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 dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

 

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A dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

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