Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn: Physical Culture Magazine, 1917...

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn: Physical Culture Magazine, 1917 via The New York Public Library

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Ted Shawn

Ted Shawn

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Ted Shawn (1891–1972) Shawn found inspiration in indigenous...

Ted Shawn (1891–1972)

Shawn found inspiration in indigenous dance rites and created numerous dances based on his interpretations, including Invocation to the Thunderbird (1921); The Feather of the Dawn (1923); Zuni Ghost Dance (1931); and Hopi Indian Eagle Dance (1934).

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