# Ruth St Denis (@ruth-st-denis)

Ruth St Denis was a American modern-dance pioneer. Ruth St Denis co-founded Denishawn with Ted Shawn and created theatrical dances inspired by Asian religious and performance imagery.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Ruth St Denis's public record._

## Topics

- [Legacy and Limits](/@ruth-st-denis/legacy-and-limits.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Major Work](/@ruth-st-denis/major-work.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Method and Context](/@ruth-st-denis/method-and-context.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://www.nypl.org/research/research-catalog/search?q=Ruth%20St%20Denis
- blog: https://www.loc.gov/collections/dance-materials-from-the-ruth-and-carlton-ward-collection/about-this-collection/
- blog: https://id.loc.gov/search/?q=Ruth%20St%20Denis&q=cs%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fid.loc.gov%2Fauthorities%2Fnames

## Ask this twin

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```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "ruth-st-denis", "question": "…"}`.