Renaissance

Instructor Judith Kennedy received her B.A. in Dance and her M.A. in Dance with an emphasis in Dance History from Mills College. She was a choreographer with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for twenty five years, teaching and performing early dance. She has taught numerous workshops over a period of forty years, both for the Festival and various west coast universities. These workshops include an international summer course with the Consort de Danse Baroque in Cardiff, Wales.

Schedule:
8:30-9:00 am - Sign-in
9:00 am-12:30 pm (9-9:30 Warm-Up, 9:30-12:30 Class Begins)

19:00 - 22:00 Uhr im Grossen Saal der Musik-Akademie Basel

mit Véronique Daniels und Tanzmusikensembles der Allgemeinen Schule der SCB.

Nous vous proposons 2 disciplines, danse renaissance italienne et danse baroque, quatre cours dans la journée pouvant être choisis séparément ou à la suite. Un cours comprendra au total 10 heures d’enseignement.

Programme danse renaissance Italienne
Ce programme vous sera communiqué ultérieurement.

Programme danse baroque
• Débutant : Je vous propose un parcours dansé sur les formes faisant partie de la suite française (courante, sarabande, bourrée, rigaudon, gigue, menuet, chaconne, passacaille).

Step back in time and join Aylwen and John Gardiner-Garden of the Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy for a historical costume and dance tour of England this September. We have space for 15 guests to join us on tour around London and South-West England. The tour includes all accommodation & breakfast; entry to balls, museums, manor houses, palaces and exhibitions; 7-day travel card in London; entry to dance and costume workshops; private coach travel in Wiltshire; and more.

‘Ballet about Coffee’to the music of J.S Bach falls within the tradition of ballets with fanciful and exotic subjects staged in the 17th and 18th centuries. Created on the basis of steps and figures of Baroque dance, as well as elements of the pantomime of the day, this humorous performance alludes to the fashion of drinking what was an original beverage at that time.

Chess, based on J. Kochanowski's peom, is a ballet and pantomime performance with music of the Polish, Italian and French Renaissance. The poem is presented to the audience through dance, pantomime and the spoken word. The ingenious and humorous text reveals the genuine feelings and emotions of the characters, while the vivid and dynamic plot provides ideal material for a performance based on Renaissance dance and pantomime movement.

7.15 p.m.

Professor Duncan-Jones of Somerville College, Oxford, will take her audience through the active career of William Kemp, famous for "dancing to Norwich". His roles in plays by Shakespeare and others will be discussed, as well as the likely extent of his career post 1600. Professor Duncan-Jones has been widely published on Sidney and Shakespeare and is currently working on Elizabthan foold and foolery.

This lecture is free to members and non-members alike. For further information, please contact:
Sharon Butler (020 8699 8519) or Barbara Segal (0207700 4293)