Mit unseren Online-Tanztagen wollen wir ein Schlaglicht auf die Entwicklung des Tanzes im deutschsprachigen Raum über drei Jahrhunderte werfen. Von den Festen und Bällen der Habsburger im frühen 17. Jahrhundert spannen wir den Bogen über frühe "Contratänze" auf der Bühne und dem Fastnachtstreiben am Dresdner Hof bis hin zum ersten „Fundamentaltanz“ des Barock, die Courante. Am zweiten Tag erhalten wir Einblick in die zahlreichen Tanzquellen im 18. Jahrhundert, eine der bekanntesten Regisseurinnen für Barockopern erzählt uns von ihrer Arbeit, wir hören vom „polnischen Tanz“ in Deutschland und beschließen den Tag am Stuttgarter Hof mit den umfangreichen Notizbüchern des Tanzmeisters Michel Saint Léon.

Neben Vorträgen sind auch Tanzdemonstrationen, ein Interview und abschließende Diskussionen mit den Tagesreferenten vorgesehen.

Die Beiträge werden mitgeschnitten und sind für registrierte Teilnehmer noch einen Monat auf YouTube abrufbar.

Mehr unter https://danceandhistory.org/de/aktivitaeten/dance-history-online.html

Baroque Dance Workshops: Steps in Context

A mix of Technique, Notation Reconstruction and Presentation Skills dances, you don't need to be able to read notation for these classes but a copy of the notation will be available for those interested.

Saturdays, 10:30am to 5:00pm (UK time)

April 17th; May 15th; June 26th; July 17th; August 7th.

Session 1: 10:30am - 1:15pm; All levels, beginners welcome

Session 2: 2:15pm - 5:00pm; Intermediate/Advanced, no beginners

Payment can be made in GB pounds, Euros or US Dollars, by UK cheque, PayPal or bank transfer.

For further information, please contact Philippa: philippa@ukbaroquedance.com

Baroque Dance Technique classes with Philippa Waite

Friday evenings, 6.00pm - 9:30pm (UK time)

Session 1: 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Technique all levels, beginners welcome

Session 2: 8:15pm - 9:30pm, Technique intermediate/advanced, no beginners

April to July 2021 Series:

April 9th & 23rd; May 7th & 21st; June 4th & 18th, July 2nd, 16th, 30th.

Payment can be made in GB pounds, Euros and US Dollars, by UK cheque, PayPal or bank transfer.

For further information, please contact Philippa: philippa@ukbaroquedance.com

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Dance Through the Ages

From the Middle Ages to the Early Twentieth Century, including The Elizabethan ans English Regency periods.

Wednesday evenings, 8:15 to 9:15pm (UK time)

April 14th & 28th; May 12th & 26th; June 9th & 23rd; July 7th & 21st; August 4th.

Payment can be made in GB pounds, Euros or US Dollars, by UK cheque, PayPal or bank transfer.

For further information please contact Philippa: philippa@ukbaroquedance.com

The Early Dance Circle has prepared a special programme of dance and music composed by Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729 – 14.12.1780) on 14 December 2020.

Sancho is famous nowadays as a man of letters and the first African to vote in a British election. But now you can look forward to reconstructions of Sancho’s choreographies and music by the Hampshire Regency Dancers, Quadrille Club and Green Ginger, as well as discussions and interviews with some knowledgeable experts on his career:

Meryl Thomson (Green Ginger), who recently recorded the CD “Dances for a Princess”. Paul Cooper, a specialist in Regency dance, who has worked a good deal on Sancho. Sally Petchey, author of a recent book about the life and dances of Ignatius Sancho: Dances for a Princess, humbly dedicated (with permission) to the Princess Royal by Her Royal Highnesses Most Obedient Servant Ignatius Sancho.

Put the 14 December in your diary. The premiere of the programme will be on the EDC Facebook page or YouTube channel, and remain available to watch later. The link to the Premiere will be shared when available. 

EDC ANNUAL LECTURE for 2021

BY ZOOM

Rehearsals, Performance Problems and Audience Reaction in Renaissance Spectacles

Speaker: Dr Jennifer Nevile

Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales and esteemed author of many books on Renaissance dance, including The Eloquent Body: Dance and Humanist Culture in Fifteenth-Century Italy (2004) and Dance, Spectacle and the Body Politick, 1250-1750 (2008) and very much else.

In Renaissance Europe theatrical spectacles performed in front of the monarch and court carried serious political messages regarding the relationship – both real and hoped for – between the monarch and the state. Contemporary accounts of these events often offer fulsome praise for the costumes, dancing, scenery, stage machines and songs. A successful performance greatly enhanced a country’s reputation on the international stage. Much more was at stake than an evening’s entertainment.

Yet then, as now, such multi-media events encountered problems, in rehearsal and performance. These form the focus of this paper, followed by an examination of the response of the spectators to such disasters. Did performance problems change the dynamics between performers and spectators? This is especially interesting when the king, queen or members of the ruling family were involved, either directly as dancers, or indirectly as the audience member to whom the spectacle was addressed.

The paper outlines the desire in European courts for great success, and what efforts went into achieving this, before recounting some of the disasters -- noise and over-crowding, stage-fright, properties too big to fit into the hall, and even fire. Finally, audience reactions are examined to such disasters, and the effects felt on the dynamics between audience and performers.

How to Book: Tickets are free via Eventbrite, with a suggested donation of £5 (or more).  You can donate on Eventbrite or by sending a cheque to the secretary@earlydancecircle.co.uk. The booking link is  https://tinyurl.com/EDCLecture2021. It is also on our Facebook page or at https://www.earlydancecircle.co.uk/events/

From Fall to Spring: six months for studying six centuries of dance!

Starting in October 2020!

Join Darren Royston, celebrated choreographer and teacher, for online sessions exploring historical dances from medieval periods to the nineteenth century.

Darren, together with guest teachers, artists, specialists, and friends, will recreate historical dance using music, paintings, costumes, history and drama from different periods.

From Fall to Spring will move through historical periods and learn the early dance essentials based on latest research and the Nonsuch repertoire, as published in Peggy Dixon’s “Dances from the Courts of Europe” and Darren Royston’s “Dramatic Dance.”

How the Online sessions work

Two hours dance classes including physical warm-ups, Laban-based movement training exercises, a historical dance technique class with a demonstration of original choreographies and finishing with a discussion as a chance to chat and socialise.

Intense dance instruction will take one hour of the two-hour session with the option to get a feedback from the instructor.

Sessions are open to beginners – as each class explores the basic of a historical style, with examples of the period, discussion of the art and people of the time.

Notes will be provided one week in advance before the class, and some preparation of reading, online surfing, listening to music, and studying dance and art samples is recommended between the classes.

HOW TO BOOK

Tickets are bookable from EVENTBRITE

Admission: £10 per class / £8 for Members of NONSUCH HISTORY AND DANCE

Membership of NONSUCH costs £18 per year.

Members will receive a code for reduction when booking.

Bursaries are also available: please contact NONSUCH for further details.

Contact: info@nonsuchdance.co.uk

2020 Series One (5 classes over 3 months)

SESSION 1 Sunday 25th October: Medieval Realms: Estampie & Basse Danse.

SESSION 2 Sunday 15th November: The Italian 15th Century Renaissance: the Dancing World of Leonardo da Vinci.

SESSION 3 Sunday 29th November: Elizabethan England and the Art of Orchesography: Lascivious La Voltas.

SESSION 4 Sunday 13th December: Renaissance Revels: 16th & 17th Centuries Italian Dances and the Jacobean Court.

SESSION 5 Sunday 27th December: Christmas is Restored: Revels for All

2021 Series Two (5 sessions over 3 months)

SESSION 6 Sunday 10th January: The King is Dancing: Dances from 1660 – 1715.

SESSION 7 Sunday 24th January: Enlightened Dance: Dances from 1715 – 1790, including Scottish Golden Age.

SESSION 8 Sunday 7th February: Jane Austen Dancing: Bouncing Cotillions!

SESSION 9 Sunday 21st February: Regency Ballroom: or the Art of being Improper.

SESSION 10 Sunday 7th March: Dancing with Queen Victoria: the Close Embrace.

SESSION 11 Sunday 21st March: THE FINAL “ONLINE” Spring Equinox BALL

Further information