Learn more about medieval dancing at Winterbourne Barn

Winterbourne Barn is offering a different medieval inspired dance each day (they go live at 10am each day this week) and then putting them all together in a final routine on Friday 5 March. Day…
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Our own Nicolas Broadbridge is speaking to The Historical Tea & Dance Society this week

On February 20th at 6pm GMT; 10am PST; 1pm EST, Nicolas Broadbridge is being interviewed by The Historical Tea & Dance Society as part of their "Inside the Dancing Mind of...." series. To join the…
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Sancho: An Act of Remembrance

Paterson Joseph Sancho: An Act of Remembrance will premiere at the Lyric Hammersmith on Thursday 25 February and will finish on Saturday 20 March 2021. This one-man show is written, directed and performed by Paterson Joseph,…
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“Patrons and Pirates: Publishing Dance in the Eighteenth Century” — Jennifer Thorp’s EDC Lecture for 2020 is now available online

Last February, Jennifer Thorp introduced a large audience at the Swedenborg Hall in central London to the shadier side of the dance publishing world in the 18th century. Her talk looks at the ways in…
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500 YEARS OF MAKING MUSIC FOR DANCE

Last October, did you hear Sarah Deters' wonderful lecture about the history of instruments and their use in music for dance? There was a lot to absorb and now you can read about it, in…
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Don’t miss the EDC Annual Lecture with Dr Jennifer Nevile

The Early Dance Circle is offering a rare opportunity to hear Dr Jennifer Nevile talk about her research at 10 am – 1 pm on 21 February 2021. To book, visit Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edc-annual-lecture-2021-tickets-127473712305.      Or…
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Fresh HDS Working with the Sources Workshops are coming up

Sat, 27 Feb 2021, 16:30 – 19:30 GMT; Sun, 28 Feb 2021, 16:30 -- 19:30 GMT Sat, 6 Mar 2021, 16:30 – 19:30; Sun, 7 Mar 2021, 16:30 -- 19:30 GMT More details are in…
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EDC Biennial Conference Cancellation

Due to the spread of Covid 19 and the threats accompanying face to face meetings, the EDC Committee has decided to postpone the 2021 Biennial Conference from 7 - 9 May 2021 to 6 -…
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The International Mummers’ Festival is Online for 2021

2nd – 4th January 2021 In the season of Covid Christmas Mummers will forego the the joy of trudging the cold streets to peddle their rhymes. So instead pour a glass of cheer, settle down…
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Join a Celebration of the Music & Dance of Ignatius Sancho

The Early Dance Circle has prepared a special programme of dance and music composed by Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729 – 14.12.1780) on 14 December 2020 at 12:15 pm GMT. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earlydancecircle/posts/3679939282118674YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOnjOprUWs0 Sancho is famous nowadays as…
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