Posts Written By: sbutler

Anne Boleyn: Musician and Composer

Tuesday 28 March 18.30 for 18.50 - 20:00 Viscount Chateaubriant writes in his 1522 memoirs that “Anne Boleyn, singing like a syren [and] accompanying herself on the lute ...harped better than King David and handled cleverly…
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Announcing a Celebration of Weaver’s early opera The Loves of Mars and Venus

In 1717, dancer and choreographer John Weaver devised this early opera to weave together narrative, gesture and French dance for the English stage, showcasing the ballerina Hester Santlow as Venus. This play tells the story…
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A Rare Chance to See Baroque Dance with Mary Collins & Steven Player

Mary and Steven, well known baroque specialists, will be dancing with the Academy Baroque Ensemble and the Handel Players on March 24, 2017. A Celebration of Baroque Dance with Music for the Sun King will…
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Calling Dancers and Musicians Keen to work with 15th century Music

15th Century Dance and the Lute: a study day hosted by the EDC and the Lute Society Saturday 22nd April 2017 at The Dutch Church, 7 Austin Friars, London EC2N 2HA Expert speakers will discuss the…
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New Early Dance Calendar up and running!

Members can now send in details of special events to go onto the new Early Dance Calendar. Look for the calendar in the top line on the Home Page. Special classes, including weekend workshops and summer…
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19th Annual Oxford Dance Symposium Dance and the City

18 & 19 April 2017 at New College, Oxford The light touch theme for this year's Symposium is Dance and the City. Topics will include dancing in the street, the theatre, the ballroom or perhaps at civic events. Contact:…
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THE HISTORIES OF THE MORRIS IN BRITAIN — A CONFERENCE

Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 March 2017 Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London NW1 7AY EFDSS, with the Historical Dance Society, The Morris Ring, The Morris Federation & Open Morris, is hosting a…
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Don’t miss A Dickens of a Ball

Put this one in your calendar. Join the enthusiastic dancers of Mrs Bennet's Ballroom at the Normansfield Theatre in Teddington on 27 November at 7 pm. Tickets cost £45.00 in advance. For more information and…
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Improve your Regency Dancing in Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom

Hurry to book your place at the Regency Dance Workshop on Saturday 8 October, 10 am to 5 pm, with Anne Daye at Mrs Bennet's Ballroom, St Marks Church Hall, Church Hill Road, Surbiton, Surrey…
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Dancers’ Pictures and Where to Find Them

Don't miss Keith Cavers illustrated talk about researching the early iconography of dance at the EDC Annual Lecture. Friday 24 February, 2017. The Art Workers Guild 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT Dance away the…
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