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- Basingstoke Early Dance (Berkshire, Hampshire, and Middlesex)
- Balletto Estense (Modena)
- Chorea Historica (Prague)
- Coranto (Dorset)
- The Court Dancers (Washington)
- Esquivel (Madrid)
- Compagnia Gioiosa (St. John's)
- Dance Revels Moving History (Minneapolis)
- Danserey (Landshut, Bavaria)
- Die Domenikaner (Freiberg)
- Forget-Me-Not (Cincinnati)
- Greensleeves (Yorkshire)
- Il Leoncello (Milan)
- Passo Ostinato (Bruges)
- Pavane Renassiance Dance Ensemble (Portsmouth, USA)
- Pied en l'air (Stockholm)
- Renaissance Historical Dance (Devon)
- Societa' di Danza (Bologna)
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The 
| Location: | Berkshire, Hampshire and Middlesex. U.K.
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| Contact Information: |
robert.huggett@mail.sema.co.uk
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| Description: |
An amateur group performing the social dances of the period from
1450 to 1650. We can perform either to taped music or we can supply
our own musicians. The group is primarily drawn from living
history/re-enactment groups and so is also available for living
history events.
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Balletto Estense
| Location: | Modena, Italy
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| Contact Information: |
Web Page: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Choir/1867/behomegb.html Email: ballettoestense@iname.com Postal: Via Spallanzani 54, MODENA 41100, ITALY Phone: +39 059220182 FAX: +39 059220182 |
| Description: |
The Cultural Association of Modena Balletto
Estense is a non-profit organisation focusing on the study,
research, choreographic reconstruction and teaching of early dance
of all periods. Its purpose is the promotion of art, culture and
social events. The group organizes classes, workshops, performances
in early costume. It produces teaching papers on early dance for
schools and teachers.
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Chorea Historica
| Location: | Prague, Czech Republic
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| Contact Information: |
Web Page: http://www.sweb.cz/Chorea.Historica/ Postal: V. Huga 1 150 00 Prague 5 Czech Republic |
| Description: |
The Ensemble Chorea Historica was founded in September 2000 under
the professional leadership of Doc. Eva Kröschlová. The basis of
their activity stays henceforth a reconstruction of authentic
choreographies of the early and later Renaissance dance masters
(Domenico da Piacensa, Guglielmo Ebreo, Fabritio Caroso, Thoinot
Arbeau, Cesare Negri a.o.) Eva Kröschlová was instructed by
such distinguished specialists as Barbara Sparti, Dorothée Wortelboer,
Véronique Daniels, Jane Gingel u. a. She also choreographs new works
based on historical compositions.
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Coranto
| Location: | North Dorset, U.K.
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| Contact Information: |
Diana Scrivener
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| Description: |
A small professional company specialising in performances of dance
and music from the Renaissance to the Baroque period.
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The Court Dancers
| Location: | Washington, DC, U.S.A.
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| Contact Information: |
Artistic Director Cheryl Stafford
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| Description: |
Dance from the Renaissance to the Ragtime.
Performance, Lecture Demonstration, Workshop, Ball.
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Compagnia Gioiosa
| Location: | St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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| Contact Information: |
andrew@mun.ca
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| Description: |
Compagnia Gioiosa consists of ten dancers, four musicians, and
various technical personnel.
Andrew Draskóy and Alison Carter direct the company. We focus on 15th century Italian
dances, but not exclusively.
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Dance Revels Moving History
| Location: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
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| Contact Information: |
4221 Dupont Ave. So. Mpls. Mn. 55409 +1 (612) 823-0776 cjpeck@pclink.com |
| Description: |
Dance Revels performs 16th century dance and commedia dell'arte.
They have performed actively since 1991. Artistic director/dance
historian is Jane Peck. Performances always include live music.
They offer a variety of experiences , including performances of
the ballroom and the theater dance of the 16th c., workshops for
both amateur dancers and professionals, and school shows.
Dance Revels also offers the above options in folk dance of Brittany,
France, much of which dates to the time of the Renaissance.
Our other performing material includes Baroque dance, dances of
the fur trade era of the upper Midwest, and Regency/Empire dance.
Call or e-mail for more info.
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Danserey
| Location: | Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
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| Contact Information: |
Email:
MichaelB@Danserey.de
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| Description: |
Danserey is
a group of amateurs performing mainly dances of the
16th century, including period music. The group has focused
on dances of the middle and lower classes and likes very
much to perform in the streets during historical feasts
and similar events.
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Die Domenikaner
| Location: | Freiberg, Germany
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| Contact Information: |
Stefan Kuehn Im Lettenacker 23 D-79588 Efringen-Kirchen Germany
Tel: +49 7628 941297 |
| Description: |
The "Domenikaner"
do dances from the 15th century, the Renaissance and the Baroque.
Available for performances at weddings and other events.
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Compañía de Danza Histórica Esquivel
| Location: | Madrid, Spain
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| Contact Information: |
Email: ciadanza@esquivel.org Phone: 34 91 448 54 35 / 34 636 589 519 Fax: 34 91 448 54 35 Postal: Compañia de danza historica Esquivel Apdo.Correos 50.651 28080 Madrid SPAIN |
| Description: | Professional Company performing Spanish dance of the 15th-18th centuries. Directed by María José Ruiz, the company has performed in Spain since 1995, and has appeared in three films. |
Forget-Me-Not
| Location: | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
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| Contact Information: |
Email: history@one.net Phone: +1 (513) 474-0225 FAX: +1 (513) 474-0225 |
| Description: |
Forget-Me-Not, The
Historical Dance Company, performs social dances of the Renaissance,
late 18th Century, 19th Century, and Ragtime.
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Greensleeves
| Location: | Yorkshire and Lancashire, U.K.
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| Contact Information: |
p.kent@hud.ac.uk
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| Description: |
Performance group drawn from White Rose Early Dance (q.v.),
led by Ann and Paul Kent. Work mainly on dances from 16th - 18th
centuries, usually performing with the early music band The Leeds
Waits, and occasionally to tapes.
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Il Leoncello
| Location: | Milan, Italy
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| Contact Information: |
Email:
leoncel@tin.it Phone: 0331/450002 Fax: 0331/547807 |
| Description: |
Il Leoncello,
Scuola e gruppo di danza storica,
researches and performs historical dances from XIV to XVIII century.
The association was founded in Legnano (Milan) in 1993 and it is
directed by Alessandro Pontremoli and Patrizia la Rocca. The group
organizes courses, workshops and seminars on historical dances.
The performing group of the Leoncello performs historical dances
from the XIV to XVIII Century with costumes and original instruments,
in historical squares, buildings and theatres.
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Pavane Renaissance Dance Ensemble
| Location: | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
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| Contact Information: |
Pavane Renaissance Dance Ensemble, 29 Main Street, Acton
MA 01720-3505, USA
Email: sheilabb@earthlink.net Phone: +1 (978)263-9926 Fax: +1 (978)263-2366 |
| Description: |
Pavane
is New Hampshire's only Renaissance dance ensemble. Our company
of 8 dancers dressed in Renaissance costumes perform dances from
the late 15th- to early 17th century, accompanied by Concordia
Consort.
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Passo Ostinato
| Location: | Bruges, Belgium
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| Contact Information: |
Frank Travers Maalse Steenweg 94 8310 Brugge Belgium
Tel: +32 50 35 79 97 |
| Description: |
v.z.w. Passo
Ostinato is a Belgian association of twelve men and women who
reconstruct and perform Burgundian, Spanish, French and
especially Italian Renaissance dances and courtly dances from
the 15th and 16th centuries. Led by professional choreographer
Lieven Baert, the group performs in historical costume,
regularly organising performances and workshops in theatres,
castles and castle gardens.
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Renaissance Historical Dance
| Location: | Devon, England
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| Contact Information: |
Web Page: http://members.aol.com/ukdancesoc/renais2.htm Email: ukdancesoc@aol.com Postal: Renaissance Historical Dance, c/o James Barry, 15 Avebury Road, Chippenham, SN14 0NX, Wiltshire, UK |
| Description: |
Performers of 15th-17th century European dances. All activities are
performed in dress,extensively researched and with specialist tuition,
appropriate to the period and social group portrayed.
The group also demonstrates the use of the longbow, including a talk
on its role in medieval times and its subsequent development into a
social pastime are also part of the groups activities.
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Pied en l'air
| Location: | Stockholm, Sweden
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| Contact Information: |
Thommas Andersen Siriusgatan 105 195 55 Marsta SWEDEN
Tel: +46 8 591 214 75 |
| Description: |
Pied en l'air is a 15 member amateur group focussing on Renaissance
and Baroque dance. Their performances include theatre to link the
dances together and give the programme a more interesting touch.
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Società di Danza
| Location: | Bologna, Modena, Pisa, Faenza, &
Livorno, Italy
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| Contact Information: |
Postal: Via Calvart 10, 40129 Bologna, Italy Phone: +39 059 223723 Fax: +39 059 223723 Email: balsamo@di.unipi.it, mollica.fabio@iol.it Web Page: http://www.di.unipi.it/~balsamo/sd/soc_dance.html |
| Description: |
The Società di Danza
researches and performs Nineteenth Century and historical dances.
The association was founded in Bologna in 1991 and it is
directed by Fabio Mollica. It is now in various cities in Italy
including Modena, Pisa, Faenza, Imola and Livorno.
We collect and publish books and papers on historical dances, and
run a training school for teachers (from 1993), a historical dance
school (from 1994), and organize workshops, seminars and international
schools on historical dances (from 1992).
The performing group of the Societa' di Danza does
historical dances from the XV to the XIX Century with
costumes in historical squares, buildings and theatres.
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