Professor Margaret McGowan is a noted dance historian and historian of early modern France, one of the first scholars to focus on the history of dance, in particular in the late Renaissance and the fin-de-siècle period at the end of the nineteenth century. Author of nearly a dozen books, she has published over eighty articles and book chapters.

Zum diesjährigen Sommerseminar würdigen wir den 340sten Geburtstag des deutschen Komponisten Georg Philipp Telemann. Zu seinem umfassenden Werk zählen auch viele Tänze wie Sarabanden, Menuette, Bourées und mehr. Diese bieten uns einen großen Fundus zum Üben des Barocken Schrittmaterials und der Arbeit mit den Originalen Choreographien des 18. Jahrhunderts. In Telemanns Suiten zu literarischen Werken wie Gullivers Reisen oder Don Quijote offenbart sich Humor und Fantasie, die auch in unserem Sommerseminar nicht zu kurz kommen werden.

Due to the current health crisis and despite our attachment to the Tapis Vert in Normandy, the 6th edition of the summer courses of historical dance organized by chestnut in collaboration with Danses au (Pas)sé et HéliosKine will take place this year in Paris.

A good opportunity to experience Paris differently ! ....

This 6th edition retains all the advantages that make the success of these Summer Courses for 5 years! :

- 2 courses, 2 repertoires, 3 workshops 

Due to the current health crisis and despite our attachment to the Tapis Vert in Normandy and the welcome of Jean Galodé, its director, the 6th edition of the summer courses of historical dance organized by CHESTNUT will take place this year in Paris.

A good opportunity to experience Paris differently ! ....

This 6th edition retains all the advantages that make the success of these Summer Courses for 5 years! :

- 2 courses, 2 repertoires, 3 workshops 

« A balli, a balli liete venite  »*

                Si le monde marche sur la tête, si nous avons le sentiment d’être des marionnettes, faisons volte-face et dansons avec légèreté et humour.

                Carnaval, fête des fous sont les manifestations d’un monde inversé. Déjà connus dans l’antiquité, ces moments de logique à l’envers avec négation de l’ordre établi se codifient dès la Renaissance.