When: August 13-15, 2021
Where: Marin Ballet 100 Elm St, San Rafael, CA 94901 and also on ZOOM
This workshop is produced by The New York Baroque Dance Company and hosted by Marin Ballet (https://marinballet.org/) to whom we are very grateful.
This zoom/in-person hybrid workshop celebrates dancing masters of the past and our first generation teachers in our own time who helped to bring these treasures to the present. Some of these teachers came from California, the home of early dance summer workshops beginning in the late 20th century. Carol Teten, who worked closely with Angene Feves, has contributed much to the concept of dancing through time, especially with her work in dance videos which go beyond her own company to include other artists in early modern dance, African American social dance and experiments in neo-Baroque works. We are adding two special events in the spirit of honoring our first generation: Teachers Through Time: First Generation on Friday August 13th and the Carol Teten Dinner on August 14 from 5:30-7:30, celebrating her contributions with an evening in honor of her pioneer spirit.
… a moment from Dance Through Time
Friday, August 13th at 12 pm Pacific Time Zone ( a zoom event)
Teachers Through Time: First Generation. This event honors first generation teachers in early dance in the United States. The work of Wendy Hilton, Shirley Wynne, Julia Sutton, Ingrid Brainard, Angene Feves and Sandra Hammond will be celebrated by teachers in the field who were introduced to historical dance by these groundbreaking scholars.
August 14 and 15, Please note students can choose to be virtual or in-person. Our studio is a large outside stage (with a canopy) in a courtyard garden which will hold 15 students.
Our class schedule is in progress. Catherine Turocy will be sharing her research and teaching Malpied’s minuet from the late 18th century which employs a different use of the arms and a shifted relationship to the music than earlier 18th century minuets. The NYBDC had a study session with its dancers over several weeks on Malpied. Caroline Copeland, NYBDC Associate Director, also taught part of the minuet in her zoom classes this year.
Classes for the workshop:
Tick, Tock, Tordion: Renaissance dance with Jennifer Meller
Coming soon: information on tuition, registration, Covid protocol, teacher bios and class descriptions with a daily schedule.
Practical and administrative questions should be directed to Jennifer Meller at jenbeast@gmail.com
