Ruth Page - Chicago, IL
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A memorial to dancer and choreographer Ruth Page outside of the building where she lived in downtown Chicago.
Waymark Code: WM11WQY
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2019
Views: 2
This memorial to Ruth Page is located on the sidewalk outside of 540 N. Michigan Avenue, in the city's busiest shopping district.
The memorial reads:
Ruth Page was a pioneering figure in American dance, and the most influential dance presence that Chicago has ever known. Choreographing operas into ballets, she created an innovative art form that became her signature throughout a 70-year career.
Page began dancing in 1914, and premiered in Chicago in 1919 in the leading role of The Birthday of the Infanta. In the mid-1920s, she was prima ballerina for the avant-garde Chicago Allied Arts company, and later became the ballet director for numerous other performing groups, including the Chicago Opera Company.
Chicago's annual performance of The Nutcracker, which Page first directed and choreographed in 1965, remains one of her lasting legacies. In 1970, Page founded the Ruth Page Foundation and School of Dance, which continues her legacy. Page's career reached far beyond Chicago. She performed throughout the United States and the world but kept an apartment known for its modern style in the Diana Court building at 540 North Michigan Avenue.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: On the sidewalk outside of 540 N. Michigan Avenue
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