Renaissance

Would you like to take your medieval and Renaissance dance to the next level? Or to learn exciting new versions of delightful dances from the glorious courts of the 15th century? Wish to hone fundamental footwork and techniques? Then join my four-part workshop series and expand your repertory! We shall be covering several dances over this series, possibly to include (rate of progress allowing):  Bassadanza Pellegrina, Bassadanza Mignotta vecchia, and Gratiosa   All classes shall be recorded and shared with participants, so no worries about missing a class, or not being able to keep up - you can review every second of class at your own pace!    Cost: $20 per person for whole series   Dates: April 18, April 25, May 9, May 16 Time: 12:15 - 13:15 pm MST (GMT -7)

Would you like to explore graceful social dance from the bygone era of the great medieval and Renaissance courts? Have no real experience, or wish to review fundamental footwork and techniques (and possibly learn new versions of dances)? Then join my four-part workshop series and walk away with a fundamental grasp of both the basics and several dances. We shall be covering several dances over this series, possibly to include:  anello for two (a completely new Contessa creation in the proper style), petits vriens, and danse de cleves.   All classes are recorded and shared with participants, so no worries about missing a class, or not being able to keep up - you can review every second at your own pace!    Cost: $20 per person    Dates: April 18, April 25, May 9, May 16 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm MST (GMT -7)

Registration: https://forms.gle/U4oLmvdFzFuPgS8f9

Online Lectures on Practical Dance History of the 15th to 19th Centuries in 2021 – Munich Online Lectures on the History of Dance Practice

 

The Förderverein für historischen Tanz e.V. (Association for Supporting Historical Dance) in Munich invites interested persons to participate by Zoom in a 2021 Online Lecture on Practical Dance History:

Monika Ritthaler for un'altra volta: Improvising Historical Dance to Live Music - Enabling Dancers of Diverse Backgrounds to Create Historical Dances in Real Time: Project Description - Field Report - Outlook on the Minuet
Sunday, 27 February, 7pm

 

Those interested can request the Log-In information with Giles Bennett by email: gbdeat-foerderverein@yahoo.com.

 

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Online-Vorträge zur praktischen Tanzgeschichte des 15. bis 19. Jahrhunderts 2021 – Munich Online Lectures on the History of Dance Practice

 

Der Förderverein für historischen Tanz e.V. aus München lädt hiermit zu unserem ersten Online-Vortrag zur praktischen Tanzgeschichte in 2021 per Zoom ein:

 

Monika Ritthaler for un'altra volta: Improvising Historical Dance to Live Music - Enabling Dancers of Diverse Backgrounds to Create Historical Dances in Real Time: Project Description - Field Report - Outlook on the Minuet

Samstag, 27. Februar, 19 Uhr

 

Interessenten können die Einwahldaten bei Giles Bennett über die Emailadresse gbdeat-foerderverein@yahoo.com erfragen.

 

EDC ANNUAL LECTURE for 2021

BY ZOOM

Rehearsals, Performance Problems and Audience Reaction in Renaissance Spectacles

Speaker: Dr Jennifer Nevile

 

Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales and esteemed author of many books on Renaissance dance, including The Eloquent Body: Dance and Humanist Culture in Fifteenth-Century Italy (2004) and Dance, Spectacle and the Body Politick, 1250-1750 (2008) and very much else.

In Renaissance Europe theatrical spectacles performed in front of the monarch and court carried serious political messages regarding the relationship – both real and hoped for – between the monarch and the state. Contemporary accounts of these events often offer fulsome praise for the costumes, dancing, scenery, stage machines and songs. A successful performance greatly enhanced a country’s reputation on the international stage. Much more was at stake than an evening’s entertainment.

Yet then, as now, such multi-media events encountered problems, in rehearsal and performance. These form the focus of this paper, followed by an examination of the response of the spectators to such disasters. Did performance problems change the dynamics between performers and spectators? This is especially interesting when the king, queen or members of the ruling family were involved, either directly as dancers, or indirectly as the audience member to whom the spectacle was addressed.

The paper outlines the desire in European courts for great success, and what efforts went into achieving this, before recounting some of the disasters -- noise and over-crowding, stage-fright, properties too big to fit into the hall, and even fire. Finally, audience reactions are examined to such disasters, and the effects felt on the dynamics between audience and performers.

How to Book: Tickets are free via Eventbrite, with a suggested donation of £5 (or more).  You can donate on Eventbrite or by sending a cheque to the secretary@earlydancecircle.co.uk. The booking link is  https://tinyurl.com/EDCLecture2021. It is also on our Facebook page or at https://www.earlydancecircle.co.uk/events/

 

Danza Antica wird 40 Jahre alt. Das wird betanzt!

Mit einfachen Cotillons, Country Dances und Branles aus Renaissance und Barock, zusammen mit Freundinnen und Freunden, Bekannten und noch Unbekannten:

• 15:00 - 16:00 Kreis- und Reihentänze für die Kleinen.
• 16:00 - 17:00 Kreis- und Reihentänze auch für die Grossen.
• 17:00 - 18:30 Country Dances & Contredanses
• 18:30  20:00 Cotillons

Kaffee und Geburtstagskuchen. Freies Kommen und Gehen. Herzlich Willkommen.

 

Discover the diverse world of early dance and experience the connection between movement, music, and beauty through time at this Midsummer Early Dance and Music Virtual Festival!

Midsummer Eve is one of the spirit nights of the year, when the boundaries between the worlds are the thinnest. Let’s use this magic to travel in time! Though science says it is impossible we will use dance & music as our time travel machine. During this virtual Festival we celebrate the longest day of the year with music and dance from 15th to 20th centuries.

We will visit Italian Renaissance courts accompanied by ensemble Gaita and learn the connection between various steps and musical tempos with live music on period instruments. Darren Royston will transport us into the world of the Shakespearean England to connect the dance and theatre. We will travel with Hubert Hazebrouqc through the "long Eighteenth Century" with minuet to see how much its rhythms and even the movements changed. Edmund Fairfax will challenge the most common misconceptions about 18th century ballet and introduce us to dancers performing at magnificent Versailles, in iconic Paris Opera and in street as part of comedie de l'arte. We will visit the ballrooms and fashionable assemblies of Georgian Britain with Sasha Zargowski to learn the refined dance styles of the Enlightenment era. Elana and Egor Anosovy from Trianon dance school in Moscow will transport us in time and space to learn romantic and dashing mazurka à la russe. Charlotte Ewart will bring alive the convoluted history of British monarchy with her fun and accessible for the whole family session of dance. The Festival will be wrapped up with the Early Dance& Music themed Quiz and panel discussion with teachers to learn how they discovered early dance and a chance to ask your own questions.

The Festival will be held online on Zoom platform. The access link will be sent on the 20th of June.

More info and timetable