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4th Historical Dance Symposium
Burg Rothenfels am Main
25 - 29 May2016

Symposium 2016

Italy and the Dance
Dance in Italy, Italian Dance in Europe
1400 - 1900
For Barbara Sparti (1932 - 2013)

Italy and dance - At the centre of our fourth Symposium is a passionate love story lasting many centuries - a theme which fascinated Barbara Sparti, one of the leading dance researchers of the 20th century, throughout her life. We have chosen to dedicate this Symposium to her memory.

Our starting point on this path lies in the late Middle Ages, when the first dance books in history were written in Lombardy. The path leads us further through the highest flourishing of the Renaissance, when Italian dance masters and dancers were active in all European courts and laid important foundations for the later ballet. Special emphasis is placed on the period of the cultural duel with France in the 18th century and the development of the great ballet reform, before we finally end our journey in the Risorgimento, Italy's struggle for a unified statehood. Biographies of dancers and choreographers, their journeys and their artistic development, detailed study of works and cultural history research at stations along the path breathe life into the most varied facets of the phenomenon of "Italy and Dance".

Lectures

Scholarly Posters

Workshops

Short Performances

Dance Evenings

Symposium Special

Intensive dance workshop to ring in the conference

Programme Committee

Organisation:
Dance & History e.V.

Dance & History e.V. ist ein gemeinnütziger eingetragener Verein mit Sitz in Deutschland. Unser Ziel ist die Förderung der Forschung und die Wissensvermittlung im Bereich des Historischen Tanzes. Dabei arbeiten wir mit ähnlichen Organisationen in Europa und Amerika zusammen.