“Wianki 2010” - “Dances and Entertainments in the Medieval Times” spectacle at 8 pm

In 2010, for the first time in the 34 years of running historical dance schools, the Summer School will be open to instrumental musicians who would like to play for dancing. The course will follow the historical development in dance, from the earliest medieval references to the Twentieth Century. Highlights will include dances connected to the local area, including Knaresborough Castle, Ripley Castle, Castle Howard, The Victorian Spa and Pump Rooms, and Agatha Christie.

Main Classes:
SOLO SINGING – Patrizia Bovi (August 2-6)
VIOL, REBECK – Gabriele Russo
LUTE – Crawford Young
HARP – Leah Stuttard
WIND INSTRUMENTS – Goffredo Degli Esposti
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS – Massimiliano Dragoni (August 6-8)
DANCE – Véronique Daniels

DANCE
15th -century Italian dances and Basse dance. You will learn how to improvise with the choreographies of Masters Domenico and Guglielmo, with a special focus on a 14th-century dance and a basse danse de Bourgogne.
Good technical background required.