Ruth St Denis
1906
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1906
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Ruth St Denis is a 1906 photographic by Rotary Photographic Co., held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows dancer Ruth St Denis in a studio shot around 1906. It’s a postcard-style image from a series where threads were used to make her skirt swirl in the picture. Her pose comes from “Dance of Taste,” part of a longer work called Radha. She’s holding a clay bowl, moving as if drinking from it. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more.
A 1906 Rotary Photographic studio postcard depicts Ruth St Denis performing the Dance of Taste from her 1905 work *Radha*, which premiered in New York on January 28, 1906, and was later included in her European tour from 1906 to 1909. The image captures St Denis holding a clay bowl, her movements suggesting intoxication as she drinks, whirls, and ultimately collapses to the ground. The photograph employs hidden threads manipulated by an assistant to create the illusion of a swirling skirt. St Denis, a key figure in early modern dance, drew inspiration from global cultures, particularly…
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This 1900s London studio cranked out stiff-backed portraits with the efficiency of a factory line, dressing actors and dancers in their Sunday best before the camera.
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