Dancing for Men by Ted Shawn

Item Information

Title:
Dancing for Men by Ted Shawn
Description:
A typed copy of an article titled "Dancing for Men" written by Ted Shawn encouraging dancing for men. In the article, he describes the reasons why dancing was a good exercise and how it permitted the expression of feelings and thought through an art. In the pamphlet he went deeper, explaining posture, movement, space consciousness, music, subject matter, and themes in dance.
Creator:
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
Date:
[1932?–1960?]
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Ted Shawn Papers
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Faculty
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
Jacob's Pillow
Dancers
Dance
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
10 Pages
Link to Item:
https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/15872
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Ted Shawn was the founder and director of the Jacob’s Pillow, a dance center, school and performance space located in Becket, Massachusetts. The organization is known for the oldest internationally acclaimed Summer dance festival in the United States. Ted Shawn also taught at Springfield College during the 1932-33 school year, and a number of Springfield College students went on tour with Shawn in the first all-male modern dance troupe. Ted Shawn (October 21, 1891 - January 9, 1972), originally Edwin Myers Shawn, was one of the first notable male pioneers of American modern dance. Along with creating Denishawn with former wife Ruth St. Denis, he also created the well-known, all-male company Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers. He was also the founder and creator of the 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.
Identifier:
ms520-02-01-09-001