October, 1-3, 2021

DENISHAWN: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn Denishawn

DENISHAWN: Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, the Mother and Father of American Modern Dance. A program of rarely seen dances, created in the early 1900s,  performed by Arthur Aviles, PeiJu Chien Pott, Christine Dakin, Antonio Fini, Nina Jirka, Valentina Kozlova, Bradley Shelver, Limon2, and a trio from the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble.  pianists Jonathan Howard Katz and Melody Fader.

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A photo of dancers lifting another up in the air in a studio of a Summer MELT workshop. There is a standing lamp off to one corner as the lifted dancer reaches up in the air. Photo by Rachel Keane.

 

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