Ted Shawn's Cosmic Dance of Siva

The January/February/March, 2009 issue of Hinduism Today will bring the fascinating story of Ruth St. Denis, the revolutionary modern dancer who introduced to the West India-inspired choreographies. We thought you would like to see this small excerpt of a performance by her husband, Ted Shawn, entitled "The Cosmic Dance of Shiva." Copyrighted to the documentary "Denishawn" by the New Jersey Center Dance Collective, here under fair use as a brief portion of the work.

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[ploplisphilin]

Well, at least we know what inspired the Coneheads' skull shapes.

[injamaven]

this looks stupid. Is he making fun?

[Nitaydas]

Naif... The Modern Dance is naif... Just an insult for the millenary tradition of The Natyasastra, Toltecáyotl and Eleussis Misteries...

[kumarsa108]

@Shanniquitie No, this was what someone from the west limited interpretation was.

[kumarsa108]

Lol its nothing like Shiva Tandav which is incredibly powerful and impressive.

[yelloworangered]

Wonderful! I love the way that she used the capabilities of film to make that bat entrance and transformation!

[weykapuy]

I think it's nice and advanced to the 20's

[tigrismus]

You guys realize this was from the 1920's, right? Modern dance was still fairly new, and the world was not as interconnected as now, so don't judge too harshly.

[Shanniquitie]

@pranavananda09 this is what the west thinks of shiva

[JakePelka]

O.o'