num_pages: 354
description: The turbulent career of Ruth St. Denis embraced the whole creative flux of artistic and spiritual movements in the early 20th century. Drawing on St. Denis's own diaries and letters, as well as on interviews with students and colleagues, Shelton illuminates both the tumultuos life of one of dance's most charismatic first ladies and the origins of modern dance itself.
language: English
title: Ruth St. Denis: A Biography of the Divine Dancer
titlecomplete: Ruth St. Denis: A Biography of the Divine Dancer (American Studies Series)
ratings_count: 12
publisher: Univ of Texas Pr