13th "Cracovia Danza" Court Dance Festival

The 'Cracovia Danza' Court Dance Festival is the biggest show of court dance in all Europe.(Bill Tuck 2007)

Held annually, the Festival was first launched in 2000 to mark the granting of the title of "The European Capital of Culture" to Krakow.

It was initiated in the era of rekindled interest in the history of dance, the need to return to the sources of the common European heritage and the willingness to come together and exchange experiences among a wide group of historical dance ensembles active in Poland and abroad.

The leitmotif of the 2012 "Cracovia Danza" Court Dance Festival will be "Court Dance in the 18th Century".

During the final performance and other Festival events different styles of dance performed in the 18th century will be presented. The French Baroque dance, so-called "Belle danse" and its varieties from the Austrian, German, English and Italian courts, will be seen in the Festival performances and presentations.

Apart from the European dances of the 18th century the audience will be able to admire the classical kathak dance compositions created in the Moghol dynasty's court in the 18th century.

One of the highlights of this year's Festival will be a lecture delivered by a special guest of the Festival, dance historian professor Claudia Jeschke from Salzburg accompanied with a presentation of "Chaconne" from W.A. Mozart's "Idomeneo" performed by Rainer Krenstetter, soloist of the Berlin Opera.
 


We hope that like in the previous years, the 2012 Festival will afford both the participants of the workshops and the final presentations, as well as the organizers, and above all, the audience, unforgettable artistic experiences, and we trust that together we will be able to serve Terpsichore faithfully...

We cordially invite you to participate in the 13th "Cracovia Danza" Court Dance Festival, both in the workshops as well as in other Festival events.

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The details of the forthcoming edition of the 13th ‘Cracovia Danza’ Court Dance Workshops which will be held during the 13th ‘Cracovia Danza’ Court Dance Festival under the theme of ‘Court Dance in the 18th Century’are the following:

Organizers:

• Ardente Sole Foundation
• Cracovia Danza Court Ballet
• Villa Decius Association

The 2012 workshops with teachers are:

1. Baroque dance - Barbara Segal
2. English dance (country dances) - Barbara Segal
3. 17th century Italian dance - Barbara Sparti
4. French Renaissance dance - Marie-Claire Le Corre
5. 18th century Polish dance - Leszek Rembowski
6. Indian court dance Kathak - Alaknanda
7. Pantomime - Commedia dell'arte - Krzysztof Antkowiak
8. Historical flag-juggling - Gabriele Mantovani
9. Court dance for children (aged 7-12) - Marie-Claire Le Corre

More details at http://cracoviadanza.pl/en,warsztaty