Saturday, November 5: Dance of the Month, the Sarabande
For the Dance of the Month, November 5th, Meggi Sweeney Smith will teach the sarabande and demonstrate her interpretation of the sarabande from Bach’s unaccompanied cello suite # 3 in C Major.
We are very excited that Christine Gummere will be joining us for the class and playing her cello for the demonstration.
When: Saturday November 5, 2011, 3:30-5pm
Cost: $14.00
Where: Mark Morris Dance Center
Address:t 3 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn, NY (corner of Flatbush Ave).
http://markmorrisdancegroup.org/contact/directions
BAROQUE DANCES, THEN AND NOW: : PART III
Zara Lawler, flute; Anthony Newman, piano and Featuring NY Baroque Dancers: Meggi Sweeney Smith and Olsi Gjeci
Bach: Suite for solo flute; Newman: Suite for solo flute; Bach: Sonata in B minor for flute and piano, BWV 1030; Newman: Sonata Populare for flute and piano
The event is held under the high patronage of His Excellency François Delattre, Ambassador of France to the U.S. and Ambassador Gérard Araud, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations and Mr. Philippe Lalliot, Consul General of France in New York. The New York Baroque Dance Company will be performing a short suite of dances in the opening ceremonies.
http://sociallysuperlative.com/2011/09/19/french-heritage-society-4th-gala-dinner-dance/
Our most recent Press for Teseo
is from Opera Con Brio and gives a long and descriptive look at this cutting edge production given this past June at the Handel Festival in Goettingen, Germany. Here is the link to the review: