Renaissance

The Early Dance Consort is a Sydney-based teaching and performing ensemble specialising in early European court dance from the Renaissance to the eighteenth century. Led by Fiona Garlick and John Barnard, it has appeared with leading Australian early music ensembles and orchestras, as well as offering lectures, workshops and classes in early dance and gesture, and choreographies for period theatre productions.

East Lindfield

Erfurt based dancing group dedicated to Renaissance and Early Baroque period.

Northern-Germany based dancing group dedicated to noble dances fro 16th and early 17th century

Karin Modigh is a choreographer, stage director, creator and teacher, who discovered early dance at the age of 15. She is a native of Sweden living in Paris, France, with a multidisciplinary education in dance, theatre and music. As a dancer, Karin has worked with some of the leading choreographers in her field, and has performed in Europe, the US and South Korea.

Jørgen Schou-Pedersen (b. 1952) studied the Science of Music at the University of Copenhagen. He has studied the history of dance with many of the leading experts and he has also researched the primary sources in the field of the history of dance himself. He carries the teaching certificate from The Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society where he is now a teacher. He also teaches historical dance at the National Theatre School and the Royal Music Conservatory in Copenhagen.

The ensemble "Resoldo Milare" combines the acoustic pleasure of renaissance music with the visual experience of the dance.
Dance steps and sequences are carefully reconstructed from original sources.
Presented in historical costumes the ensemble creates a lively picture of dance and music from the renaissance.