Programme
Is there a more beautiful place in the world to learn and perform 15th-century Italian dances than the Palazzo Ducale in Urbino ?
This year, a masterclass in 15th-century court dance is the focus of FIMA's summer course.
Using the original dances and contemporary choreographies based on the dances from times gone by, we will analyse the complexity of this dance form, practise rhythms, articulation and expression, improve our dance technique and our ability to improvise. The course is for dancers who already have some experience in the Quattrocento repertoire.
Bio
Lieven Baert is a professional choreographer, dance teacher, performer and theatre director.
As director of the Institute of Historical Dance in Ghent, Belgium, he organised two major symposia on ancient dance in 1985 and 2000 in cooperation with the Universities of Cambridge, Stockholm and Ghent.
As a producer of historical festivals, he specialises in the reconstruction of repertoire from the medieval to the early modern period. In this sense, he develops special concepts based on the people and places in question.