Renaissance

Do you need Renaissance?
Check it out the following sites about Renaissance, or search Renaissance

• Top/Arts/Periods and Movements/Renaissance

» Accademia della Danza - SCA dance group based in Massachusetts. Information about their meetings and activities.
» Capriol Society for Early Dance - Based in Cambridge, England. Mainly concerned with 14th-17th century dancing from the European courts. Site includes some background, and information about classes.
» Chastelana - Polish group performing dances from the renaissance and medieval periods. Information about members and their activities.
» Chorea Historica - Czech group directed by Eva Kröschlová. Information about the group, their repertoire and their costume designer.
» Dance of the Ages - Includes some general information about reconstructing dances, descriptions of 15th century dance steps, and a reconstruction of the Italian ballo "Leoncello Nuovo".
» Danserey - Dance and music group from Landshut, Germany. Includes photographs, and information about upcoming dances and presentations.
» Elizabethan Geek: Articles - Includes a list of first-edition Playford dances ordered by the number of dancers, quotes on behavior and bearing, and some notes on the position of the arms.
» Eric's SCA Dance and Music Page - Includes Eric's SCA Dance Booklet, dance music (sheet music, audio files and information about CDs), and a transcription of the 1651 edition of Playford.
» Fioretto - Czech group. Includes information about their repertoire and a photo gallery.
» Guild of the Silver Rondel - Dance guild of the branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism covering Australia and New Zealand. Information about their activities and links to resources.
» Hertfordshire Early Dance - UK-based group. Includes a meeting diary, dance cheat-sheets, MIDI files and photos.
» Jararvellir Dance Page - SCA dance group based in Madison, Wisconsin. Includes reconstructions of some dances from Playford, and some original choreographies.
» Joy and Jealousy - Information about a book on 15th century Italian balli by Vivian Stephens and Monica Cellio. Includes a link to the text and music.
» L'Academie Atlantienne de la Danse - A group dedicated to the practice of, and research into, renaissance and SCA dance. Site includes information about upcoming events, and copies of their electronic newsletter.
» La Rossignol - Group of musicians and dancers based in Cremona, Italy. Information about performances and recordings.
» Late 15th Century Transcriptions - Transcriptions "Les Basses Danses de Marguerite d'Autriche" and the Salisbury Manuscript, by Veerle Fack and Lieven Baert.
» Le Balet Comique de la Reine: An Analysis - Analysis by Elizabeth Cooper of this 1581 spectacle, which combined dance, verse and music.
» Norman W. Gray's Home Page - Includes articles on the Inns of Court dances, Playford dances, the Branle des Chevaux, and the Gresley Collection (circa 1500).
» Norwich Early Dance - Medieval to Playford dance. Information about events, meetings and services.
» Passamezzo - Group of musicians, dancers and actors offering Elizabethan and Jacobean masque entertainment.
» Pastime - Kent, UK based group, specializing in 15th to 17th century dance, but occasionally venturing into later periods. Includes a diary of events, and photographs of the group.
» Pavane - Troupe from New Hampshire performing dances from the late 15th to mid 17th century. Includes short introductions to the dances and to period costumes.
» Renaissance Dance - European dance from the 15th to early 17th centuries. Includes a brief introduction, archives of the Rendance discussion list, links to primary and secondary sources, bibliographies, music and reenactment links, and a directory of teachers, performers, or
» Renaissance Dance Pages - Notes and cheat sheets for renaissance and English country dance.
» Renaissance Dance Sources - Transcriptions of primary sources, and some secondary sources. Links to similar material on other sites.
» Renaissance Footnotes - Performing name of Basingstoke Early Dance - performing social dances from between 1450 and 1650. Information about classes, and upcoming performances.
» Renaissance Historical Dance Society - Devonshire UK based group specializing in 15th, 16th and 17th century dances. Includes information about their performances, photos, and a diary of upcoming events.
» Rippon Lea Renaissance Dancers - Australian group. Information about classes, performances and school programs.
» Rosina's Dance Page - Mostly 15th century Italian dance, including background information, step descriptions and dance reconstructions of balli and bassadanze by Piacenza and Ebreo. Information on classes in Toronto.
» SCA Dance Homepage - Renaissance and 17th century English country dance. Includes the Letter of Dance newsletter page, facsimiles and transcriptions of primary sources, Del's Dance Book, cheat sheets, articles, and links.
» Shakespearean Dance - Research and resources by Emily Winerock. Includes papers, and an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
» The "Il Papa" Manuscript - An introduction and transcription. From the New York Public Library Dance Collection.
» The Masque Di San Marco Renaissance Court Dancers - Florida based group. Information about upcoming performances and classes.
» The Middle Ages: Dances - Cheat sheets, step descriptions, and a list of sources for SCA dances, including some from after 1600.
» Thrir Venstri Foetr - Group based in Washington DC, performing dances from Playford and Arbeau. Includes schedules of performances and rehearsals, and descriptions of steps, figures and dances.