Baroque

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.

L'Humor Bizzarro - Early Music & Dance Summer Workshop
20th Edition – Rome 31 July – 1 August / 7 – 8 August 2021

organized by
Il Teatro della Memoria (artistic direction: Claudia Celi e Andrea Toschi)

Four Daily Online 2-hour Baroque Dance Steps in Context workshops during the Easter period.

Steps in Context workshops are a mix of Technique, Notation Reconstruction and Presentation Skills, but you don't need to be able to read notation to attend these sessions but those interested will have the opportunity to reconstruct some dance extracts.

All times stated are UK time zone

Session 1: 11am to 1pm: All Levels, Beginners & Improvers welcome:

This is a practical introductory workshop in eighteenth-century ballet technique, focusing on the serious and half-serious styles. The fundamentals of the technique (positions, constituent movements, orientations) will be presented, and the student will be systematically guided through a number of composite steps and their variants. The differences between the technique of the ballroom and that of the stage will be stressed, and entrenched misconceptions addressed. It is recommended that the student have some background in classical ballet, but the event is open to all.

Online Lectures on Practical Dance History of the 15th to 19th Centuries in 2021 – Munich Online Lectures on the History of Dance Practice

The Förderverein für historischen Tanz e.V. (Association for Supporting Historical Dance) in Munich invites interested persons to participate by Zoom in a 2021 Online Lecture on Practical Dance History:

The Förderverein für historischen Tanz e.V. (Association for Supporting Historical Dance) in Munich invites interested persons to participate by Zoom in a 2021 Online Lecture on Practical Dance History:

Guillaume Jablonka (Paris): L’Allemande Orleanoise by Jean Robert, a Practical Example of How to Set Different "Passes" in Time and Space

Sunday, 21 February, 6 pm

Those interested can request the Log-In information with Giles Bennett by email: gbdeat-foerderverein@yahoo.com.

The Förderverein für historischen Tanz e.V. (Association for Supporting Historical Dance) in Munich invites interested persons to participate by Zoom in a 2021 Online Lecture on Practical Dance History:

Hubert Hazebroucq (Paris): Beyond the Rules of "Cadence" – Intercadence and Contrecadence in Theatrical Notated Repertoire

Saturday, 6 February, 7 pm

Those interested can request the Log-In information with Giles Bennett by email: gbdeat-foerderverein@yahoo.com.

„Der Tanz enthält alles, was zu einer schönen Sprache notwendig ist“, schrieb ein bekannter Tanzmeister aus dem 18. Jahrhundert. Damit meinte er nicht nur das Alphabet der Schritte, sondern auch den Rhythmus der Sätze und den Ausdruck der verschiedenen Tänze. Die vornehme Gesellschaft an den Höfen Europas redete gerne, und widmete sich auch der Tanzsprache voller Hingabe. Große und kleine Feste waren ohne Tanz nicht denkbar. In diesem Kurs werden die barocken Basisschritte erarbeitet und in einfachen Tänzen zu einem ausdrucksreichen Ganzen verbunden.