Shawn, Ted. (1891–1972) & Wallmann, Margarete. (1904–1992)
Original Photograph
Evocative and unusual doubleweight sepia photograph of the two great dancers standing together, ca. 1931. Diagonal crease to upper right, a few small creases, else fine. 7.75 x 9.75 inches (19.6 x 24.7 cm.)Ted Shawn was a key figure in the founding period of modern dance. With his wife, Ruth St. Denis, he founded and performed in the "Denishawn" company, mentoring among other famous dancers, Martha Graham. Margarete Wallman was an important Austrian ballerina, choreographer, stage designer and director. In 1930 she founded her own company Tänzer-Kollektiv and staged its first production, a "movement drama" Orpheus Dionysos by Felix Emmel [de] with Wallmann as Euridike and Ted Shawn as Orpheus. Shawn subsequently invited Wallmann to teach at his Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts in Los Angeles. In 1931 the company staged Emmel's Das jüngste Gericht (The Last Judgement) for the Salzburg Festival and performed there again the following year. Due to an accident, however, Wallmann had to quit dancing. (1070)
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