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“La Compagnie du Globe is a professional group of baroque music: 14 singers and instrumentalists. It gives concerts and performances with 2 dancers. 2 Sessions each year, in Ardèche (France) for all baroque musicians and dancers. …”

Added on: May 19, 2012 | Hits: 132

“An exceptionnal event “le Bal de Versailles“

Live the time of a magic night, the history,the music, the suits through centuries,Royal usher, animation baroque, Ballet Master, duels with sword, baroque and current musics, salty buffet sweet food, drinks and Champagne … “

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Added on: Dec 24, 2011 | Hits: 228

Early music ensemble and dancers.

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Added on: Sep 15, 2011 | Hits: 171

“Rotruenge is a non-profit organisation formed by Christophe Deslignes in 1996 to introduce as many people as possible to medieval music and dance. It organises recitals and other events, mainly in the Yonne department (Auxerre, Saint-Julien-du-Sault, Seignelay, Georges Hosotte Art Centre in Bailly). In 1997 it started the International Medieval Music and Dance Course and the Saint-Bris Medieval Festival, which the Compagnie Retroencha runs in the medieval village of Saint-Bris-le-Vineux during the first week in August, enabling participants of all ages and abilities to find out or learn more about the song, dance and instrumental music of the period. In addition, a workshop devoted entirely to the reconstruction of medieval dances is held in May each year. Rotruenge is now proposing a series of four master classes at Lissac-sur-Couze, in the Corrèze department, for experienced musicians and existing ensembles.”

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Added on: Jan 12, 2012 | Hits: 202

"Born in the summer of 2004, thanks to the historical dance courses organised by Alia Music and conducted by Lucio Paul Texts, Alt (r) Dança is a group of ancient dance that seeks the reconstruction of original music and choreography taken by first treated the "masters of dance" (Dominic from Piacenza, William Jew, Antonio Cornazano, Fabrizio Caroso, Cesare Negri, etc.)

Since its inception the group has participated in dinners, events and exhibitions of medieval and Renaissance music, and now works steadily with Alia Music, occupying an important role in the Review devoted to "Music in the places of ancient Via Francigena." (Google translation) Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: May 17, 2008 | Hits: 1171

“The group of renaissance dances "The Chirintana", (Mimmo Caruso, Cynthia Romanello Pomes, Marcella Taurino, Patrizia Jesuit, Paola Miglietta), was born in 1995 and has established itself as a cultural association in 1999. The association is engaged in spreading the culture of the Renaissance dance, especially the Italian one, reconstructing dances and attitudes described in the manuscripts of the early masters of dance of the mid-fifteenth century onwards. The group has also a repertoire of dances and music from the fifteenth and sixteenth century Italian and French. …”

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Added on: Feb 28, 2012 | Hits: 184

"It is now 15 years from the establishment of this group, born in the shadow of "Palio of Rhone." After an initial period, considered to be pure entertainment, grew the interest and passion for Renaissance dances, which were both held internal courses taught by professionals of ancient dances. In addition, to continue with greater commitment its activity was thorough study of these dances through the acquisition of the most famous and popular dances of treaties'400 and'500. Over time has strengthened the experience, the staff has increased and resulted in the desire to spread and disseminate the lessons learned through exhibitions at various locations in Northern Italy (participation in parades, historical, animation dinners medieval and Renaissance, in collaboration with some instrumental ensemble) and lessons-performance in some schools in the first and second grade. ... " (Google translation) Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: May 18, 2008 | Hits: 548

"The Leoncello - School and historic dance group was founded in 1983 in Legnano (Milan) as a cultural Association, with the aim of studying and rebuild on original documents, the social dances court XV from the eighteenth century. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Sep 06, 2008 | Hits: 430

“The professional group La Rossignol presents Italian Renaissance music and dances.

Their study of direct sources, added to historical, organologic and iconographic research and particular attention to the spectacular aspect of their work, has brought group members since 1987 to intense artistic activities in Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, Israel, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Russia, Greece, India, China, Japan, Romania, Cyprus, Spain, Syria, Lebanon, Morocco, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Malta, Turkey, Pakistan, Austria, Poland, Brazil, Albania, Taiwan, Mexico, Vatican City, Australia, Kenya, Croatia, Sweden, Colombia, Bolivia, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Scandinavia, Kazakhstan, Venezuela, Hong Kong, USA… with concerts and shows of great prestige (Venice Carnival; Festival de la Médina, Tunis; National Theatre, Algiers; Cusiano Festival of Ancient Music; Opera Theatre, Cairo; Villa Nocturnals, Milan; Cantar di pietre (Singing of stones), Canton Ticino; Music Academy, Moscow; Italy in Japan 2001; Song of stones; Sacred Arts Festival, Madrid; Printemps musical des Alizès, Essauira; Merano Festival; Erice Festival; George Enescu Theatre, Bucharest; Philharmonic Theatre, Ljubljana; European Music Festival, Sofia; Villa Borghese, Rome; Music in old Cracow, Cracow; Musical September in Arezzo; 2004 Olympics, Athens; Festival internacional de Musica antigua, Peñiscola; Vittoriale in Gardone Riviera; Concert d’estiu (Summer concert), Montserrat; PetersKirche, Basel; Santa Maria delle grazie, Milan; Ciclo de Música Antigua, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City; Palau de la musica catalana, Barcelona; Opera Theatre, Tirana; Salone Sistino, Vatican City; Medieval festival of Aya Aapa, Cyprus; Courts of Art, Salerno; Calderòn Theatre, Valladolid, Royal Castle, Warsaw; Seymour Theatre Centre, Sydney; St Austin’s Church, Nairobi; Segni Barocchi Festival, Foligno; Auditorium F. Losano, Bogotà; Sochi Festival; European Music Festival, Astana, Navy Pier, Chicago, Castel Sant’Angelo, Roma …).

Their portfolio includes collaboration with the greatest world broadcasting companies, consultancies and artistic direction, training and refresher courses, the composition of music for theatre shows and medieval dancing.“

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Added on: Feb 14, 2012 | Hits: 141

“The professional group La Rossignol presents Italian Renaissance music and dances.

Their study of direct sources, added to historical, organologic and iconographic research and particular attention to the spectacular aspect of their work, has brought group members since 1987 to intense artistic activities in Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, Israel, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Russia, Greece, India, China, Japan, Romania, Cyprus, Spain, Syria, Lebanon, Morocco, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Malta, Turkey, Pakistan, Austria, Poland, Brazil, Albania, Taiwan, Mexico, Vatican City, Australia, Kenya, Croatia, Sweden, Colombia, Bolivia, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Scandinavia, Kazakhstan, Venezuela, Hong Kong, USA… with concerts and shows of great prestige (Venice Carnival; Festival de la Médina, Tunis; National Theatre, Algiers; Cusiano Festival of Ancient Music; Opera Theatre, Cairo; Villa Nocturnals, Milan; Cantar di pietre (Singing of stones), Canton Ticino; Music Academy, Moscow; Italy in Japan 2001; Song of stones; Sacred Arts Festival, Madrid; Printemps musical des Alizès, Essauira; Merano Festival; Erice Festival; George Enescu Theatre, Bucharest; Philharmonic Theatre, Ljubljana; European Music Festival, Sofia; Villa Borghese, Rome; Music in old Cracow, Cracow; Musical September in Arezzo; 2004 Olympics, Athens; Festival internacional de Musica antigua, Peñiscola; Vittoriale in Gardone Riviera; Concert d’estiu (Summer concert), Montserrat; PetersKirche, Basel; Santa Maria delle grazie, Milan; Ciclo de Música Antigua, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City; Palau de la musica catalana, Barcelona; Opera Theatre, Tirana; Salone Sistino, Vatican City; Medieval festival of Aya Aapa, Cyprus; Courts of Art, Salerno; Calderòn Theatre, Valladolid, Royal Castle, Warsaw; Seymour Theatre Centre, Sydney; St Austin’s Church, Nairobi; Segni Barocchi Festival, Foligno; Auditorium F. Losano, Bogotà; Sochi Festival; European Music Festival, Astana, Navy Pier, Chicago, Castel Sant’Angelo, Roma …).

Their portfolio includes collaboration with the greatest world broadcasting companies, consultancies and artistic direction, training and refresher courses, the composition of music for theatre shows and medieval dancing.“

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Added on: Feb 14, 2012 | Hits: 107

“The "Società di Danza" performs work of historical research in the area of 19th century dances, combining philological precision in the interpretation of old books of dance with the ability to recreate, creating new and old dances in contemporary social contexts. The Association seeks to revive dances that belong to the European tradition and which were lost during the 20th century: quadrilles, country dances, waltzes, polkas and figured mazurkas The Association activities tends to the rediscovery of the artistic technique which in 19th century made these dances the subject of interest of the greatest masters of dance of the time even before the phenomenon of mass entertainment.

From 1991 to 2011 has realized:

• Courses
• Grand Balls
• Summer School
• Easter School
• Seminars of Historical Dance
• Training School of Teachers of 19th century dance
• International School of 19th century dance
• Grand Ball dell'Unione Europea
• Cinema
• Television
• Performances
• Conferences

Courses

Fabio Mòllica has founded, teaching, courses of the Società di Danza in Bologna (1991), Modena (1991), Imola (1993), Reggio Emilia (1993), Ferrara (1999), Bergamo (2002), Milano (2002), Roma (2002), Trento (2002), Napoli (2008), Pescara (2009), Torino (2009), Pavia (2010), Salerno (2010).

 In 2011-2012 he teaches regular courses in: Modena, Milano, Roma, Torino.”

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Added on: Feb 14, 2012 | Hits: 207

International Dance Society.

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Added on: Feb 14, 2012 | Hits: 179

“FESTA CORTESE is the early dance and music group in Lithuania. It propagates the early European dances and culture.

The group‘s repertoire consists of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque dances, music and poetry. Early dances are court dances that need special knowledge to perform them. We can be thankful to some dance masters as Domenico da Piacenso in 15th century and Fabritio Caroso, Antonio Negri in 16th century and of course baroque dance notation according to Raoul Auger Feuillet which left us a great possibility to recreate early dances.

To create our performances we read various treatises from different centuries and especially literature of famous English and French authors of 16th and 17th centuries and we try to get deeper to understand life in the early society.

Added on: Feb 13, 2012 | Hits: 167

"IHDP is an abbreviation for the " Institute for Historical Dance Practice ". This Institute was founded by Lieven Baert in 1992. Its main objective is to research, preserve and perform social and theatrical dances of Western Europe between 1450 and 1920. We do consider "historical" dance as a serious dance discipline and try to rediscover the old techniques and mould them into a performance for a critical public of today. Therefore we work with professionally trained dancers, musicians and performers who trained hard to understand the style of the different periods. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Sep 06, 2008 | Hits: 473

“Held annually, the Festival was first launched in 2000 to mark the granting of the title of "The European Capital of Culture" to Krakow.

It was initiated in the era of rekindled interest in the history of dance, the need to return to the sources of the common European heritage and the willingness to come together and exchange experiences among a wide group of historical dance ensembles active in Poland and abroad. …

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Added on: May 29, 2012 | Hits: 145

“Karin Modigh took her first baroque dance steps in her mid-teens, and quickly developed a passion for early dance that has since taken her throughout most of Europe. Today she works professionally as a dancer, choreographer and teacher of baroque and renaissance dance, both within her company Stockholm Baroque Dancers, as well as under her own name. To Karin, baroque dance is a living dance form, just as relevant and fascinating today as it was 300 years ago. …”

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Added on: Feb 08, 2012 | Hits: 197

"Pied en l´Air is a Swedish society and an ensemble which performs with historical dances from the 15th century to the 18th century. Restoring dances from these periods is as important as performing them in an entertaining but yet historically correct context. Consequently, we take a pride in recreating dresses true to the period. Martin Cizsuk, textile researcher and craftsman, is our costume coordinator. With dancing, music, dresses and theatre elements, we try to give the audience a living image of the past.

Our members have long experience and educations from Historical Dance at the University College of Dance in Stockholm and other dance educations. The ensemble was founded in 1984 by dance teacher Ann-Marie Ulfvarson. We rehearse and have dance technique classes on a regular basis; recent years with renowned Kaj Sylegård (Kaj Sylegard) as head teacher. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Oct 08, 2008 | Hits: 462

"Stockholm Baroque Dancers is a dance company whose activities are based on the conviction that the 17th and 18th-century dance arts still have something important to say to us today. We aim to give relevance to the different dance forms of the baroque period and re-establishing their connection with music, singing and the theatre. We also hope to make room for new creations inspired by and based on the baroque aesthetic.

•  Our artistic activities include creation of performances in cooperation with musicians and actors.
•  Our teaching activities include dance classes for all ages and levels.
•  Our research activities include participation in seminars and a continuous investigation of the source material.
  

Artistic director: Karin Modigh"

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Added on: Oct 08, 2008 | Hits: 495

“Barbara Segal is a specialist in Baroque Dance, the fashionable dance of Europe from about 1650 to 1750 and what is sometimes considered the forerunner of classical ballet. It originated at the court of Louis XIV and became known as the French noble style, a highly stylised form of baroque dance. This elegant, graceful form of baroque dance rapidly spread throughout Europe.

Not content solely with baroque dance, Barbara has extended her studies and her repertoire to cover the known choreographies in European sources from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries. These range from the court dances of Italian Renaissance dance masters such as Domenico, Caroso and Negri to Regency dances, including dances of Jane Austen’s time, and dances of  the Victorians. …”

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Added on: Feb 13, 2012 | Hits: 192

"Bath Minuet Company is a performance dance group who perform 18th century dances in authentic costume. We have been performing for more than ten years in such venues as Hampton Court palace, and the Assembly rooms, Pump Room and Guildhall in Bath, as well as in film and TV productions. We pay great attention to detail in costume, manners and above all, dancing. We like to demonstrate to our audiences, the elegance, the grace of movement and the harmonious patterns of 18th dance, and how these qualities relect the aesthetic values of the 18th century, as expressed in the music, architecture and visual arts of the time. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Oct 07, 2008 | Hits: 478

"Bedford Early Dance and Music organises historical dance workshops and social events in and around Bedford. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Sep 06, 2008 | Hits: 396

"The Society, founded in 1979, exists to encourage the revival and enjoyment of historical dancing. Classes are held weekly on Tuesday evenings from 1930 - 21:45 in Cambridge, England. All classes include some dances suitable for beginners, who are always welcome. It is not necessary to bring a partner or to wear period dress. What you will need, if you join the class, is shoes that have a soft and flexible sole. Jazz shoes are suitable (but make sure the sole is chrome suede, not plastic or smooth leather), as are Greek sandals and Scottish dance shoes (ghillies).

Teaching is given mainly in Mediæval and Renaissance dancing, as practised at the courts of Europe in the 14th-17th centuries, but some attention is also paid to the dance styles of the 18th and 19th centuries. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Sep 06, 2008 | Hits: 366

“The Society, founded in 1979, exists to encourage the revival and enjoyment of historical dancing. Classes are held weekly on Tuesday evenings from 19:45–21:45 in Cambridge, England. All classes include some dances suitable for beginners, who are always welcome. It is not necessary to bring a partner or to wear period dress. What you will need, if you join the class, is shoes that have a soft and flexible sole. Jazz shoes are suitable (but make sure the sole is chrome suede, not plastic or smooth leather), as are Greek sandals and Scottish dance shoes (ghillies).

Teaching is given mainly in Mediæval and Renaissance dancing, as practised at the courts of Europe in the 14^th–17^th centuries, but some attention is also paid to the dance styles of the 18^th and 19^th centuries.”

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Added on: Dec 12, 2011 | Hits: 208

"Consort de Danse Baroque is a historical dance company offering performances, lecture-demonstrations, school workshops, and an annual summer school held in Cardiff, South Wales, as well as regular classes in Baroque and historical dance around the UK and abroad. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Sep 06, 2008 | Hits: 527

"Contretemps was formed in 1985 by Barbara Segal and Frank Perenboom as a dance duo. Their aim is to present the dance of earlier centuries in a manner that is both lively and entertaining, while still remaining faithful to the original sources. Working from early manuscripts, printed choreographies and contemporary descriptions, Contretemps recreates the dances of past times, with authentic costumes and the music of the period -- either as a concert performance or integrated into stories to heighten the dramatic appeal. Whether as courtiers at Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles, or Harlequin and Columbine in the pantomimes of 18th century London, their performance is supremely entertaining. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Oct 07, 2008 | Hits: 390