All levels

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.

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

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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)

Saturday, April 10, 2021

19h00 (Paris Time) / 6.00 pm (London Time) / 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (10:00 a.m. Pacific Time)

Registration

As part of New London Assembly / AEM Week-End Online Classes, Amherst Early Music, largest presenter of Early Music workshops in North America :

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Cécile Laye's talk "Playford 1651 ... and more !" (2/3) in English

 

Saturday, April 24, 2021 

(France : 19h30 / UK : 6.30 pm / USA : 1.30 pm East ST / USA : 10.30 am  Pacific ST)

 

Registration : over here

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:

Would you like to hone your 15th century footwork through systematic drills that promote grace, elegance and rhythm? Do you have issues hearing the music, or finding then beat? Then join my 15th Century Footwork Drill classes (both beginner and intermediate/advanced levels on offer) and dance your way to a happier person! :-)     Cost: $4 per person per class When: times/dates/levels detailed on registration form - Remember to double check your time zone! All times are based on New Mexico, United States

For those who crave the rabbit hole! :)  This three-hour workshop shall not only teach a choreography, but also paint a cultural picture from primary source chronicles describing dance in context and work on drilling the refinements for every step and transition to create a truly elegant, tantalizing result for both dancers and audience. And finally, we shall examine some variations from across the sources to create a sense of variety. This workshop shall be focusing on the various versions of Amoroso (there are four, in fact...).   Cost: $17 per person 

Join the Contessa and the renowned ensemble Gaita Medieval Music for a delightful morning/afternoon/evening of live music and dance - fifteenth century style! this month's theme is a celebration of Spring! For those who wish to fully participate in the theme, accessories might include wreaths and garlands of flowers and/or greenery - but not required for you to join us! :)  

Would you like to explore graceful social dance from the bygone era of the great medieval and Renaissance courts? Have no real experience, or wish to review fundamental footwork and techniques (and possibly learn new versions of dances)? Then join my four-part workshop series and walk away with a fundamental grasp of both the basics and several dances. We shall be covering several dances over this series, possibly to include:  anello for two (a completely new Contessa creation in the proper style), petits vriens, and danse de cleves.