Denishawn biography
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Denishawn photographs and scrapbooks
s [bulk ss]Denishawn, the company and school, was founded in Los Angeles, California by Ted Shawn (born on October 21, , in Kansas City, Missouri) and Ruth St. Denis (born on January 20, , in Newark, New Jersey) in At the time of Denishawn's founding, St. Denis was a well-known solo performer and Shawn was an up-and-coming performer and choreographer. The company, known as Denishawn Dancers, toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia from until the company was dissolved in From to , the company became the first United States-based dance company to tour Asia. While the company performed a variety of dances, most of the pieces created by St. Denis and Shawn stereotyped and culturally appropriated dress, music, and movements from East Indian, Japanese, Sri Lankan, Spanish, American Indian, Arab, and Egyptian cultures. Some of the most prominent figures in modern dance, including Martha Graham, Charles Weidman
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Ted Shawn
American dancer (–)
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| Born | Edwin Meyers Shawn ()October 21, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | January 9, () (aged&#;80) |
| Occupation | Dancer |
| Spouse | Ruth St. Denis (–) |
Ted Shawn (born Edwin Myers Shawn; October 21, – January 9, ) was an American dancer and choreographer. Considered a pioneer of American modern dance, he created the Denishawn School together with his wife Ruth St. Denis. After their separation he created the all-male company Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers. With his innovative ideas of masculine movement, he was one of the most influential choreographers and dancers of his day. He was also the founder and creator of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts.
Ted Shawn and the creation of Denishawn
[edit]Ted Shawn was born in Kansas City, Missouri on October 21, [1] Originally intending to become a minister of religion, he attended the University of Denver where he caught diphth
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Denishawn
In , dancers Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn founded a pioneering company and training school in Los Angeles that became known as Denishawn. The training they provided for their students—who also served as company members—was highly disciplined and extremely diverse in its cultural and stylistic range. Denishawn toured worldwide and was the first dance company to tour extensively in America, bringing the concept of serious dance and an appreciation of unknown cultures to American audiences. Denishawn students Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman went on to become legendary dancer-choreographers. Musical director Louis Horst led the way in the composition of music for dance, while Pauline Lawrence became a legendary accompanist, costume designer, and dance administrator. These students instructed and inspired succeeding generations, and in this way, the "family tree" of Denishawn influenced virtually every American dancer and choreographer in the twentieth cent