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Mid-Winter Ball 3 July 2025 – in North Sydney

A late invitation to students, families & friends
to our end-of-term Winter Ball
When: Thursday 3 July, 6.15pm for 6.30-9.30pm
Where: 181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney NSW 2060
Attire: Warm, festive, period costume optional, but dance shoes essential
Bring: Easy finger food to share, or something to drink (no alcohol)
(Cups & plates etc. provided)
Entry: Enrolled students no charge, Guest $10 entry (Cash/OSKO)
RSVP: email or SMS (see EDC Contact page)
We’d love to see you there, for some dancing and good cheer.
Warmest wishes,
Fiona & John.

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Happy New Year!

Hope you’ve had a lovely Christmas, and are enjoying the Summer holiday.

Suddenly it’s 2025, and our Summer Course is just 1 week away, on January 8. Please let us know if you’d like to come along, as it’s not too late to enrol. https://earlydanceconsort.com.au/EDC_Archives/EDC-2025/Summer-2025.htm

Meanwhile, if you can’t make the course, our evening class schedule is up for the New year, at https://earlydanceconsort.com.au/classes/schedule.htm

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2025 Summer Course in Early Dance

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Wednesday 8 to Friday 10 January, 2025
in North Sydney

An invitation to our 15th Summer Course in Early Dance.
The Baroque era of the late 17th & early 18th century is our focus again, as we explore both the beautiful and bizarre.
Noble dance technique was common to both ballroom and stage. It could be elegant and charming, flattering the noble dancer with grace and apparent ease. On stage it could also be majestic, dramatic or comic, as the occasion demanded, and as records show.
Why learn baroque dance?
18th-Century dance notation provides a rare window into some favourite choreographies of the era, for the ballroom, and for the theatre. They allow the possibility of embodying the experience of the courtier: the posture, gesture & dance forms forgotten over the centuries. This is invaluable physical insight for musicians, actors, dancers & historians: into musical rhythms and forms, into manners, deportment, gesture, performance & aesthetics.
The Summer Course provides an opportunity to develop an appreciation of this distinctive dance heritage.
Over three days, students will learn movements, steps & sequences in preparation for excerpts & whole dances in different rhythms. Fundamental technique will be introduced for newcomers, while experienced students will refine technique & style, and build repertoire.

No previous dance experience required. No need to bring a partner.
Go to https://earlydanceconsort.com.au/EDC_Archives/EDC-2025/Summer-2025.htm

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Winter Weekend of Baroque Dance

Historic Dance Delights invite you to a…
Winter Weekend of Baroque Dance, 2 -4 August, 2024, Canberra
Workshops presented: by Fiona Garlick & John Barnard of
The Early Dance Consort (Sydney)
Dates: 2 August (Friday evening)  – 4 August (Sunday afternoon)  
Venue: Church Hall, All Saints Anglican Church, 9-15 Cowper Street, Ainslie ACT 2602  
For Details & Schedule: https://www.earlydanceconsort.com.au/news/news.htm
Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/host/63129d888b09f6126d4d9470

Questions: contact historicdancedelights@gmail.com
Historic Dance Delights –https://historicdancedelights.org.au/

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Evening Classes in Court Dance

Term 3 Evening Classes in Court Dance will begin on Thursday July 25, and run for 10 classes to September 26. Why not take a step inspired by a more elegant, graceful courtly past with dances both solemn and vivacious, set to beautiful music and in good company.
Please confirm that you plan to come along, providing a mobile number and email address if you are new to the class. The first class is free to try, and no prior experience or partner needed.
See our 2024 Class brochure for printable information or visit the EDC website Classes and Schedule pages for full details.

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EDC Spring Ball 2023 – Thursday 16 November

An Invitation to a Ball to Celebrate the Spring
(which seems to have been somersaulting into Summer)
Date Thurs 16 November 2023 (=Term 4 Week #6)
Time 6.15 for 6.30pm—9.30pm
Place 181 Blues Point Rd, North Sydney (Class venue)
Entry Free for currently enrolled students
$10 for visitors/friends (See Invitation for payment options)
Wear Spring colours, costume if desired, dance shoes
 essential, but try to avoid high heels or trailing skirts
Bring Finger food (ready to eat) or
non-alcoholic drink (cups, plates &c provided)
RSVP: 11 November, SMS 0400 104 969
enquiries@earlydanceconsort.com.au

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Evening Classes Term 4

Our Evening Classes in Court Dance resume for Term 4 at 6.15pm on October 12, at 181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney. The term will run for 10 weeks until 14 December, when we will have a little Christmas-End-of-Year gathering. Week 6 of the term, November 16, will be our Spring Ball – the first such event for 4 years since COVID. We have missed seeing so many EDC friends in that time, so we hope that you’ll be able to make it. 

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Mid-Winter Ball Friday 8 July 2016

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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

PDF Invitation

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English Masque “Cupid and Death” update & bookings

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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