Ted Shawn

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choreographer dance teacher dancer modern dancer person

Ted Shawn was a pioneering American modern dance choreographer and teacher who helped establish modern dance in the United States and co-founded the influential Denishawn company.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	choreographer → dance teacher → dancer → modern dancer → person →
awardReceived	Heritage Award from the National Dance Association →
birthName	Edwin Myers Shawn →
burialPlace	Becket, Massachusetts, United States →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
coFounderOf	Denishawn → Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1891-10-21 →
dateOfDeath	1972-01-09 →
educatedAt	University of Denver →
employer	Denishawn → Jacob's Pillow →
fieldOfWork	choreography → dance → dance education →
founded	Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers →
genre	modern dance →
hasInfluenced	contemporary dance education in the United States →
hasRole	artistic director of Jacob's Pillow →
influenced	American modern dance → male dance in the United States →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	modern dance →
name	Ted Shawn →
notableFor	pioneering modern dance in the United States →
notableIdea	promotion of dance as a masculine art form →
notableWork	Denishawn company → Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers → development of Jacob's Pillow →
occupation	choreographer → dance teacher → dancer →
partnerInBusinessWith	Ruth St. Denis →
placeOfBirth	Kansas City, Missouri, United States →
placeOfDeath	Orlando, Florida, United States →
religion	Christian Science →
residence	Becket, Massachusetts, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Ruth St. Denis →
taught	Charles Weidman → Doris Humphrey → Martha Graham →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jacob's Pillow →	foundedBy
Ted Shawn →	name
Ted Shawn Theatre →	namedAfter