Schon im frühen 19. Jahrhundert tanzte man in Großbritannien „The Lancers“. In Deutschland hingegen kam diese Quadrille erst in den 1850er Jahren in Mode, mal als „Lanciers“, mal als „Quadrille à la Cour“ bezeichnet. Es handelt sich um einen fröhlichen, fünfteiligen Vierpaartanz mit abwechslungsreichen Figuren. Es gab auch Versionen in Kolonnenform, die einfacher zu lernen sind und bei denen man etwas flexibler bei der Anzahl der tanzenden Paare ist. Je nachdem, wie viele Tänzer wir an diesem Nachmittag sein werden, tanzen wir die eine oder die andere Form.

Dieser Workshop richtet sich alle, die Spaß am Tanzen haben.

Bitte bequeme Kleidung und Gymnastikschuhe oder Ähnliches mitbringen. Ein Partner wird für die Anmeldung nicht benötigt!

July 21, 22 and 23: BEGINNERS

A first approach to John Playford’s dances (1651-1670)

Meant for whom? For dancers new to this repertoire but with some experience in dancing, and for dancers aiming to teach English Country Dancing. 

What’s on the programme? Introductions, verse and chorus dances. The following dances will be taught: Hit and Miss, Saturday Night -Sunday Morning, The Gun and Shepherd’s Holidays, plus a few longways for as many as will.

Where, when? At Micadanses, Rue Geoffroy l'Asnier, 75004 PARISFriday July 21 from 18:00 to 20:00 in the Biped studio

Saturday July 22 from 10:00 to 14:00 in the May Be studio

SundayJuly 23 from 10:00 to 15:00 in the May Be studio

Please note it is possible to register for two workshops or  all three, with a reduction  

Registrations will close on July 1, 2023.

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July 24 and 25: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Country Dancing in the Early 18th Century (1699-1710) Bray, Walsh,Kynaston and The Dancing Master.

Meant for whom? For intermediate-level and advanced dancers familiar with the repertoire, or for dancers used to linking up several figures and steps. 

What’s on the programme? Bray’s Maggot (Thomas Bray, 1699), Up with Aily (Henry Playford, 1703), The Humours of the Age (Kynaston, 1710), The Virgin’s Frolick (John Young, 1710), Hombey House (Walsh, 1710)

Where, when? At Micadanses, Rue Geoffroy l'Asnier, 75004 PARIS

Monday July 24 and Tuesday July 25 from 14:00 to 19:00,  Biped studio

Please note it is possible to register for two workshops or  all three, with a reduction.  

Registrations will close on July 1, 2023.

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July 26 and 27: ADVANCED LEVEL

20th and 21st century choreographers’ contribution

Meant for whom?  Advanced dancers familiar with the repertoire, or dancers used to linking up long sequels of figures and steps.

What’s on the programme? 8, College Street (C. Laye) : Longways for 4 couples in 4 parts, Hand in Hand (Gary Roodman), Perpetual Motion (Tom Cook) and Dance to the Music of Time (Antony Heywood)

Where, when? At Micadanses, Rue Geoffroy l'Asnier, 75004 PARIS

Wednesday July 26 and Thursday 27 from 14:00 to 19:00, Biped studio

Please note it is possible to register for two workshops or all three, with a reduction.  

Registrations will close on July 1, 2023.

 

Cécile LAYE, PRO DA member

Cécile Laye is CHESTNUT’s teaching and artistic director. She studied old dance forms in England with the Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society,  Nonsuch History and Dance and EFDSS (English folk Dance and Song Society). She worked in particular under such famed teachers and researchers as  Anne Daye, Anne Cottis, Peggy Dixon, Ethyl Anderson, Marjorie Fennessy, Tom Cook and Alan Davies. In France she studied with Francine Lancelot, Andréa Francalancci and Barbara Sparti. At the end of the eighties, she founded AMARILLIS, a dance company meaning to bring to the public figure dances of the Stuarts’ time and the English inheritance, as well as some aspects of history and literature, with the collaboration of musicians and singers. AMARILLIS was replaced by CHESTNUT in 1998. CHESTNUT took over its predecessor’s artistic activities (creating dance and theatre shows), its teaching (preparing dancers for Balls through a rich program of workshops and classes) and its publication ones (CDs, dance descriptions, articles on Playford and modern dances). Over the years, Cécile LAYE has build up a strong experience as a dancing master and ball caller (French Renaissance balls/ English figure dances balls, or a mixture of both). She can pass on her taste for and pleasure in elegant dancing to beginners as well as seasoned dancers. Besides her activities in the field of dancing, Cécile Laye studied dramatic art and staging, graduating at Cours Florent. She also graduated at Eva Ruchpaul’s Yoga Institute and the Paris school of Gestalt-therapy. She played Shakespeare, Molière and Marivaux in Paris and elsewhere in France and takes part in creating new plays and shows, for children in particular. She draws on both sides of her extensive training, physical and artistic, to develop her teaching method. Her constant aim is to understand the needs of a given group and of each person making up the group, to build up a class so that each person gradually understands the dance, becomes aware of his/her body and its expressive capacities, be it during a lesson, a ball, or on stage.

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REGISTRATION

 

CONTACT

chestnut.cecilelaye@orange.fr or 0033 660 222 321 (contact@chestnut.fr doesn't work anymore!)

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An diesem Frühlingsnachmittag wollen wir einfach eine Reihe von netten Tänzen in Gassen-, vielleicht auch in Vierpaar-Aufstellung – je nach Anzahl der Anwesenden! – vor allem aus dem 18. Jahrhundert tanzen. Das verbindende Thema ist der Mai! Dieser Workshop richtet sich daher an alle, die Spaß am Tanzen haben.

Bitte bequeme Kleidung und Gymnastikschuhe oder Ähnliches mitbringen. Ein Partner wird für die Anmeldung nicht benötigt!

 

Don Iñigo López de Mendoza, Marqués de Santillana, gropus in his figure, all the virtues of medieval Knight, even do is a warrier, is a man in love with literature and love. A noble who becomes a writer, and a precursor of the Reinanssance in Spain.

Enjoy with Armonia danza, the Reinanssance dances with music and poetry in a Castle in Madrid

Email: fundacioninstrumentos@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

I Fablernas Värld - The World of the Fables

A baroque dance and music performance inspired by Jean de La Fontaine’s collection of fables.

Welcome to the world of the fables where different kinds of animals live side by side, all with their own quirks and characteristics. Meet the brave lion, the cunning fox and the nervous little cricket as they try to find their place in society. They discuss and reason, are deceived and argue about important and unimportant things – about who is the best at jumping, how the country should be governed and not least who will get the much sought after French cheese!

A baroque music and dance performance inspired by the 17th-century writer Jean de la Fontaine’s collection of fables. About power, democracy and making your voice heard despite being small.

Suitable for children 6-8 years old.
Performance length 40 min.

Tickets: https://www.semf.se/semf-2023/event/2397

 

CREDITS

Choreography, stage direction and concept | Karin Modigh and Matilda Larsson
Scenography, costume and props | Gustav Udd
Lyrics and translation | Richard Sandblom
Music | Marais, Clérambault, Sarro and Campra
Light | Pär Svensson

 

ON STAGE

Matilda Larsson - dance
Mehdi Arabi - physical theatre
Daniel Ralphsson - singing
Torbjörn Köhl - baroque violin
Marcus Strand/John Martling - guitar and theorbo

Darmstadt, Metropole der Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt, befand sich im zweiten und dritten Dezennium in seiner musika­lischen Blütezeit. Regiert von dem kunst­sinnigen Landgrafen Ernst-Ludwig von Hes­sen-Darmstadt, der selbst Kompositionen verfasste, war sein Hof kulturelles Zentrum und bot reichlich Anreize für Mäzenatentum. Dies erklärt die vermehrte Zueignung von Tanzkompositionen an das herrschende Adelsgeschlecht, zum Teil sogar auf Kompositionen des Landgrafen basierend.

Der Kurs vermittelt eine Zusammenstellung von Tänzen aus diversen Quellen, die von ihrem Titel auf Hessen-Darmstadt verweisen. Die Tänze, die sich in Charakter und Forma­tion deutlich unterscheiden, sorgen für ein abwechslungsreiches Kursrepertoire:

Pierre Dubreil 1718: La Hessoise d'armstatt, Dance nouvelle (à 2) und Contredanse

Olivier  ca. 1717/1718: La princesse de Darmstadt (à 2) – La Contredanse (à 10)

MS Durlach ca. 1724: La Darmstadt (danse à quatre) und Le Prince d'Augsberg (contredanse)

Dr. Carola Finkel wird dank Ihrer Expertise Informationen zum tanzgeschichtlichen Hintergrund beitragen.

 

 

The Court Dance Festival is an artistic event whose main goal is to present presentations related to the dance heritage of Krakow, Poland, Europe and even the whole world. The culture of court dances present in every country is a source of inspiration for creating spectacles and artistic performances reaching back to the tradition and practice preserved to this day. For many years, Krakow, through the Festival and its events, has become a world center of court dance bringing together individual artists, dance, music and theater groups, workshop participants as well as dance theoreticians and historians from various countries.
  Art director: Romana Agnel
  Organizer: Cracovia Danza Ballet
  Co-organizer: Ardente Sole Foundation