mariarden. (The Dance Dept. of this...
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billyjane said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Queer Vintage, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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TellurideSnowBunny said:
the way a woman SHOLD be treated. :D
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Cyanna Goold said:
I think these are all men. Amazing photo.
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fixed advertisement said:
It's Amazing !
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Nika_Hrašovec_Photography's_Magic said:
Very vintage and very beautiful shot :)