`Spirit of Ruth' Dances Back to Turn of the Century

Chicago Sun-Times | January 12, 1994| | Copyright

"The Spirit of Ruth St. Denis" 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday Harold Washington Library Auditorium, State and Congress

$15 (708) 848-2329

Long before women wrote books about running with the wolves or connecting with an inner goddess, there was Ruth St. Denis. One of the founders of the American modern-dance movement, Ruth St. Denis enchanted turn-of-the-century audiences with productions filled with Oriental mysticism and female-based spirituality.

"She was a strong-minded woman, and there weren't a lot of role models around for her to draw on," said Stephanie Clemens, who will ...

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