A Weekend dedicated to dance in 1818 in Lucca, Tuscany. 

On Friday 24th August 2018, from 9pm to 11pm, there will be a run-through of the choreography for the Grand Ball, in Palazzo Tucci in Lucca, in costumes from 1805 to 1818, held by Maestro Donald Francis from L'Atelier de Danse in Florence.

On Saturday 25th August 2018, from 6pm till 1am, there will be a Grand Napoleonic Ball with the theme "Midsummer Nights", in ball costumes from 1805 till 1818 and neoclassic faeries and elves. It will be held in Villa Rossi and its park, with Dance Master, Maestro Donald Francis and Orchestra Conductor, Maestro Valentino Zangara. There will be rides in a tethered Mongolfier Hot-Air Balloon on the lawn in front of the Villa, a fully staged performance of Mozart's Bastiano and Bastiana and a Napoleonic Buffet Froid all evening. The Villa will be lit only by real candles and there will be a full moon.

On Sunday 26th August there will be another Ball in the Royal Casino in Bagni di Lucca with the same Dance Master and Conductor. The costumes are 1805 to 1818 and the Ball is dedicated to the bicentenary of Percy Bysshe Shelley and his wife Mary staying in Bagni for the summer. Mary had just published "Frankenstein" and Percy decided to translate Plato's "Symposium", a discourse on Love and Eros. 

Jedes Mal, wenn sich im Frühjahr und Herbst die großen Türen zum Gemeindesaal in Connewitz für uns öffnen, beginnt wieder ein abwechslungsreicher Tanzabend in Leipzig. Die Musiker freuen sich über die Bühne, die Tänzer über blank poliertes Parkett und die Gäste über verschiedenste Tänze sowohl zum Zuschauen als auch zum Mitmachen.

Wir wissen schon im Voraus, dass es ein besonderer Abend sein wird, da die Stimmung im Gemeindesaal eine ganz besondere ist. Am Ende gibt es für die Darbietungen der Freydänzer und für die Beteiligung aller Gäste Applaus - und jeder verlässt den Saal mit einem Lächeln und leuchtenden Augen.

Denn durch die vielfältigen musikalischen Klänge, dem tänzerischen Geschick und den klaren Erklärungen unserer Tanzmeister bringen wir die alte Zeit in die Gegenwart. Von einfachen Branlen zum Aufwärmen bis hin zu anspruchsvollen Gassentänzen ist für jeden, der Lust und Laune hat, etwas dabei. Unser wechselndes Repertoire sorgt für Abwechslung, sodass sich ein Wiederkommen immer lohnt. Als kleiner Tipp für Interessenten: Wir empfehlen lockere Kleidung.

Kostüme sind natürlich gern gesehen aber sind keine Pflicht!

Accademia Amsterdam invites you to Perugia, to be inspired by its dreamy and mythical surroundings. This time we focus on pastoral and rural elements in music, visual arts and the Italian cuisine: "Ninfe e Pastori". Participate in out summer courses in Umbria and meet friends, while enjoying the beauty of all you hear, see and taste!

Accademia Amsterdam will treat participants with an inspiring concert at a beautiful location in the medieval centre of Perugia. For the “Piazza in Ballo” workshop baroque dance, we invite everybody to try a dance on the main square of Perugia*.

You can join the Chamber music & dance courses, whether you are an amateur, student or a music teacher: these courses are intended for (baroque) dancers, singers and instrumentalists of any level and age. We organise additional master-classes music and dance for participants who would like to obtain individual coaching in technique and style.
All interested people can attend the drawing & painting or cooking courses because of the individual approach.
For who wishes to see more of Perugia, we organize an excursion to one of the local cultural highlights.

Close to the course location you’ll find hotel Signa, where you can stay at a reduced price. We are pleased to advise you with lodging and booking of your travels. It takes only a two hours drive from Rome to reach the city.
We invite you all to Italian-style dinners at long tables, on the roof terrace of Restaurant Iris.

Click here to watch our video to get an impression.

Apply before April 1, 2018 and you will receive 5% reduction on the fee of the course. If you introduce another participant, you will receive 5% (extra) reduction on the fee of the course (only if you subscribe together). Students who study in Italy, receive 15% reduction extra on the total fee. We offer a special price to whom is participating in the master classes (choir) direction.
Prices from €275 (243£) excl. travel, lodging and meals. See our website for the terms and conditions.

Look for more information or subscription on the website of Accademia Amsterdam.

Invitation to join our Northanger Abbey Ball in Surbiton to celebrate 200 years since the posthumous publication of that same novel by our famous author, Jane Austen.
It is also the 5th anniversary of our dance class in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames: Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom Regency Dance!

Music by Green Ginger

Dancing Master Stuart Marsden and Dancing Mistress Libby Curzon 

Dancing, dinner and cash bar. 
Dress code: Regency or Highland
Tickets £60 - all payment details on the ticket application form.  See Contacts for email address   

Rehearsals at our regular weekly dance classes: Wednesdays in Surbiton and Tuesday in Fulham. 

See website www.mrsbennet.com for dates and venues.