Concert: The English Court Masque

This concert, the first venture of The Wrocław Masque Project, is a dynamic presentation of dialogue, dance and music from various masques. The scenes are linked together by a common theme: the jealousy of the goddess Diana, when one of her nymphs wishes to marry.
Elegant nymphs and rough satyrs roam Diana's woods; but Diana's lovely servant Melia runs away with a human lover, only to be captured by wild Lunatics and scheming Witches. The Goddess of the Night and her dark attendants set out to find her, and when she is rescued, the country folk celebrate. Finally, Melia comes to the palace with her lover, and dances with the Lords and Ladies of the English Court.

With text both in Polish and English, we have the baroque background art of the Oratorium Marianum to decorate our production, and the expressive music of Baroque Future to paint the characters of all our satyrs, lunatics, nymphs and goddesses.

This Timedance Hansa production, with the dancers of the Wrocław University Early Dance Group, musicians of Baroque Future and students of the Wrocław University Philology Department, is directed by Jane Gingell and produced by Konrad Przybycień with Magda Garbacz as Music Director.

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