Our 14th SUMMER COURSE 2024 is planned for Wednesday 3 January to Friday 5 January, 9.15am to 3.45pm, in North Sydney. More details in preparation, but we know many of you like to plan!
Summer Course 2019
In 2019 we celebrate our 10th Summer
Course, first held in 2010. New and returning
students are invited to explore and enjoy a
selection of dances from the Renaissance,
Baroque, and 18th Century eras, in all their
elegance and vigour. They can tell us much
about society, fashion, and music of the past, and provide a context for more recent dance forms, all part of the universal human desire to express joy through music and movement.
The course runs from Wednesday 9th to Friday 11th January, between 9.15am and 3.45pm each day. The venue is 181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney (close to trains and buses at North Sydney Station).
For more information see Summer 2019 or download a PDF brochure and enrolment form.
- Please note that there is an early-bird enrolment period ending on Friday 21st December, so don’t miss out.
Term 3 Classes begin 26 July
Winter was traditionally the season for courtly dancing, so why not join us in Term 3? You’re welcome to try the first class free of charge. No prior dance experience required, nor do you need to bring a partner. A delightful selection of dances from the English, French and Italian courts provides a little exercise ranging from sedate to surprisingly energetic – for mind as well as body!
Classes commence at 6.15pm on Thursday 26 July, in North Sydney (181 Blues Point Road). For full details go to http://earlydanceconsort.com.au/classes/classes.htm
2018 Summer Course in Early Dance 10-12 January
Our 9th Summer Course will be held from 10 – 12 January (Wednesday to Friday) at the usual venue in North Sydney. Follow links for full details or see 2018 Summer Brochure and enrolment form.
EDC 2017 Mid-Winter Bastille Ball 14 July
Dear EDC Students & Friends,
Our Mid-Winter Ball falls on Bastille Day this year, so what better opportunity to celebrate with French dances of the Ancien Régime plus one or two from La Révolution?
It will be on Friday 14 July, 2017 from 7-10pm (later than usual), at the usual venue, 181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney.
Dress for dancing (and warmth) to match the Tricolore or French-inspired costume if you can.
Confrères welcome, and please bring some simple finger food &/or drink (non-alcoholic) to share (we’ll provide cups, plates &c), in the spirit of égalité.
Hope to see you there!
Best wishes from
Fiona & John.
RSVP 12 July 0400 104 969 | enquiries@earlydanceconsort.com.au
Entry $15 ($5 children)
Invitation
BACH CELLO SUITES and THE DANCE
What better way to deepen our appreciation of the dance movements of the Bach Suites than through dance itself? Baroque cellists Rosanne Hunt and Josephine Vains and baroque violinist Shane Lestideau collaborate with Fiona Garlick and John Barnard of Sydney’s Early Dance Consort in an exquisite program of works by Bach, Lully, Couperin, Marais and Scottish composers of the eighteenth century.
Baroque dancers
Fiona Garlick John Barnard
Cellists
Rosanne Hunt
Josephine Vains
Violinist
Shane Lestideau
Special guest violinist
Elizabeth Wallfisch
Melba Hall, Royal Parade, Parkville (Melbourne)
$35 Adult $25 Concession
Children 12 and under FREE
Bookings www.trybooking.com/LUFO
Enquiries phone 0412 957 510 or bachcelloseries@yahoo.com.au
Mid-Winter Ball Friday 8 July 2016
Dear Students & Friends,
We’re having our 2016 Mid-Winter Ball on Friday 8 July, 6.30-9.30pm,
& would be delighted if you can come and join us in some July jollity.
Friends & family are always welcome.
Wear warm, festive clothing or costume, & dancing shoes.
Bring a plate of simple finger food &/or drink (non-alcoholic) to share.
We’ll provide tea/coffee, cups, plates &c.
Hope to see you there!
Best wishes from
Fiona & John.
The Early Dance Consort
Entry $15 ($5 children) – please RSVP by 6 July
9416 5765 | 0400 104 969
enquiries@earlydanceconsort.com.au
www.earlydanceconsort.com.au
Term 2 classes begin Thursday 23 April, 6.15pm in North Sydney
Just a reminder that our Term 2 classes are commencing soon… The term runs for 10 weeks, up to and including 25 June. For details see http://www.earlydanceconsort.com.au/classes/classes.htm – where there are full details of what, when, where, how much, what to wear, and a PDF brochure to download.
Mid-Winter Ball 4 July 2014
Yes, Dear EDC Students and Friends,
A Winter Ball is long overdue…
So this year you are warmly invited to join us for some festive and
footloose frolics (of the Renaissance & Baroque variety) amongst friends. The details: 6.30pm on Friday 4th July, in the usual class venue – 181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney.
Hope to see you there, with the usual plate of finger food and/or drink to share (we’ll provide tea/coffee, cups, plates &c).
Please don’t forget that it is on a Friday evening this time.
Entry $15 ($5 children)
And we’d appreciate an RSVP by Wed 2 July so we have an idea of numbers.
PDF Invitation
With best wishes,
Fiona & John.
(02) 9416 5765 | 0400 104 969 | enquiries@earlydanceconsort.com.au
English Masque “Cupid and Death” update & bookings
What is a Masque?
A Masque is a theatrical spectacle combining music, drama, song and dance. Once performed in the royal courts in the 16th and 17th centuries, masques were lavish affairs that combined artistic performance with aristocratic socialising and participation.
Today masques are very seldom performed, so we are delighted to be able to announce that “Cupid and Death”, written by James Shirley in 1653, will be presented at the Glebe Cafe Church on 30th and 31st May, 2014. With music composed by Matthew Locke and Christopher Gibbons performed on early instruments, with drama and dance to match, this will be a rare opportunity to experience one of the few entertainments to emerge from the turbulent era of Commonwealth England.
Shirley’s “Cupid and Death” is loosely based on the fable by Aesop. By chance, both Cupid and Death come to stay at the same Inn, but when they depart the next day, they unwittingly carry the wrong weaponry. What chaos will ensue? Can order be restored? A cast of intriguing and unexpected characters bring this wise and witty tale to life for modern audiences, while satirising the high and mighty of their day.
Not to be missed!
When and Where?
Friday 30th May 7pm, 2014
Saturday 31st May 2pm and 7pm, 2014
Glebe Café Church, 37 St Johns Road, Glebe (Sydney)
Bookings: Tickets through ClassikON www.classikon.com
(choose date first) or go to direct links at http://www.cupidanddeath.com/cupidanddeath.com/Concert_Information.html
Poster PDF Enquiries contact info
About the production: (see www.cupidanddeath.com)
Words by James Shirley
Music by Matthew Locke and Christopher Gibbons
Produced by Imogen Granwal & Tara Hashambhoy
Directed by Nadia Piave
Choreography by Fiona Garlick
Cast:
Chamberlain – Owen Elsley
Nature – Hester Wright
Mercury – Neil Kirkby
Host/Despair – Peter Williams
Cupid – Vanilla Tupu
Death – John Barnard/cast members
Chorus – Elli Bortolotti, Jenny Duck-Chong, Richard Black, Richard Bell
Dancing by The Early Dance Consort
Fiona Garlick – John Barnard – Raffaele Arcamone – cast
Instrumentalists
Raymond Harvey – Harpsichord
Samantha Cohen – Theorbo
Bridget Crouch and Tara Hashambhoy – Violins
Imogen Granwal – Cello