
William Kempe
English actor and dancer
Ted Shawnwas a pioneer of American modern dance. He created the Denishawn School together with his wife Ruth St.
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Ted Shawnwas a pioneer of American modern dance. He created the Denishawn School together with his wife Ruth St. Denis. After their separation he created the all-male company Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers. With his innovative ideas of masculine movement, he was one of the most influential choreographers and dancers of his day. He was also the founder and creator of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts, and “was knighted by the King of Denmark for his efforts on behalf of the Royal Danish Ballet.”
I wanted to see if the American man in plain brown pants and a bare torso could speak profound things.
American dancer
Dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.
American dancer
I believe that dance communicates man’s deepest, highest and most truly spiritual thoughts and emotions far better than words, spoken or written.
American dancer